How to add a swapfile with Linux and thoughts on the Die Hard 4.0 movie.

To create a new swapfile on your Linux machine to complement the existing /swap partition; the dd command will come in handy. This command will create the swap file as a loopback filesystem. adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288adeptus-mechanicus ~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=524288 This command will make the filesystem a … Read more

Linux dropping support for the 80386 CPU. Better to concentrate on more modern hardware.

Linux no longer has support for the 80386 CPU. this is the first CPU to run Linux and now that it is so outdated; it is time that support was dropped for this ancient CPU. Linux has so many features nowadays that it makes no sense to support an ancient 386 CPU when there are … Read more

Running old games in Virtualbox and thoughts on Windows ‘Security’ versus Linux.

The ATI Radeon graphics card I have is working rather well when I have the drivers installed; but the open-source drivers leave a lot to be desired. I will probably be using the Fedora 17 Linux distribution in the future; I just need to chroot into the Fedora installation and install the fglrx proprietary drivers. … Read more

More TRON legacy goodness. UNIX commands and how they got it right.

Flynn using the UNIX machine in the TRON legacy movie. He is logging in with a user that does not have a home directory defined so the / folder is used instead. This is what happens with a Linux system as well. The second screen-shot shows the /bin/history command being used to view the command … Read more

Useful *nix information and links.

Linux is not Windows. http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm This is a very good web page that explains the fundamental differences between Windows and Linux. There are many fundamental changes you need to make when making the switch from Windows to a Linux machine, the major changes difference is that Linux is not as susceptible to viruses as Windows … Read more

Google discontinues Linux & *BSD search pages.

http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2011-06-08-018-41-NW-DP   Search engine giant Google has discontinued it`s dedicated Linux and *BSD search pages, preferring a standard unified search page instead, this is part of the new Google, where search quality has improved considerably and now you can search using search terms like [ubuntu nvidia issue] or [fedora 15 gdm bug] and get specific … Read more