Computer Log

Installed Manjaro KDE.

Replace fallback distro, Manjaro XFCE with Manjaro KDE. Install Firefox, Thunderbird and a few games.

Replace fallback distro, OpenSuse with Manjaro [Arch based] XFCE. First logon will fail unless you specify a default XFCE session. Unable to erase files or change permissions on a USB flash drive. I shows me as the owner anyway. Google seems to suggest “ghost files” from a windows virus. There were various solutions, however my own solution to use the gnome-disk-utility 3.10.0 to format then create a filesystem [i think] seemed to be the easiest. Perhaps I got a virus while accessing my Windows hard drive which mysteriously failed to boot a few days ago.

Installed Linux Mint 17 Mate on an acquaintance Toshiba NB 205 netbook because Windows XP is no longer supported.. Installed ~400MB of updates. Installed Google Chrome which they were using under XP.

Replace my fallback distro SolydXK with OpenSuse 13.1 AGAIN! Because SolydXK has changed their vision. Doing away with their home edition. Many things I had trouble with in OpenSuse, work better now.

Installed tomb encryption software. Required ‘zsh’ and ‘pinentry-curses’ in Linux Mint 17. Because of the ‘Truecrypt’ circus, I have been looking at other on-the-fly Linux encryption alternatives. Tried and used ‘Gnome Encfs Manager’ for encfs stashes, a month or 2 ago. It’s advantage is it is grows as needed but the file’s and filenames are obviously encrypted. Tomb is more like Truecrypt in the sense that you create a single file of a predetermined size.

Looked for, found and installed old Kindle Fire HDX file xfer program, GMTP. Plugged in Kindle Fire HDX and Linux Mint 17 recognized it and mounted it as a android device! GMTP [required in Mint 13] not needed.

Found/installed OPENCOBOL. Wrote some simple programs.

Linux Mint 17 backups take around 20 minutes as opposed to 5-6 min in Linux Mint 13 with GnomeBaker. So I thought I’d simply compile it like I did in Mint 13. However the 1st step, ./configure gave me “configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables”. A compiler can’t create executables? WTH? Short term solution is to use K3B in SolydX.

Installed Gnome Encfs Manager. Also does on the fly encryption. Looking into alternatives to Truecrypt because of brew-ha-ha [developers bailing out]!

Applied 4/15 update pack to my SolydK and Terry’s SolydX. It took maybe 4 hours or more. Because it’s one of the big quarterly updates which updated the Kernel also