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anchorite
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: Few Questions for a Rookie |
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I've distro hopped for the past year, and want to give BLAG a try. 3 things that seem to be causing me the most consternation:
Wireless: I have a ThinkPad T41 with built-in wireless and a Buffalo AirStation USB wireless. Was wondering how to go about getting either or both working.
Virtualization: Used VirtualBox in the past, and was curious to see what others would recommend.
Menus: Is there a way to edit the menus?
Any help would rock.
Thx
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brixtoncalling
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Virtualization: Used VirtualBox in the past, and was curious to see what others would recommend. |
I have VirtualBox on my BLAG 70k system. It runs much faster than (k)qemu, which I also have installed.
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jebba
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Few Questions for a Rookie |
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| anchorite wrote: | I've distro hopped for the past year, and want to give BLAG a try. 3 things that seem to be causing me the most consternation:
Wireless: I have a ThinkPad T41 with built-in wireless and a Buffalo AirStation USB wireless. Was wondering how to go about getting either or both working. |
Here's a list of cards which theoretically work with Free Software:
http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html
I'm not sure about your card in particular though. Many say one thing on the outside and have something else inside them.
| anchorite wrote: | | Virtualization: Used VirtualBox in the past, and was curious to see what others would recommend. |
kvm, if you have a processor that can handle it. I don't think the T41 does though. You can also use qemu. Qemu also has a kqemu kernel module that makes it go much faster too.
| anchorite wrote: | | Menus: Is there a way to edit the menus? |
Menu-->System-->Preferences-->Look and Feel (in blag those are verbs, upstream they are nouns)-->Main Menu
If it's not there, install alacarte. I've added it so it will be in BLAG 90001, btw.
| anchorite wrote: | | Any help would rock. |
y voila!
-Jeff
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anchorite
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like my usb wireless is included in the link. Now just have to get it working.
Will give QEMU a shot also. The laptop is dual-boot with XP, and need to see it for the job, and don't want to have to reboot.
I will definitely have enough to play with to keep me occupied tonight :-D
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anchorite
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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I know this is trivial, but I liked the workspace cube in 70k. I can't seem to find the settings in the newest.
Like I said, pretty minor :-)
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jebba
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| anchorite wrote: | I know this is trivial, but I liked the workspace cube in 70k. I can't seem to find the settings in the newest.
Like I said, pretty minor :-) |
compiz-fusion ? Perhaps you are looking for that.
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anchorite
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| Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Yes indeed. Thanks much! Knew the compiz part, forgot the fusion.
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