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- Red Hat 6.2: The big beta boogie, part 2
- In part 1 of this two-part series, Jack Wallen, Jr. looked at the unofficial method of upgrading to Red Hat Linux 6.2. In this Daily Drill Down, Jack examines more conventional methods and digs deeper into the upgrade.In “Red Hat 6.2: The big beta boogie, part 1,”I took a look...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., Red Hat Linux 6.2, Red Hat Inc., GNOME
- Technical articles 2000-09-26
- New Old School Window Management
- Since we're on the subject of old-school Linux computing I thought I'd bring up a topic very near and very dear to my heart (and one that tends to make M$ users drool with "trapped computing envy". Window Mangers.I've used pretty much every X Windows Window Manager there is. ICEWm....
- Tags: desktop, KDE, Linux, window, Window Manager
- Blog posts 2006-08-12
- Piping rpm output with the help of grep
- In this Daily Feature, Jack Wallen, Jr. uses the Red Hat Package Management System in conjunction with a very powerful search tool grep to query the rpm database.Many times, you’ll need to know the release numbers of a large group of packages on your Linux system. Say, for instance, you're...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, command syntax, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jack Wallen, QA, GNOME, release number, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-07-06
- The Linux Desktop Invasion: Efficiency with keybindings
- Tired of moving your hand from keyboard to mouse to keyboard to mouse? If so, switch to Linux, listen to Jack, and learn how to map keyboard bindings to various actions. You won't believe the efficiency.If you're anything like me, you hate taking your fingers away from the keyboard. It's...
- Tags: Keyboards, Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Jack Wallen, Jr., Linux, Linux desktop, key combination, keyboard, Shortcuts window, window
- Technical articles 2002-01-11
- Don't support Linux without these five tips
- Every help desk professional who supports Linux systems should know these basic tips.Are you looking for a simple way to improve your Linux skills? Our Linux TechMail is the answer. This message contains valuable information that can save you time and effort. Below, you'll find five examples of what this...
- Tags: Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Bill Detwiler, Linux filesystem, Linux, window
- Technical articles 2001-05-02
- Making the leap to 7: Migrating from Red Hat 6.x to 7.0, and a bit of Mandrake 7.2
- Thinking about making the move from Red Hat 6.2 to 7.0 or to Mandrake 7.2? Before you leap, make sure you look at some of the changes each distribution offers. From installation to networking, both have made some major changes to their latest releases.You stay on the bleeding edge of...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Mandrake, Linux, Red Hat Inc.
- Technical articles 2001-02-11
- SolutionBase: Seek Enlightenment for an easy-to-use Linux GUI
- Looking for a Linux GUI that does its job well and looks good, too? In this article, Jack Wallen tells you why he recommends Enlightenment as a Linux desktop environment. In the 10 years I've been using Linux, I've run the gamut of window managers and desktop environments:...
- Tags: Enlightenment, Desktop, Application, Menu, Window, Pager, Entry, Window Manager, Iconbox, Construction, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Technical articles 2007-10-10
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