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Dual-boot Windows & Linux?

Posted 05-01-2015 at 10:53 AM by beachboy2
Updated 08-07-2017 at 02:54 AM by beachboy2

Tags dual boot, grub2, linux, uefi, windows

**Warning

Before attempting to dual-boot Linux on an existing Windows computer it is essential to backup all personal data to an external drive.

There are two main reasons why people may wish to dual-boot Windows and Linux:

1.) They are familiar with Windows and are perhaps interested in replacing it with Linux. They may be reluctant to ditch Windows completely, in case they do not get along with Linux 100% and so decide to keep a foot in both camps....

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Nagios "(Host Check Timed Out)" - RESOLVED

Posted 04-30-2015 at 03:26 PM by MensaWater

We had an issue with a few servers showing as CRITICAL in Nagios with"(Host Check Timed Out)" for the host check itself even though all services were displaying as OK.

Today I finally realized the issue is that in our hosts.cfg for there is a definition for "generic" that includes:
check_command check-host-alive

In our commands.cfg check-host-alive was defined to run check_ping.

However, these hosts were in our DMZ and...

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Exton|OS 64 bit with Mate and kernel 3.19.0-14-exton :: build 150428

Posted 04-28-2015 at 05:49 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags debian 8, exton, exton|os, maté, ubuntu 15.04

NEWS ABOUT Exton|OS build 150428
A new and much better version of Exton|OS is ready. I have replaced kernel 3.19.0-5-exton with kernel 3.19.0-14-exton. With kernel 3.19.0 there is no real need to use Nvidia proprietary graphic drivers since this kernel has better support for the open-source Nvidia driver Nouveau than any other older kernel. The Mate Desktop is upgraded to version 1.8.1. I have also replaced Ubuntu’s installation program Ubiquity with Exton|OS Installer, which is a clone of...

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Posted in Exton's Linux Live Systems, Linux

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Hot and Fun Linux Kernel Compilation

Posted 04-28-2015 at 02:25 PM by jheengut

Tags bsd, kernel, linuxkernelconf, make, slackware

Hot Question
The hot question on everybodies lips, why should I compile the kernel?

The answer is not simple since it varies to the situation, sometimes a missing drivers, a new sexy hardware that only the latest kernel version supports or testing purposes.

My Answer

Mine had been to find the smallest one that can my machine following each new version from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git. Any good distro out there...

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Posted in Unix, Linux, Slackware

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install slack to lg x110 day 1

Posted 04-26-2015 at 10:15 PM by mrknify

Tags grub, installation, netbook

Today I installed Slackware via an sd card. It did not go smoothly.

I used rufus usb key installer to put the 14.1 iso onto my sd card. Booted my LG x110 with the card, now my little netbook is my toy, I use it to install all manner of things before migrating them out. Previously I had installed two versions of Oz Unity on my netbook, they installed to duel boot with the netbooks Windows XP using grub. more recently I had been using Arch Linux via usb install to a SD card but that...

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