Tech Review: Linux: Monday, July 30, 2012

How do I tell the gateway address in Redhat?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/cant-find-gateway-ip-on-redhat-9-a-103968/

• /sbin/route -n
• The default gateway will be the bottom line and second column.

How to make your Nexus 7 not suck

http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-make-your-nexus-7-not-suck-7000001220/

• Uses Android Smartphone user interface
• has problems
• Install Apex Launcher instead
• Would have to hacking to fix otherwise

Tech Review: Linux: Monday, July 16, 2012

'Secure' boot: much to be scared about

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/55683-secure-boot-much-to-be-scared-about/55683-secure-boot-much-to-be-scared-about?start=1

• secure boot cannot be disabled for ARM processors
• secure boot can kill a machine
• malware changes a system file
• control not security

Remember, this company is not known for playing nice.  Maybe Luke should have said to Yoda,  "I'm not afraid of secure boot."  And Yoda reply would have been "But you will be."

Perhaps the correct term is restrictive booting.  Like the article said it's nothing of about security and everything about restricting the hardware.

Can you just imagine what the world would look like if Microsoft hadn't missed the tablet/smart phone start?  They could be a major sue-er like Apple.

Tech Review: Linux: Monday, July 16, 2012

installing linux mint from a usb

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744

• This didn't work for making an Ubuntu stick for 12.04

Linux Mint - Mate Edition

http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation/user-guide/english_13.0.pdf

• User manual

installing grub2 to an external drive

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1401997

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html

grub hangs when loading normal.mod

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=grub%20hangs%20when%20loading%20normal.mod&oq=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=1&biw=1280&bih=899&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&cad=b

GNU GRUB Manual 2.00

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#GRUB-only-offers-a-rescue-shell

Grub2

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2?action=show&redirect=GRUB2

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Command_002dline-and-menu-entry-commands.html

• GRUB command line

what can I do from grub rescue?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1326788

• GRUB RESCUE prompt

Old GRUB Tutorial

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub.html

grub partition not found

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Howto_Fix_Grub

Tech Review: Linux: Sunday, July 15, 2012

handbrake linux

http://handbrake.fr/

https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases

• They currently don't have a version for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)
• Used the following link

handbrake for ubuntu 12.04

http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/03/install-handbrake-in-ubuntu-12-04/

• sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

using handbrake to shrink mkv

Handbrake works great.  Took my 5 GB movie to a 1GB movie.

Current Version of Ubuntu

what is the name of ubuntu 12.04

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases#Ubuntu_12.04_LTS_.28Precise_Pangolin.29

• Precise Pangolin

Tech Review: Linux: Saturday, July 7, 2012

How to install Grub from a live Ubuntu cd

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351

  mkdir /mnt/root  mount /dev/xxx? /mnt/root  chroot /mnt/root /bin/bash  grub-install /dev/xxx