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Linux “server”
So linux PC #3 at my desk is going to become a server of sorts. Backup server for borg is one of the key roles it can do. Another one is Virtualbox server or PC running vboxes natively, depending on how I set it up. Another way of working around disk space limitations on MainPC…
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Linux backup solutions
So since I started to use Linux I have used rsync as a backup system. This has some limitations, and this week I decided to see if there is an actual backup solution. Well it turns out there are a number of FOSS backup packages to choose from. As usual the Gnome one (sbackup) isn’t…
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Debian 10, bye
So I had this computer running Windows and then I put Debian 10 on it for testing. And now, I am putting Debian 9 on it. Because just as I wasn’t prepared to have a valuable computer sitting there hardly being used for the few times I would need to run Windows, I can’t have…
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NUC as HTPC or small portable computer [2]
Last time I posted about this. Here are some further thoughts after using a NUC for 2 1/2 weeks. In addition to HTPC, I took the NUC with me on a holiday in the south of New Zealand, leveraging its tiny form factor to save on transport space/weight. The NUC has been a very useful…
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Using a NUC as a HTPC
So I have been having a play with a NUC as a HTPC. It looks like it could be a good replacement for the AMD E350 I am currently using to play movies and do a few unrelated things in my bedroom. The main issue with the NUC is getting Linux support for its hardware.…
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Interview with Gary Sherman, the founder of the QGIS project
Gary Sherman is the GIS industry professional who started the Qgis project way back in 2001. Here is a two-part interview with him on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CuSMDjhmow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeeF7bXQRsc
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Windows 10 downgrade
When I started using Linux I did not know how successful a changeover to it could be. I set up a new computer at the beginning of this year to have Windows 10 on and deemed it worthwhile to have a PC in a space wasting tower case with new hardware to run Windows 10…
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More Debian
Since last writing the remaining Linux computers in the house have been changed over to Debian. As usual this has been a straightforward procedure, in the case of mediapc reconnecting the RAID array being as simple as it was on mainpc. All computers use XFCE as their desktop environment. There are now four computers in…
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Best open source software
Here’s my picks: Debian GNU/Linux. One of the oldest distros around and definitely among the best, many others are derived from it. First released 24 years ago. I now use Debian on my desktops daily, generally with XFCE desktop environment. Xubuntu Linux. After trying a few variants of Linux and Ubuntu this was the one…
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Evolution and digiKam
UPDATE: Unfortunately in practice Evolution has turned out to be another poorly supported piece of open source software that is only getting minimal updates and bug fixes. It is not too much exaggeration to say its support for Imap resembles that of Outlook that it tries to emulate. As far as I can tell the…
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