GNOME in Slackware

This is an old or maybe a forgotten topic for Slackware. When the day Pat decided to drop GNOME from Slackware, I did not put much thought into it. This was because, at the time, my primary desktop was Enlightenment, and GNOME is not as easy or fun to use than now.
I came to Linux [...]

Going Ubuntu

It has been about 3 weeks since I moved to Ubuntu. So far, I can only say, I am very impressed by it.
I never expected Linux can be so simple to install and configure. From a strict Slackware tradition (where we tend to do everything by manually), such automation does make me felt spoils by [...]

Trying out Ubuntu

There was once, I always consider myself, with pride, of using Linux, Slackware to be exact. Whenever I meet some Windoze users, I always like to make some (subtle) mocking remarks of how they refuse to try Linux, and how they look like an old dog which can’t learn new tricks.
These days, I keep hearing [...]

VMware Server 1.0.7 and Linux Kernel 2.6.26.x

A new version of VMware Server 1.0.7 has been released. Sadly, it does not work with Linux 2.6.26.x series kernel.
From the Release Notes, it seems the changes from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7 are primary for security fixes. It does not address the issue of compatibility with Linux Kernel.
Fortunately, the patch files for 1.0.6 can be apply [...]

My continue fun with Dropline and Slackware 12.1 RC

As I said earlier in my previous post, I have been using Droplie and Slackware RC for many days. Even thought the system seems to be running just fine, somehow at times, I notice something seems to fail. For example, some icons won’t get display, it shown as a broken image, even though I am [...]