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Back to Arch Linux: Simply the best
When I bought my Lenovo R61 it came with a pre installed Vista Basic edition. I replaced Vista with various linux flavours like openSUSE, Fedora, Debian ,CentOS etc. Finally I found Arch Linux and I think its the best distro … Continue reading
WordWeb like dictionary on Linux
WordWeb is a great dictionary which is free for personal use but it does not have a linux version. Hence I was looking for a good alternative with same or better features. Finally I found StarDic. It is more like a clone of … Continue reading
Synaptic touchpad is fully functional
Finally the scrolling and tapping functions are working on my touch pad.Initially I was trying with 11-x11-synaptics.fdi but it didn’t work for me.Then I used shmconfig.fdi with the same options and it worked like a charm after a reboot. The … Continue reading
From ALSA to OSSv4
I was having troubles with sound on Arch for some time and ALSA did not help me much with that regard. Sound with vlc was cracking and using skype or listening to music was a pain in the neck. Hence … Continue reading
xorg 7.4 upgrade
Last night I did a system upgrade on Arch. yes a -Syu and it broke my x-server.I looked in to the Arch forums and found that lot of other guys were also experiencing problems with the new xorg 7.4.But things … Continue reading
The Arch way..
After I got my new Lenovo R61 I wanted to try Linux on it. Lucky me.. coz I have some friends who are really in to Linux and open source stuff. The way it went..Ubuntu –> Open Suse –> Arch … Continue reading
