(new) General Q&A

How long should a kernel upgrade take - (drook) - (30) - June 3, 2010, 10:51:48 AM EDT

looks broken to me - (boxley) - (1) - June 3, 2010, 10:57:08 AM EDT

Killed dpkg ... Update Manager trying to recover - (drook) - June 3, 2010, 11:01:08 AM EDT

Re: How long should a kernel upgrade take - (folkert) - (4) - June 3, 2010, 06:39:29 PM EDT

gonna hafta wait until my sister moves there - (boxley) - (3) - June 3, 2010, 08:32:49 PM EDT

Look at the edit. -NT - (folkert) - (2) - June 3, 2010, 09:07:06 PM EDT

I did - (boxley) - (1) - June 3, 2010, 09:35:31 PM EDT

I've had /boot fill right up before. - (static) - June 3, 2010, 09:49:10 PM EDT

Is /boot on its own partition? - (static) - (22) - June 3, 2010, 07:48:20 PM EDT

Nope - (drook) - (21) - June 3, 2010, 10:07:36 PM EDT

Oh dear. - (static) - (20) - June 3, 2010, 11:22:03 PM EDT

Current kernel is as-of Apr 28 - (drook) - (17) - June 3, 2010, 11:56:54 PM EDT

Because its already aprtially installed. -NT - (folkert) - June 4, 2010, 06:49:13 AM EDT

Something to try. - (static) - (3) - June 4, 2010, 07:17:49 AM EDT

Well, I let it churn overnight - (drook) - (2) - June 4, 2010, 10:06:31 AM EDT

Anything in /var/log/(message,syslog,daemon) - (folkert) - (1) - June 4, 2010, 10:39:50 AM EDT

What the hell? - (drook) - June 4, 2010, 10:54:54 AM EDT

also try... - (folkert) - (11) - June 4, 2010, 10:41:48 AM EDT

Well crap - (drook) - (10) - June 4, 2010, 10:57:56 AM EDT

Well... - (folkert) - (9) - June 4, 2010, 01:07:26 PM EDT

Dunno which did it, but it did - (drook) - (8) - June 4, 2010, 03:37:35 PM EDT

OT how far are you from streetsboro OH ? -NT - (boxley) - (7) - June 4, 2010, 08:22:04 PM EDT

About 28 miles as the crow flies... - (folkert) - (6) - June 5, 2010, 12:47:13 AM EDT

What he ^^^^^ said -NT - (drook) - (5) - June 5, 2010, 02:16:51 AM EDT

cool, will be in the neighborhood late july - (boxley) - (3) - June 5, 2010, 08:08:23 AM EDT

Nifty, give us a warning - (drook) - (2) - June 5, 2010, 02:11:33 PM EDT

yeah, my sis can be a handful :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 5, 2010, 04:58:59 PM EDT

Ha! :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - June 5, 2010, 05:33:28 PM EDT

Sorry I didn't mean to over step. - (folkert) - June 5, 2010, 05:35:00 PM EDT

can it be nice 'ed? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 4, 2010, 08:39:14 AM EDT

I don't know. - (static) - June 4, 2010, 09:47:52 AM EDT

think I want to cry - (boxley) - (1) - May 30, 2010, 08:36:32 PM EDT

You have to update the... - (folkert) - May 30, 2010, 08:50:38 PM EDT

I'm liking Android more and more - (crazy) - (4) - May 27, 2010, 08:34:24 AM EDT

It does sound neat. What about battery life? - (Another Scott) - (3) - May 27, 2010, 08:43:49 AM EDT

Re: It does sound neat. What about battery life? - (jones) - (2) - May 28, 2010, 07:05:30 PM EDT

Ah. Good point. -NT - (Another Scott) - May 28, 2010, 08:31:19 PM EDT

Android apps and battery. - (static) - May 29, 2010, 07:36:25 AM EDT

Jakob on iPad usability - (beepster) - (3) - May 26, 2010, 12:01:43 PM EDT

Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 26, 2010, 08:01:07 PM EDT

NP - (beepster) - (1) - May 27, 2010, 03:22:12 PM EDT

Yeah, it was good and bad. - (Another Scott) - May 27, 2010, 03:30:16 PM EDT

Cent-OS upgrade hosed my HP printers - (crazy) - (10) - May 19, 2010, 06:56:12 AM EDT

Re: Cent-OS upgrade hosed my HP printers - (boxley) - (6) - May 18, 2010, 08:02:17 PM EDT

Um. - (crazy) - May 19, 2010, 06:55:08 AM EDT

You mean the PPD? - (crazy) - (4) - May 19, 2010, 07:07:02 AM EDT

Re: You mean the PPD? - (boxley) - (3) - May 19, 2010, 09:07:10 AM EDT

Yeah, I got that line - (crazy) - May 19, 2010, 09:56:07 AM EDT

It's a winner - (crazy) - (1) - May 21, 2010, 10:09:45 AM EDT

naw, used to write printcap postscript and jpl for a living - (boxley) - May 21, 2010, 11:28:34 AM EDT

CentOS v4.x or v5.x? CUPS or other? - (folkert) - (2) - May 18, 2010, 09:54:39 PM EDT

See above -NT - (crazy) - (1) - May 19, 2010, 06:55:25 AM EDT

hmm... - (folkert) - May 19, 2010, 09:42:58 AM EDT

Any way to pull package list from non-booted syetem? - (drook) - (2) - May 18, 2010, 05:01:35 PM EDT

Re: Any way to pull package list from non-booted syetem? - (folkert) - (1) - May 18, 2010, 09:48:05 PM EDT

Cool, will be needing that - (drook) - May 18, 2010, 10:48:46 PM EDT

More detailed process monitor than 'top'? - (drook) - (1) - May 13, 2010, 09:26:55 AM EDT

ps? - (static) - May 13, 2010, 09:32:17 AM EDT

Why do Adobe Air apps install under /opt? -NT - (drook) - (14) - May 11, 2010, 11:41:30 PM EDT

Old fashioned out-of-the-way unix location for apps. - (static) - (12) - May 12, 2010, 06:40:35 AM EDT

It's the only thing in there - (drook) - (11) - May 12, 2010, 07:24:48 AM EDT

In all current Linux I know of right now... - (folkert) - (8) - May 12, 2010, 08:43:45 AM EDT

/opt was BS prop sheeite from the get go - (boxley) - (7) - May 12, 2010, 09:04:19 AM EDT

BS... - (folkert) - (6) - May 12, 2010, 05:38:48 PM EDT

wrong /u/ was homedir /usr appdir -NT - (boxley) - (5) - May 12, 2010, 08:23:49 PM EDT

sorry box - (crazy) - (2) - May 12, 2010, 11:14:01 PM EDT

why sorry you are agreeing with me :-) - (boxley) - (1) - May 13, 2010, 09:10:17 AM EDT

Definition problem - (crazy) - May 16, 2010, 04:52:02 PM EDT

say: /usr - (folkert) - (1) - May 12, 2010, 11:47:46 PM EDT

fair enough - (boxley) - May 13, 2010, 09:12:15 AM EDT

For most users, that will be so, yes. - (static) - (1) - May 12, 2010, 07:55:06 PM EDT

You answered your own question: "one more thing to remember" -NT - (drook) - May 13, 2010, 09:30:22 AM EDT

/opt = optional - (crazy) - May 12, 2010, 05:39:42 PM EDT

What's the latest in AV for W7? - (drook) - (3) - May 8, 2010, 11:09:06 AM EDT

What? What? - (folkert) - May 8, 2010, 01:24:35 PM EDT

Hanged for a sheep as a lamb, say I. - (pwhysall) - (1) - May 8, 2010, 01:41:48 PM EDT

Cool, thanks - (drook) - May 8, 2010, 02:17:15 PM EDT

About to do a new install, need pointers - (drook) - (23) - May 7, 2010, 10:03:25 AM EDT

The usual rule is Winders first. Update. - (Another Scott) - May 8, 2010, 07:29:43 AM EDT

Don't forget to run the rescue disks... - (beepster) - May 7, 2010, 11:45:51 AM EDT

Unless you have a *pressing* reason for XP, keep 7. - (pwhysall) - (4) - May 7, 2010, 11:52:35 AM EDT

Just a sales pitch then? - (drook) - (3) - May 7, 2010, 12:46:01 PM EDT

Re: Movie Maker - (altmann) - (1) - May 7, 2010, 05:14:41 PM EDT

Cool, might try both - (drook) - May 8, 2010, 10:33:31 AM EDT

Re: Just a sales pitch then? - (pwhysall) - May 7, 2010, 11:48:34 PM EDT

Is your XP activatable? - (Andrew Grygus) - May 7, 2010, 12:20:03 PM EDT

VMWare or Virtualbox? - (drook) - (14) - May 8, 2010, 04:32:36 PM EDT

VirtualBox supports Win7 clients. - (Another Scott) - May 8, 2010, 04:38:03 PM EDT

Looks like VMWare licensing/pricing has changed - (drook) - (11) - May 9, 2010, 11:37:07 AM EDT

Use the VMware Server... - (folkert) - (10) - May 9, 2010, 02:11:21 PM EDT

Can it use partitions? - (drook) - (9) - May 9, 2010, 11:40:00 PM EDT

question - (boxley) - (1) - May 10, 2010, 08:57:11 AM EDT

Not an option - (drook) - May 10, 2010, 11:01:47 AM EDT

Re: Can it use partitions? - (folkert) - (6) - May 10, 2010, 12:10:49 PM EDT

Yeah, I've got that page open now - (drook) - (5) - May 10, 2010, 12:35:53 PM EDT

Please report back if you succeed. 't would be handy. -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - May 10, 2010, 01:11:28 PM EDT

First bits - (drook) - (3) - May 10, 2010, 03:55:27 PM EDT

Not looking good - (drook) - (2) - May 10, 2010, 09:23:51 PM EDT

It might make sense to buy a copy of Winders. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 10, 2010, 10:23:38 PM EDT

Already made install media for W7 - (drook) - May 10, 2010, 10:30:38 PM EDT

should work just fine virtbox is a pretty good product -NT - (boxley) - May 9, 2010, 12:18:36 PM EDT

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