Comments on: I will have to grindle Linux http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: pazzer http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-25473 pazzer Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:28:55 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-25473 ubuntu rocks, for the simple reason that it's an *easier* way for people to linux.. it's all a royal pain in the arse when you start off, but it won't be easy. try and compare it to using Windows 3.1 (or 3.11 in my case) for the first time.. if you're going to linux at all, you have to do it the hard way, ie; login as root, if you haven't done this before, see; https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo it doesn't mention there how to "normalise" the root account, ie, set the root password, and use the root account when necassary.. sudo passwd this will prompt for YOUR password (created during install for your normal user) and THEN the NEW UNIX password, pop a new pass in twice, and you're done. locate grub.conf vim /the/path/where/grub.conf/exists! make a change to the "timeout=5" and change it to 30 seconds instead? change the default too, so that XP boots instead of Ubuntu Vista is proving itself (as being crap, and only getting worse) which is why Ubuntu, Fedora, random other distos, and of course Mac OS are going to take the lead. Just decide, will you Linux it or Mac it? ubuntu rocks, for the simple reason that it’s an *easier* way for people to linux..

it’s all a royal pain in the arse when you start off, but it won’t be easy. try and compare it to using Windows 3.1 (or 3.11 in my case) for the first time..

if you’re going to linux at all, you have to do it the hard way, ie;

login as root, if you haven’t done this before, see;
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

it doesn’t mention there how to “normalise” the root account, ie, set the root password, and use the root account when necassary..

sudo passwd

this will prompt for YOUR password (created during install for your normal user) and THEN the NEW UNIX password, pop a new pass in twice, and you’re done.

locate grub.conf
vim /the/path/where/grub.conf/exists!
make a change to the “timeout=5″ and change it to 30 seconds instead? change the default too, so that XP boots instead of Ubuntu

Vista is proving itself (as being crap, and only getting worse) which is why Ubuntu, Fedora, random other distos, and of course Mac OS are going to take the lead. Just decide, will you Linux it or Mac it?

]]> By: Rob Carney http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24568 Rob Carney Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:41:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24568 I'm a South African of Black Irish descent. How about a school boy game? South Africa is better than Ireland. We run over and shoot tourists (and locals) for real - no satire, no joking. Ubuntu is a myth propagated by politicians and is only "believed" by businessmen who wish to lick government's arse and make a lot of money before they emigrate to Ireland! I’m a South African of Black Irish descent. How about a school boy game? South Africa is better than Ireland. We run over and shoot tourists (and locals) for real - no satire, no joking. Ubuntu is a myth propagated by politicians and is only “believed” by businessmen who wish to lick government’s arse and make a lot of money before they emigrate to Ireland!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24308 Grandad Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:49:50 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24308 Thanks, Lads. I definitely think I'll stick with Windows for the moment. ;) Thanks, Lads. I definitely think I’ll stick with Windows for the moment.

;)

]]> By: Niall http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24301 Niall Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:39:41 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24301 Robert: Get a Mac for the ultimate <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9044378&source=rss_news50" rel="nofollow">Windows Experience</a> :) Robert: Get a Mac for the ultimate Windows Experience :)

]]> By: Robert Synnott http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24300 Robert Synnott Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:28:05 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24300 Oh, all the best people are in Hell, anyway... I'd add the near-obligatory 'get a Mac' comment, but I might get shot/set fire to. By the way, if you want to see truly archaic frightening old UNIX (or Lisp Machine, really) weirdness, try Emacs. Great once you get used to it; the downside is it takes a decade or so to do so. Oh, all the best people are in Hell, anyway…

I’d add the near-obligatory ‘get a Mac’ comment, but I might get shot/set fire to.

By the way, if you want to see truly archaic frightening old UNIX (or Lisp Machine, really) weirdness, try Emacs. Great once you get used to it; the downside is it takes a decade or so to do so.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24199 Grandad Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:25:55 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24199 TheBaldGuy - When I went to school, there was no such thing as computing. In fact there was no such thing as a portable electronic device at all. Everything [and we are talking wireless and TV] was valve driven. I take it you are a Linux aficionado, in which case it will come to you naturally. To someone who is familiar with slide-rules and Windows [at a pinch] then it is a little confusing. To put it mildly.. TheBaldGuy - When I went to school, there was no such thing as computing. In fact there was no such thing as a portable electronic device at all. Everything [and we are talking wireless and TV] was valve driven.

I take it you are a Linux aficionado, in which case it will come to you naturally. To someone who is familiar with slide-rules and Windows [at a pinch] then it is a little confusing. To put it mildly..

]]> By: TheBaldGuy http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24198 TheBaldGuy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:17:31 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24198 Don't they teach history in today's computer classes grandad? GRUB = "Grand Unified Bootloader" grep is another abbreviation but of a different sort. It comes from old vi where to search you would use g//p where RegularExpression is what you are looking for. As far as finding things, actually you do use find and locate to find files. If someone told you to grep for the location of your grub file, well you need to smack that person. Between locate from teh command line, and the GUI tools "Find Files" in your menu, the rant seems a tad on the disengenuous side. Don’t they teach history in today’s computer classes grandad?

GRUB = “Grand Unified Bootloader”
grep is another abbreviation but of a different sort. It comes from old vi where to search you would use g//p where RegularExpression is what you are looking for.

As far as finding things, actually you do use find and locate to find files. If someone told you to grep for the location of your grub file, well you need to smack that person. Between locate from teh command line, and the GUI tools “Find Files” in your menu, the rant seems a tad on the disengenuous side.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24174 Grandad Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:25:19 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24174 Ashley - I am full of good Ubuntu. It's my computer that isn't. Ashley - I am full of good Ubuntu. It’s my computer that isn’t.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24146 Ashley Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:58:54 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24146 carrying on from Natalie's explanation of Ubuntu. It is considered good Ubuntu to share your beer/grub with neighbours :) It is currently the 'buzz' word in South Africa and we are continuously encouraged to have 'Ubuntu' towards our fellow citizens. You on the otherhand Grandad, would be seen to have the opposite of Ubuntu - towards the tourists and for that matter Linux. carrying on from Natalie’s explanation of Ubuntu. It is considered good Ubuntu to share your beer/grub with neighbours :) It is currently the ‘buzz’ word in South Africa and we are continuously encouraged to have ‘Ubuntu’ towards our fellow citizens. You on the otherhand Grandad, would be seen to have the opposite of Ubuntu - towards the tourists and for that matter Linux.

]]> By: James Galvin » Blog Archive » Open source software: where do they get these stupid names? http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24122 James Galvin » Blog Archive » Open source software: where do they get these stupid names? Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/24/i-will-have-to-grindle-linux/#comment-24122 [...] so many new Linux users before him, Grandad has asked the question that sets you on the road to beard, sandals, and hats with built-in [...] [...] so many new Linux users before him, Grandad has asked the question that sets you on the road to beard, sandals, and hats with built-in [...]

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