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openSUSE 11.1 Sports New Free Street Cred

By bproffitt | Thu, Dec. 18 - 4:25 PM

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Today's a big day over at openSUSE: they've released version 11.1 of that distribution, and my friend Joe Brockmeier is sure to be busy handling all of the attendant chores with this event. Of course, I can't feel too sorry for him, since it's 72 and sunny where he is right now, and it's 20 with a snow storm here.

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With Great Power...

By bproffitt | Fri, Aug. 15 - 8:22 PM

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One of the things that still challenges me as a long-time Linux user is dealing with source tarballs. While I have no problems with simple make and make install commands, there are times when dependency he--er, heck still drives me nuts (though, admittedly, that's not a far drive).

Such was the problem when I was faced with a new Linux computer, a couple of long trips, and a need for some mental junk food.

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