Tag Archives: debian

Is it time to streamline Linux?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Chris

I love Linux.  It is cracking as a server and not bad on a desktop either but it always comes down to the same old question – which one to use?  I got talking to another tech last week about … Continue reading →

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How to start programs at login in Debian LXDE

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to start programs at login in Debian LXDE.  Even though I am using Debian LXDE these steps will work on any distribution using LXDE. LXDE uses the ./config/autostart file to load programs at startup … Continue reading →

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How to configure file sharing on Debian 6.0

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Chris

Recently I have changed over my main server to Debian 6.0 running the LXDE desktop.  I have a requirement to share my main files across the network to both Windows and Linux machines and because of this I will be … Continue reading →

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How to replace Lilo with Grub

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Chris

I have been having some ‘issues’ with Lilo recently on a Debian LXDE system and thought it was about time I replaced it with Grub instead.  This is how you do it. Open up a terminal and type: sudo apt-get … Continue reading →

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No init found. Try passing init=bootarg

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Chris

No init found. Try passing init=bootarg. This error has come up frequently over the last couple of days on my Debian LXDE system. After one too many times I decided to go looking for a solution.  After searching the net … Continue reading →

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The problem with Linux

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Chris

Before I get blasted for writing this I would like to say that I love Linux.  My business is built on Linux and open source software and it generally fills most if not all my computing requirements.  Then how, I … Continue reading →

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