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  1. Mike13Foxtrot

    You (I) my have a problem.....

    So I just built an open frame rig. Before the CPU which is a Ryzen 3600. GPU is an RX580 8GB 16GB DDR4. To test instead of installing on a laptop or VMing distro's on the desk. The MB is the old B450 outta my desk. Built this for my Niece. She has a Full Size Poodle and likes the white. Had to...
  2. Mike13Foxtrot

    Merry Christmas

    Oh the world outside is frightful, But inside the case its delightful, There are Windows in a lot you see, But Linux is always free. The new version of evil may become, A subscription for a "measly" sum So your data is not your own, Let more Linux seeds be sown. The M can't get eleven spread...
  3. Mike13Foxtrot

    R Pi 5 is here.

    The New Raspberry Pi 5 is coming out. 4gb and 8gb models. Almost twice as fast as the 4. USB-C an actual power on button. PCI-E connector. 2 Display / Camera connections. still no M.2 but the SD slot is faster reads. Around 80 bucks it seems and should be in stock over the 4. All connections and...
  4. Mike13Foxtrot

    Voyager Linux

    Well my testing laptop now triple boots. MX19 (Arch), MX21 (Debian) and now Voyager 23 (Ubuntu) It installed alongside the others very easy, lots to look through. Updates, customizes very easy also. Gonna play around with it some more. MX has become my fav. Simple and easy to maintain.
  5. Mike13Foxtrot

    Linux People and problem solving

    So I picked up an Evolve III 13 inch netbook for 50 bucks at Micro Center last year, 2 actually one for my Niece's kid, he is now 7 and it's a start. Dual core Celeron, 4 gb ram and 64gb storage both soldered. Light, has WIN10 battery lasts a while not really some powerhouse. Micro Center had...
  6. Mike13Foxtrot

    Right Place

    Had to do some work at a Salvation Army today. 15 minutes lock fixed. Had to wait for a truck to back in so I wondered around. No reason to look at Monitors and small LCD TV's on a shelf. But then noticed one with a sticker that said Intel Inside. It was a Dell Inspirion all in one. With the...
  7. Mike13Foxtrot

    When things just work

    So I picked up an Epson Wireless printer reg 160.00 on sale for 70.00 Installed it on my Win10 desktop. After about 20 minutes, a firmware update on the printer that failed the first time, going through ID, naming setting as default... I can now print again. Have not used the old one (wired) in...
  8. Mike13Foxtrot

    Food Favs

    I just finished off some Apple Bourbon chicken breasts. I have this nice 4lb pork loin that is about to get Sweet onion teriyaki with some coconut Bacardi Rum added in. Did once before just enough for a hint of coconut, the Rum cooks off :(. But I can drink a shot in the making. Rack it for...
  9. Mike13Foxtrot

    Keyboards

    Okay I never really worried about a keyboard before. Considered so much e-waste. Just a way to input. I have a few. I grabbed 2 with the base made of steel thick gauge but thin overall compared to plastic. And have standard Logitech ones. Then I was at wally world just before Christmas and...
  10. Mike13Foxtrot

    MX 21 again

    So I was gonna keep using my Peppermint Linux Dell Inspirion dual touch screen. Peppermint had no problem with the touch. Did an MX Live session on it and poof, MX has no problems with the touch. As Peppermint ditched Ubuntu for Debian, and MX 21 is now based on Debian, why not. I now seem to be...
  11. Mike13Foxtrot

    Neptune Linux

    Just decided to install Neptune Linux on an old Alienware 11.5 inch laptop last night. Went without a hitch. Looks good. Easy tweaks, backups went easy. WIFI worked on VM sadly not on the Alien because the PCI slot is no longer working even with a new M key WIFI card. Still has Ethernet port...
  12. Mike13Foxtrot

    Upgraded to 21

    Well I upgraded my Dual boot "Gaming" rig to Mint 21 "Vanessa", took about 1 1/2 hours. First had to have "required" a TimeStamp for that day. Open Terminal and then... sudo apt install -y mintupgrade then... sudo mintupgrade. Opens a GUI to check system, packages etc.... then does it's thing...
  13. Mike13Foxtrot

    It's only money.

    So there I was right around the corner from Micro Center. I did not have to venture inside. But...... Turns out the AMD CPU's are reduced. Just grabbed the Ryzen 5 5600 for $149.00 so now the tower build has it's third CPU upgrade in a year and a half. I was actually gonna pick up either ram...
  14. Mike13Foxtrot

    MX Linux 21

    So playing with my MX 19.4 / 21 dual boot laptop. I likes 21 so far. I just redid an old Alienware 15 with MX 21. I need to replace the Wireless M.2 as it is not working. But it is a Dual Core Intel CPU with 2x2GB ram. I may just switch those with 2x4GB sticks I forgot I had when I put in a...
  15. Mike13Foxtrot

    Success. Dual Boot MX

    I had MX Linux 19.4 the way I wanted it. On the initial install I used the whole drive. Upgrade path to MX Linux 21 is a no. I want to keep 19. So I booted to GParted split the 500GB drive in 2 already had a Snapshot of 19. Successful and it took a total of 1 hour, most of the time was GParted...
  16. Mike13Foxtrot

    Merry Christmas

    Have a very Merry Christmas, And a Window-less New Year Rid yourself of Google Chrome, And you'll be full of good cheer. Find yourself a favorite distro, Any problems, soutions can be found Linux.Org will help you out. All the whole year round. (Sung to the tune of Holly Jolly Christmas.)...
  17. Mike13Foxtrot

    Kali live with Persnickety )

    So decided to try Kali. Followed the directions for Live with Persistence on Kali's site. Did not work at all. So had to do Rufus and tada! Never really played with Kali much at all. Lots of forensic tools and such. Has its quirks. Setting the Timezone is blank with only an option after you...
  18. Mike13Foxtrot

    Feren Linux

    Installed a new VM on my MX Laptop. https://ferenos.weebly.com/ Ubuntu Based Distro, Looks Okay gonna play with it see if its any good. So now My Mx laptop has RaspiOS VM, Win10 WM, Feren VM and just for good measure Win 8.1, just upgraded the Ram so now instead of that laptop sitting...
  19. Mike13Foxtrot

    Are you a Nerd/Geek?

    So... I am about to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes game at 8 pm. I am running it thru Peppermint Linux laptop, thru HDMI to a TV by my desk. Using a USB Soundcard for better volume than the laptop speakers. All the while running 2 other PC's, 1 running USB camera on RPI 3A on network and Zero Pi...
  20. Mike13Foxtrot

    Door cam

    Setup a Raspberry Pi Zero W with the camera and MotioneyeOS. Now I has a door camera I can see on my network instead of Ring or Nest cams. On the Zero it is more of a pain to setup now you have to add a conf file to set up wireless for boot. Years ago it worked on its own. It has password to...
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