Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Linux Mint 19.1 available

https://betanews.com/2018/12/19/ubuntu-linux-mint-191-tessa/
https://betanews.com/2018/12/19/ubuntu-linux-mint-191-tessa/

 you are tired of the Windows 10 nonsense, and want to try an alternative operating system, Linux Mint is a great starting point. Make no mistake, however, even though it is a good option for beginners, many experts use it too. Today, the newest version becomes available for download -- Linux Mint 19.1 "Tessa." This follows a fairly short beta period.
 I use and enjoy Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa on my own 120 Gigabyte 2.5" inch sata SSDs.   Fred

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/29/shadowhammer-asus-1-million-reasons-switch-from-windows-to-linux/#7e4158ee4a4a

Asus Just Gave You 1 Million Reasons To Switch From Windows To Linux.

Cyber-security and antivirus company Kaspersky dropped a bomb on Asus laptop users this week, revealing that malware was distributed through the Asus Live Update utility. It masqueraded as a legitimate security update, and even boasted a "verified" certificate -- hosted on Asus servers -- to make it appear valid.

Well what is your opinion?  Sticking with Windows 10?   Want to change to Linux?

DistroWatch informattion on 100 Linux distributions.

Puppylinux 8.0 Bionic Beaver version

Fatdog64 800 release

Gaming on Linux series of article by Jason Evangelho at Forbes.com

about using Steam and Proton on various Linux distributions Like:

  1. Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa

  2. Fedora 29

  3. Solus

  4. POP!_OS

  5. Ubuntu 18.04

  6. Manjaro 18.1 KDE

 

I personal have used Linux Mint 19.1 and Fedora 29 and Fatdog64 800

Would you like to buy a 120 Gigabyte 2.5" Sata SSD disk drive with one of those 6 linuxes preinstalled and with application Steam already installed?

$49.00  plus shipping  sent via United States Postal Service (USPS) to any of the 50 states and Puerto Rico.

https://paypal.me/KlikTel 

Fred Finster   Email me Here. I will respond to your questions. 

Friday, February 23, 2018

3 Free Live Linux Distros to Use on a USB Flash Drive. And one BSD, one Android-x86

3 Free Live Linux Distros to Use on  a USB Flash Drive.  And one BSD

PuppyLinux XenialPup 7.5 (UEFI and Legacy BIOS both supported)

http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-xenial/
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=2  Beginners Forum Help
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=106479  XenialPup 32bit Forum Posts

Slacko PuppyLinux 6.3.2 compatible with Slackware repositories (UEFI BIOS supported and works with Legacy BIOS)

It should work with any Bios.
Being identified with UEFI, only indicates it has the added stuff, that a UEFI bios may need.
  http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=101454&start=225&sid=38eb7edb9872bae12fd65d3b41d5c3ab
http://slacko.eezy.xyz/download.php
http://slacko.eezy.xyz/index.php

LinuxMint   

https://linuxmint.com/download.php
https://linuxmint.com/about.php

Pixel Desktop x86 from RaspberryPi.org   

https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspberry-pi-desktop/
 https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/

And one BSD .ISO File,  GhostBSD 11.1

ftp://ghostbsd.org/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/

Exton Linux Live versions.  Many Many to read about
https://linux.exton.net/
 AndEX | Android-x86 Custom  http://andex.exton.net/?p=684

Jide Remix OS for PC
http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc#downloadNow

Use either tool to write a .ISO file to a USB Flash drive from MS Windows O/S
  1. Etcher.io  http://etcher.io
  2. Rufus  https://rufus.akeo.ie/
  3. Linux Live USB Creator  http://linuxliveusb.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_%28software%29  Wikipedia Entry for Rufus
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-use-rufus-to-create-a-bootable-usb-drive-to-install-almost-any-os/   How To use Rufus Article, Tech Republic


The Goal here is to create a usable Live Linux or BSD computer environment on a USB Flash Drive.  You can carry this personalized computer environment in your own pocket.  It is stable and will allow you to connect to the interenet through Wi-Fi or ethernet interfaces.  You may give this USB Flash Drive to someone that does not have a computer.  Maybe they find a computer with out  a hard disk drive.  Plug in this Live Linux USB Flash drive and computer will boot up and be useable!

I like and use PuppyLinux  XenialPup 7.5 (supports UEFI Bios)or Slacko Puppylinux  6.3.2 (supports legacy BIOS).  These are small 300+ Megabytes .ISO file image size.

LinuxMint 18.3 is large and complete Linux at a 1300 Megabytes .ISO file image size

RaspberryPi Pixel Desktop for x86 is large and good Debian 9 "Stretch" Linux with a Pixel Desktop Environment.

GhostBSD 11.1 is large 1900 Gigabytes Mate or Xfce desktop environment on top of FreeBSD 11.0 base.  Check that you have a FreeBSD supported Wi-Fi device.  Atheros,  Qualcomm Atheros devices are supported.   A USB nano Wi-FI device that plugs into USB port provides a workaround if your internal laptop Wi-Fi device is not supported.  Edimax EW-7811un nano USB Wi-FI device setup  http://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=526

FAQ Wiki  http://wiki.ghostbsd.org/index.php/FAQ
Other URL Links
http://ghostbsd.org  http://wiki.ghostbsd.org   http://forums.ghostbsd.org

From  a PuppyLinux Forum entry  Newbies - Puppy needs YOUR help too!

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42593&start=1035
There are certain quirks that are annoying. I suppose if one is not familiar with linux they are stressful. if not for the people who create programs and lend their experience on this forum, it would be a complete horror. A person would have to realize that any open source program usually relies on volunteer effort and doesn't have to adhere to more stingy corporate Microsoft guidelines.

To me, over the last 10 or years it's been a learning curve mixed with challenges. It taught me discipline and when to walk away without killing or breaking something or someone. both maybe.

As far as public forums go, you can't read emotion very well. that's a dicipline in itself. I will admit, there are a few that can be taken wrong by how they convey there message. Except Mike walsh and musher0. I'm mostly an observer and learner but those two stand out as the most friendly people I've ever....read. LOL. Semme, if he is still around., has my respect for sheer wealth of knowledge packaged in a seemingly first glance textual arrogance.

Not a personal opinion of character, just easy to take the wrong way through grammar.

As far as an out of the box normal puppy, I dunno. Nothing is going to be like that. Never has for me. Reminds me, as a mechanic, I always wondered why there had to be so much complicated computerized equipment that seemed to change everyday. battery in the wheel well, in the trunk, under the seat. alarm systems tied into things that are not accessible to the average joe. I'd love to buy a car that had the simplicity of a Chinese scooter. Not gonna happen in the big corporate USA. Parts and service are a huge profit percentage. I just have to accept it. I could go to a motor forum and complain but that's not gonna change a dang thing. I just have to learn and adapt, take the good with the bad and try not to go mentally insane.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

XenialPup 7.5 Linux and Etcher.io USB Flash writer

Test Drive XenialPup 7.5 with a UEFI and Legacy BIOS both supported.  Booting Live Linux from a USB flash drive
  1. Create a new folder in your home directory.  
  2. Download XenialPup 7.5 .ISO file into this new folder.   xenialpup-7.5-uefi.iso
  3. Download Etcher.io application program version 1.3.1 or later

    v1.3.1 - 2018-01-23

    and install this Etcher.io program into your MS Windows operating system (or MacOS or Linux 32 bit or 64 bit).
  4. Insert a blank USB Flash drive into USB socket on your computer. 
  5. Execute  the Etcher program.  Select XenialPup 7.5 .ISO file.  Then select the USB Flash drive. Now start the process to write the selected .ISO file into the selected usb flash drive.  This will overwrite the previous contents of that usb flash drive.  None of the previous contents of the usb flash drive will be saved!

Etcher.io  Ether.io the USB Flash Drive and SD memory card writer

XenialPup 32bit Forum Posts

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=106479  

Wikibooks entry for Puppy_Linux

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Puppy_Linux  Introduction to PuppyLinux Slacko

Youtube Video Links for XenialPup 7.5


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_T2wMKm9QU 

Yonn Lopez XenialPUP 7.5, Compatible with Ubuntu 16.04 'Xenial Xerus'