Category Archives: Linux

About the Linux operating system and all its distros

Welcome, the Cinnamon 1.1.3 Desktop

Posted on January 8, 2012 by daleV

Well, Ubuntu really messed up, yep, well actually Gnome messed up too, and we have definitely opened Pandora’s box and let the evil’s out.  Everyone wants an edge, and the perception is the edge is the desktop.  I guess, if … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Mint 12

Posted on November 29, 2011 by daleV

The next version of Mint has been released, Mint 12, codenamed Lisa.  Mint code names are always female names ending in “a” with the version number determining the starting letter of the code name.  L is the 12th letter of … Continue reading →

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Vim Plugins

Posted on November 24, 2011 by daleV

Vim has been the go-to Linux terminal window editor since 1991 when it came along as an improved Vi.  One of the things that Vim improves over Vi is its ability to configure the editor and add third party plugins.  … Continue reading →

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Vim Configuration

Posted on November 14, 2011 by daleV

For those of you who use vim, vim comes with a bunch of settings you can use to tune the editor to how you want vim to work. When vim first opens, it looks for an initialization file, .vimrc, in … Continue reading →

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Mint – the New King Of The Hill

Posted on November 9, 2011 by daleV

Well a couple of weeks ago, I wrote how Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora were the top three Linux distros in that order.  My how fast times change.  I think the community has come to a decision on the new Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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