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Run your Ubuntu/Debian 64 bit system with the latest kernel – 4.18.3!

Posted 08-20-2018 at 05:02 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)
Updated 08-20-2018 at 05:03 AM by exton

Tags debian, exton, kernel 4.18.3-exton, linux, ubuntu

I have compiled yet another Ubuntu/Debian kernel for 64 bit systems. This time kernel 4.18.3-exton, equivalent to Kernel.org’s latest stable kernel 4.18.3 released 20180818.

What’s new in Linux kernel 4.18?

Install kernel 4.18.3-exton in Ubuntu/Debian based distributions
My self-compiled Ubuntu kernels can be used in all types of modern Ubuntu systems, including Mint. They can even be used in Debian Stretch (Debian 9) and Debian Buster (upcoming Debian 10). ...

exton

ExTiX Admin

Posted in Linux

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ExTiX 18.8-2 with Budgie 10.4 Desktop, Refracta Tools and kernel 4.18.0-exton – Build 180819 for older non-efi computers

Posted 08-19-2018 at 04:08 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags extix budgie, exton, kernel 4.18.0-exton, refracta snapshot

About ExTiX 18.8-2 with the Budgie Desktop
I’ve made a new extra version of ExTiX with Budgie Desktop. Budgie is focused on simplicity and elegance. Designed with the modern user in mind. Only a minimum of packages are installed in ExTiX Budgie. You can of course install all packages you want. Even while running ExTiX Budgie live. I.e. from a DVD or USB stick. Study all installed packages in ExTiX Budgie.

ABOUT ExTiX
All four ExTiX systems are based on Ubuntu and Debian....

exton

ExTiX Admin

Posted in Exton's Linux Live Systems, Linux

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Found the old replace command

Posted 08-18-2018 at 03:48 AM by Michael Uplawski
Updated 11-13-2021 at 12:45 AM by Michael Uplawski (Category and missing sarcasm added. Orthography.)

... funny.

Discover the Norman religion:

Code:

me@this_PC:~$ echo "We can't do nothing, face it!" | replace "can't" "do not want to"
We do not want to do nothing, face it!

But the command was not available anymore. Dummy me. I have written it myself a while ago!

The script:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# encoding UTF-8
#
# This utility reads text from STDIN (via a pipe) and replaces

...

Michael Uplawski

Senior Member

Posted in Programming and creativity, Wisdom caught up with me, though I am running fast.

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ExTiX Deepin 18.8 Build 180815 for non-efi computers – an extra version of ExTiX

Posted 08-16-2018 at 06:38 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags calamares installer, extix 18.8, exton, kernel 4.18.0-exton, refracta snapshot

NEWS 180815 ABOUT ExTiX Deepin 18.8
I’ve made an extra version of ExTiX Deepin 18.8 for NON-UEFI computers, which means that you can use the Calamares Installer also in VirtualBox and/or VMware. Build 180807 of ExTiX Deepin 18.8 is for UEFI computers. Using Build 180815 you can install ExTiX 18.8 Deepin in any language in for example VirtualBox, change everything to your liking and then create a new ISO with Refracta Snapshot (pre-installed). I.e. you can create your very own live and installable...

exton

ExTiX Admin

Posted in Exton's Linux Live Systems, Linux

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DebEX KDE/Plasma with Plasma 5:47, Refracta tools, Calamares Installer and kernel 4.18.0-rc8-exton – Build 180814

Posted 08-14-2018 at 07:54 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)
Updated 08-14-2018 at 07:55 AM by exton

Tags calamares installer, debex kde, exton, kernel 4.18-rc8, refracta tools

ABOUT DebEX
All three DebEX systems/distributions are a based on Debian Buster/Sid (upcoming Debian 10). Budgie Desktop 10.4 is used as Desktop environment in DebEX Barebone/Budgie. Gnome 3.26 and Mate 1.18 are used in DebEX Gnome. KDE Plasma Desktop 5:47 is used in DebEX KDE. The system language is English (in all three versions of DebEX).

NEWS 180814 about DebEX KDE Plasma – a Refracta Build
I have made two new versions of DebEX KDE Plasma Live DVD – one efi and one...

exton

ExTiX Admin

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