Recent content by fred royce

Here is an example of what happens when I try to do something on Linux, whether it's due to my senility or something else, I don't know. I wanted to clean off my hard driver. Linuxquestions.org told me to run the following command: dd if=/dev/zero of=dev/hda bs=iM. So I run that...

Here are two thoughts: When I first started using Linux, it was a HUGE relief from Apple. Less problems, user friendly. Now, I have ten times the work to keep Mint working as I do keeping my Mini Mac doing what it's supposed to do. Personal observation, I am likely the only person in the...

Thanks for the very gracious replies. I don't expect anyone to jump on here and use their valuable time to try to tutor this hard headed old dinosaur.

I don't know where else to blow off steam about this, so here goes. everyone prepare your brick bats. First of all, my background. I am 70+ years old, have an associates degree in CE, a BS in economics, and if the university hadn't lost my records, a minor in Industrial Engineering. I...