Category Archives: Linux

Google adds CoreOS

Posted on May 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

I have not heard of CoreOS (Linux distro) til now.  It looks interesting.  Its a lightweight Linux distro that sounds like its built for app development and cloud based systems.  Its on my download list to try out. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/23/google_loads_coreos_onto_its_cloud/

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4 ways to get diskspace back in Linux

Posted on March 24, 2014 by robertwilkie

Good article, thought very “Ubuntu” centric.  I did learn one thing from it, you should run bleachbit as root to get rid of copies of packages. http://www.howtogeek.com/185173/4-ways-to-free-up-disk-space-on-linux/

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Amahi, another Linux Distro for older systems

Posted on February 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting linux disto based on Fedora that could be used on an older PC as a media server, storage, etc etc.  I usually only use Fedora based installs for high end servers or something that has allot of power behind … Continue reading →

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Interesting hack for Netflix on Linux

Posted on February 18, 2014 by robertwilkie

Netflix uses Microsofts Silverlight tech to stream movies, which means no linux support except….there is a software package (setup described in the article) called pipelight, which will do the job with some tweaks.  I wonder if there is an XBMC … Continue reading →

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Linux battery life increaser

Posted on January 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

I have noticed that Linux does seem to drain my battery faster than Windows did, so this is an interesting Kernel Module (Called TLP) that I will be installing tonight to try it out. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/easily-increase-battery-life-tlp-linux/

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How To Install SteamOS

Posted on January 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice simple write-up on how to install SteamOS (gaming Linux based OS).  Its basically the same directions for installing standard linux distro’s.  BUT…hardware requirements are a bit tougher, especially for the graphics card bit (need to use NVidia).  If you … Continue reading →

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Programming an arduino via Ubuntu

Posted on November 8, 2013 by robertwilkie

Write-up on how to use the arduino from Linux (basically).  Its pretty simple now.  My 2 cents, I am trying to convert over to eclipse which offers much more power for programming.  But its not going so well.  The author … Continue reading →

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Tools to recover data in Linux

Posted on November 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good article on recovering data with linux from a drive.  The one that caught my eye was testdisk to “test” a disk. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-best-ways-to-recover-data-on-linux/

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IBM ovvers $1bn for Linux development on Power

Posted on September 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Power is one of IBM’s CPU chips that sounds like it comes from its old mainframe groups, just brought down to be more low-end based.  First time I have heard of this stuff.  Will be interesting to see how well … Continue reading →

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A Comprehensive Comparison of Linux Development Boards | Open Electronics

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice review of several boards for linux development at a lower cost and footprint.  The one thing the author forgot in the article (and SHOULD HAVE PUT IN IT) is the cost of each system.  He did a great job … Continue reading →

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