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XP running under Linux, installing SQL Server Express.

Sad Panda

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This concerns configuring an ATI Radeon 9600 under Linux to be dual head and run compiz-fusion. I’m not going into detail on what options make compiz run faster, just how to get two screens working well with compiz.
I’m posting this because I had a hell of a time finding all the info on it.
Update: This […]

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My work machine recently developed the click of death, so I had to get a new hard drive and reinstall everything. Just in case this happens again, and in case anyone else is interested, below is the list of things I install in addition to the standard Ubuntu installation:

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I’ve reached a new milestone in my Linux endeavors. I’m currently running a custom kernel on my laptop — the last ck patch, to be specific.
It actually isn’t that hard if you’re a developer and/or have command line experience. There’s a walkthrough on the wiki. Only snag I had was my Belkin USB wireless card […]

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So, FWIW, apparently the latest Wine update to 0.9.41 breaks IEs4Linux. Symptoms: IE runs but
a) displays only blank pages
b) doesn’t have toolbars
c) does not let you enter URLs in the address bar, only displaying the letter ‘h’
Per this forum thread, I downgraded back to 0.9.38 and everything is hunky dory again. You should only have […]

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