Managing Mandriva’s /etc/resolv.conf from the CLI
There appears to be confusion in the Mandriva community about how to manage a PC using a static IP address (no DHCP client) with static nameserver entries in /etc/resolv.conf from the Linux command...
View ArticleCompiz Fusion, Mandriva 2008.1 on AMD Phenom Quad-core PC with Demo
We have a client that needs a new server for their primary Point of Sale site (SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 + Advantage accounting. I know “SCO! hiss! boo!” but this is what they have used “forever”, meaning...
View ArticleGNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly
I recently received an e-mail from a friend that has started using Ubuntu. He is rather new when it comes to running a GNU/Linux desktop and has asked me several questions. One of the questions was...
View ArticleLinux: The Best New User Distribution is not Necessarily Ubuntu
Update October 2011: I have left Mandriva due to problems with its change in ownership and direction in late 2010. The Mageia Linux distribution, a Mandriva fork, has all the things I liked about...
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