Comments for Penultimate Reality http://www.aexoden.com/blog Science, Technology, the Internet, and More... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Debian on a Thinkpad 760ED by Allison http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/27/debian-on-a-thinkpad-760ed/#comment-5255 Allison Sat, 17 May 2008 07:12:31 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/27/debian-on-a-thinkpad-760ed/#comment-5255 haha, why don't you have these things posted to livejournal too :( haha, why don’t you have these things posted to livejournal too :(

]]> Comment on Why I Use Gentoo Linux by Bits by Ben : Why Gentoo? http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-4012 Bits by Ben : Why Gentoo? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:40:21 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-4012 [...] Jason Lynch [...] [...] Jason Lynch [...]

]]> Comment on Debian Sid on a Desktop? by Jason Lynch http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/21/debian-sid-on-a-desktop/#comment-3831 Jason Lynch Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:53:35 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/21/debian-sid-on-a-desktop/#comment-3831 I did use Arch Linux briefly… I don’t remember the exact reason I stopped using it. I vaguely recall that it would probably benefit from a larger developer base. In particular, a number of applications I used weren’t available in the base repositories, which meant moving on to the AUP. I may as well reinstall it in a virtual machine to see how it’s changed in the last year or two, though. I did use Arch Linux briefly… I don’t remember the exact reason I stopped using it.

I vaguely recall that it would probably benefit from a larger developer base. In particular, a number of applications I used weren’t available in the base repositories, which meant moving on to the AUP.

I may as well reinstall it in a virtual machine to see how it’s changed in the last year or two, though.

]]> Comment on Debian Sid on a Desktop? by James http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/21/debian-sid-on-a-desktop/#comment-3824 James Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:48:45 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2008/03/21/debian-sid-on-a-desktop/#comment-3824 Have you taken a look at Arch Linux? There's quite a bit of initial setup, but you get a fast (i686) binary distro with a rolling release system and a lot of elegance. It's noticeably zippier than Ubuntu, but not to the point of as much work as Gentoo takes. I like it a lot. Have you taken a look at Arch Linux? There’s quite a bit of initial setup, but you get a fast (i686) binary distro with a rolling release system and a lot of elegance.

It’s noticeably zippier than Ubuntu, but not to the point of as much work as Gentoo takes. I like it a lot.

]]> Comment on The Urge to Switch Back by Steven Oliver http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/11/15/the-urge-to-switch-back/#comment-3132 Steven Oliver Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:30:15 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/11/15/the-urge-to-switch-back/#comment-3132 Ditto. Ditto.

]]> Comment on Why I Use Gentoo Linux by Penultimate Reality » Blog Archive » My Laptop Now Runs Ubuntu http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-3003 Penultimate Reality » Blog Archive » My Laptop Now Runs Ubuntu Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:01:31 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-3003 [...] of any real reasons to keep it running Gentoo, other than the reasons stated in my popular post on why I use Gentoo. So, I suppose I’ll transition it at some point, perhaps. But perhaps [...] [...] of any real reasons to keep it running Gentoo, other than the reasons stated in my popular post on why I use Gentoo. So, I suppose I’ll transition it at some point, perhaps. But perhaps [...]

]]> Comment on Why I Use Gentoo Linux by Jason Lynch http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-671 Jason Lynch Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:47:02 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-671 Well, there is similar functionality, I guess. But basically, it's still the same things I mentioned in the article. On Debian-based systems you can use debfoster to produce a similar effect, and newer Ubuntu systems or even Debian might have better functionality in this regard--I haven't tried. Also, aptitude can keep track of this kind of thing. With Arch Linux, I think you have to use a special option to remove unused dependencies when you uninstall a package. If you later want to "clean out" like depclean does, you have to get a list of orphans from pacman and remove them by hand or script or whatever. It's doable, but depclean is still simpler. I haven't really used any Red Hat system enough to know what the various options are. Well, there is similar functionality, I guess. But basically, it’s still the same things I mentioned in the article. On Debian-based systems you can use debfoster to produce a similar effect, and newer Ubuntu systems or even Debian might have better functionality in this regard–I haven’t tried. Also, aptitude can keep track of this kind of thing.

With Arch Linux, I think you have to use a special option to remove unused dependencies when you uninstall a package. If you later want to “clean out” like depclean does, you have to get a list of orphans from pacman and remove them by hand or script or whatever. It’s doable, but depclean is still simpler.

I haven’t really used any Red Hat system enough to know what the various options are.

]]> Comment on Why I Use Gentoo Linux by Rafal http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-652 Rafal Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2006/11/28/why-i-use-gentoo-linux/#comment-652 Nice article. I woud like to switch from Gentoo to another distro(Gentoo its so time consuming), but there're some things in Gentoo, that I can't live without:). For example: is there something like emerge --depclean in other distros. I can't find anything good enough. Nice article.
I woud like to switch from Gentoo to another distro(Gentoo its so time consuming), but there’re some things in Gentoo, that I can’t live without:). For example: is there something like emerge –depclean in other distros. I can’t find anything good enough.

]]> Comment on AMD Losing Ground to Intel? by dow_mad http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/04/21/amd-losing-ground-to-intel/#comment-594 dow_mad Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:13:59 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/04/21/amd-losing-ground-to-intel/#comment-594 well yeah u gotta hand it to AMD they were great from 2001-2007 and i agree, a little bit of marketing compitition makes they whole fire bigger and bigger. AMD have really dissapointed me this year and i guess the same for others, i think theyre problem is that they trusted us to remain loyal and thought that they could hang on to 90nm for just a bit longer, people have to understand that a little green chip company will always be a little green chip making company who in the broader aspect of things dident stand a chance aganist a giant like INTEL. also buying ATI was an overconfident mistake, Another thing Intel are free to do as they wish in the production of theyre chips because they have theyre own FABS (and r putting up more for 32nm), but NVIDIA and AMD-ATI have to rely on (usually expensive) FAB loaners which are currently a strict 90nm because of expense, In my opinion AMD and ATI need to rethink theyre entire approach towards intel afterall (now heres a shocking bit of info) If intel lost the processor war it would only affect 11%!!!! of theyre profits LOL!! well yeah u gotta hand it to AMD they were great from 2001-2007 and i agree, a little bit of marketing compitition makes they whole fire bigger and bigger. AMD have really dissapointed me this year and i guess the same for others, i think theyre problem is that they trusted us to remain loyal and thought that they could hang on to 90nm for just a bit longer, people have to understand that a little green chip company will always be a little green chip making company who in the broader aspect of things dident stand a chance aganist a giant like INTEL. also buying ATI was an overconfident mistake, Another thing Intel are free to do as they wish in the production of theyre chips because they have theyre own FABS (and r putting up more for 32nm), but NVIDIA and AMD-ATI have to rely on (usually expensive) FAB loaners which are currently a strict 90nm because of expense, In my opinion AMD and ATI need to rethink theyre entire approach towards intel afterall (now heres a shocking bit of info) If intel lost the processor war it would only affect 11%!!!! of theyre profits LOL!!

]]> Comment on Modern Computer Performance by Jason Lynch http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/01/31/modern-computer-performance/#comment-355 Jason Lynch Wed, 02 May 2007 15:02:54 +0000 http://www.aexoden.com/blog/2007/01/31/modern-computer-performance/#comment-355 I had mentioned Opera briefly, but my failure to properly close some tags meant it disappeared into oblivion. I've fixed that problem now. Thanks for helping me to notice! Aside from that, though, I just can't bring myself to actually use Opera. Maybe I'll give it another try here if I think about it, but it'd be nice to know what kind of features it has that you won't find in Firefox, which is my current browser. I had mentioned Opera briefly, but my failure to properly close some tags meant it disappeared into oblivion. I’ve fixed that problem now. Thanks for helping me to notice!

Aside from that, though, I just can’t bring myself to actually use Opera. Maybe I’ll give it another try here if I think about it, but it’d be nice to know what kind of features it has that you won’t find in Firefox, which is my current browser.

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