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PuppEX Focal64 (Puppy Linux) compatible with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS :: Build 201121/201119

Posted 11-19-2020 at 03:05 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)
Updated 11-26-2020 at 10:11 AM by exton (MORE INFO)

Tags exton, fossapup64, nvidia, puppex focal64, ubuntu 20.04

NEWS 201126 ABOUT PuppEX Build 201121 and Nvidia
Today I’ve discovered that Nvidia’s Proprietary Graphics Driver can be installed in PuppEX Build 201121 after all! Not version 450.80.02, but version 455.45.01. Watch this screenshot. Read this Article about the Open-Source NVIDIA/Nouveau vs NVIDIA Proprietary Driver. Read about how to install the driver...

ABOUT PuppEX Focal64 Build 201121
A new PuppEX Focal64 version with kernel 5.9.9 (latest) is ready today. Unfortunately...

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Learning "Linux", new to "Linux" how to learn etc etc

Posted 11-17-2020 at 07:15 AM by zeebra
Updated 11-17-2020 at 07:56 AM by zeebra

So, I see this question popping up quite often, and it is a fair question. If someone is migrating from say Windows or Mac over to a "GNU/Linux" system, how do you go about learning it? Because, let's realize it, it is not the same as Windows or OSX or those systems.

I think the first and best thing to start learning "Linux" is to 1) start learning "what Linux is", or more correctly what GNU/Linux is. Most likely the system you are on is not Linux, but...

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Adventures In Boot

Posted 11-16-2020 at 08:06 AM by zaivala

This is an excerpt of my presentation in mintCast 333.5. I thought I had done this already; we're up to Episode 346 now. It does not cover ALL the bases but it should give someone a head start.

This report is not meant to be a Deep Dive so much as an I Want It Fixed NOW, How Do I Do It? We may be hearing from my other team members as I go along for more tips.

Cleaning up EFI

After many installations of different distros on my computer, I discovered...

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Musings

Posted 11-15-2020 at 10:09 AM by zaivala
Updated 11-15-2020 at 09:26 PM by zaivala

I have not had an entirely stable life of late, with two jobs each not giving me sufficient hours and the uncertainty which goes with that. I did get Distrohoppers' Digest out last week (with Tony Hughes and Dale Miracle), but I think I need to forego mintCast today.

I've had some interesting finds on my multiboot System76 Kudu 3. I currently have 7 distros on it, on a 1 Tb SSD. Manjaro boots only when Manjaro owns GRUB, but otherwise boots to a black screen, no cursor, no way to...

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SlackEX (Slackware) live with Enlightenment 0.24.2 (latest version), kernel 5.9.6-exton and Refracta Snapshot

Posted 11-12-2020 at 12:16 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags enlightenment 0.24.2, exton, kernel 5.9.6-exton, slackex, slackware 14.2

SlackEX (Slackware) live with Enlightenment 0.24.2 (latest version), kernel 5.9.6-exton and Refracta Snapshot (create your own Slackware distro) :: Build 201112

NEWS ABOUT SlackEX Build 201112 with the Enlightenment 0.24.2 Desktop
A new extra version of SlackEX is ready. In this version I’ve replaced Xfce4 with Enlightenment 0.24.2 – latest version. I’ve also replaced kernel 5.9.1-exton with kernel is 5.9.6-exton. This version of SlackEX is unique. You can’t find another Linux system with the latest Enlightenment version....

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