Tag archives for Debian
Small polish touches to Debian 13 installed via Xebian
Since the home page of Xebian insists that this Debian blend (not derivative!), “with only a thin layer for artwork and configuration that differs from Debian,” is “based on Debian Unstable/sid,” I…
Is Debian the Answer?
What I meant is this: Is Debian the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything? The context is that of a new Linux local privilege escalation…
I’m with stupid technology
I want to summarily address a few topics I didn't want to write about, but given the overall feeling of being pissed off by everything (mostly politics, economy, and society),…
Dumbo SPECIAL: Crappy Wayland—stupid with GNOME, better but imperfect with KDE
This post is an attempt to summarize my experiences and adventures with Linux from the last two or three weeks. Before I finalized this post, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS had been…
SPECIAL: It’s distro-hopping time! (Is this a happy ending?)
In my various rants about Linux, I leaned towards Debian, as described for instance here. After I purchased another cheap but very decent laptop, I declared that it will be…
Two Debian developers’ ignominious fight with AI
There are a lot of things generative AI can be blamed for, but some people seem to take this issue personally. It also seems to me that people are not…
Nicolas Kovacs, aka Kiki Novak, finds refuge in Debian!
Nicolas Kovacs, a veteran open-source IT expert and Linux instructor, and long-time advocate of CentOS (as well as Slackware), has authored four books, beginning with CentOS 5.3 and ending with…
I did say I’ll be back, didn’t I?
After the last iteration through my tables from The futile quest for the last cheap laptop with enough RAM, I concocted another table, meant to help me really take a…
The usual mental retard in Linux
Nothing special, just the same old. Some “error while loading shared libraries” crap. Out of curiosity, I wanted to try 4K Video Downloader Plus under Debian 13. The download page…
He’s not right, but he’s not exactly wrong, either
This is a quick and belated answer to Dedoimedo’s Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not. It's not a rebuttal. He’s not necessarily wrong. But he can't fundamentally be…
AI and Linux: comments and resolutions for 2026
Resolutions are meant to be broken, but I’m trying to simplify my life. I intend to stop the distro-hopping and even to stop caring about any new distros. Keeping up…
Wanderings around Debian
This is a long overdue, insignificant post on some wanderings I had while exploring some other distros based on Debian or Ubuntu. International events have delayed its writing. It all…
SJVN and his dogs got soft-headed
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is possibly the most famous business and technology journalist ever. I used to read him in BYTE and PC Magazine in the heyday of the PC. Lately,…
Quick hops in XFCE lands, ending in DESERT and Pacstall
Last time, I produced yet another Bible-long story of anything and everything, where I ended up stranded in MX for lacking the nerve to start over with Debian XFCE proper.…
SPECIAL: Migration from Linux delayed; stranded on MX/Debian
① On Sept. 21, I said that Linux will soon be history for me. ② On Oct. 13, I found more proofs that Linux has become a joke. ③ On…
Claude Desktop for Linux: I didn’t even know it existed!
Correction: I didn’t even know about Claude Desktop for Windows and macOS! Or, if I knew, I guess I might have believed it was only available for paying customers. While…
SPECIAL: Epic disappointments with Linux (not for the mentally retarded)
In the last year and half, I thought I could stop the distro-hopping, but very recently it turned out it wasn't the case. Since there are criteria and thoughts about…
The dumbification of package management in Linux
This was bound to happen. When a bunch of smart idiots (sic!), and all kinds of narcissistic, arrogant YouTube icons and influencers are more important than the other 7.9bn people,…
Adventures in Linux Ep. 7: Just some thoughts…
...based on the reading of the latest DistroWatch Weekly issue, namely DWW Issue 925: Linux Mint 20.2: the Beta already was solid. I checked again all the flavors (I've put…
Adventures in Linux Ep. 5: The gaiety of having the choice
As I mentioned recently, I don't recommend any Linux distro specifically, because someone's preferences are determined by their hardware and software needs, their tastes regarding UX or ergonomics, and other…