Wacky Linux Part 15: Update-proof defaults
March 21, 2006
In our last episode, I was complaining about A) an open-only-for-a-few-hours security hole in Ubuntu and B) the fact that the Breezy auto-updater kept reinstituting my hated VGA driver problem after every few updates–like, say, when I download an emergency patch to close a security hole. …
Wacky Linux Part 13: Prepping for wireless
March 7, 2006
In our last episode, I confessed to some trepidation as to installing wireless hardware onto my Compaq Armada M300 laptop running Ubuntu Linux 5.10. Nobody seemed especially worried on my behalf (at least, nobody commented much on the subject), so I proceeded with Basic Geek Research…
