Installing Manjaro

 Sunday, June 2, 2024
Installing Manjaro

I have never tried Arch except ArcoLinux briefly.

Today I decided to Install Manjaro on my NUC.

1. It is pretty good.

2. Its browser is Vivaldi which I begins to like.

3. Wifi Configurations is quick.

4. It has USB formatter.

5. It has Gparted.

6. GIMP is preinstalled.

7. It can be installed with Office package.

8. It has AbiWord but one has to download.

7. It has OpenOffice

8. Lets you use Microsoft office online.

9. It is a mature distribution.

10. Its software is Pakman

11. Installation is complete and need to see it pick up the Debian already installed (Ubuntu now shuns Debian).

It has some problems with my GRUB file, hence I use Reborn OS and BluStar Linux.

Stacer Utility

 Sunday, June 2, 2024
Stacer Utility

This Utility is something one should have on your desktop especially if you are playing games.

I am installing Ubuntu 24.04 for the Umpteenth time.

I see only the arrows and if I click the button on the right I get terminal activity.

But no idea about the CPU, Memory usage and Diska usage

This is where the Stacer comes.

It is sitting on the RAM and gives a running commentary.

1. CPU 65 to 70%.

2. Memory usage 1.5GB out of 8GB RAM.

3. Disk Usage is 350MB so far

4. Download speed is 0 bytes to 900 bytes

5. Upload Speed.  

I  tried Jitsi and it went up to about 500Kb/sec

6. My NUC has 2 CPU Cores

7. CPU usage 0 bytes

8. I started using Firefox, CPU went up to 90% usage and settled down to 65%.

9. I tried LibreOffice both Memory and CPU usage went up.

10. Finally I tried AbiWord it almost did not show any changes, may be a few MB of memory.

This is why I use AbiWord, it is a powerful Word Processor but uses minimum of resources. The Latest Debain update 12.10... deleted this utility.

I want use the update and perhaps its version 13- plus.

11. Still only 500MB filled of 3.7GB total usage of the disk.

I think I should go for a cup of tea.

Evolution of Gnome

 
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Evolution of Gnome

Debian Live 9.12.0-amd64-gnome.iso

This gave a Graphical Installer to install Debian, which I found was easy.

Partition table looked like this which I had no ides.

/root

/var

swap

/tmp

/home

I became aware of /var for variable data and I did not know how to use it.

Icon setup was primitive.

Only Ethernet and not compatible with wireless but whereas Ubuntu could (Emmabantus,too) configure wireless.

So installing new software was impossible and had to be stuck with what came with it.

It had LibreOffice.

Debian installer was clumsy and installing AbiWord was not possible and stuck with Emmabantus which had AbiWord

 These days I had fun with Apache Open Office.

Debian Live 10.12.0-amd64-gnome.iso

Similar to above comment but icon display was much better

Debian Live 11.6.0-amd64-gnome.iso

 Similar to above comment but icon display was much better but no ESP Grub

Debian Live 12 5 0 amd64 Gnome ISO

 This is the most elegant and has the new Calamara Installer.

Its ESP compatible and GRUB Loader is pretty good.

No problem with wireless connectivity.

This is my favourite and I use it on daily basis, it comes with Synaptic Package Manager (in fact Debian Package manger which is extensive) which I prefer to SNAP.

Ubuntu has gone SNAP but Synaptic Package Manager is still available for Ubuntu.

I am going to download all three of these isos from torrent files and see how I got addicted to Gnome.

I actually had the stable version installed in my very old PC and Live CD/DVD were collected for testing.

Yes, Debian 10 is the one who had a panel on the left side and dots on the right side when one sees whole lot of application items.

Ubuntu of cores successfully implemented live session with only a minimal of applications.

Al these images were less than 3GB and now they are nearing 5GB.

That is my conclusions, even Gnome getting bloated with each new version.

All these images had only one peer each.

Thank you to them.

BOX utility has made my life easier.

By the way, I have limited number of USBs and I have Ubuntu from 2020 version to 2024, for USB used up.

I did not do this with Debian since I had been using Debian fr over 10 years.

Nevertheless, I am catching up with Ubuntu.

Those days I had no interest in Ubuntu.

Ubuntu Install was minimal and I got addicted it later since it had the best GRUB file.

Of course I had Ubuntu CD/DVDS from its version 6 in my CD/DVD collection.

Gnome BOX utility is fantastic and I am going to run these isos in BOX Utility and see how Gnome evolved.

Linux is steady and incremental, stable and not flashy like Apple and Windows.

The is for those YouTube Linux pundits, some of whom are hell bent on saying bad things about Linux having not tested Gnome.

All of them only test Linux Mint and do not talk about LMDE (Linux Mind Debian Edition).

I think Ubuntu which is a derivative of Debian became popular by adopting Gnome 10 desktop.

Less I talk about Arch and Manjaro is better for my sanity.

I have been trying Debian from version 6.0 but full adoption was probably from version 9 in 2015 when,  I retired fro the University.

5.0           Lenny         14 February 2009
6.0           Squeeze       6 February 2011
7              Wheezy        4 May 2013
8              Jessie           25 26 April 2015  
9              Stretch        17 June 2017
10            Buster          6 July 2019
11           Bullseye      14 August 2021
12           Bookworm  10 June 2023 

Linux Mint Installation

Sunday, June 2, 2024
Linux Mint Installation
Linux Mint Installation is painfully slow but with Debian LMDE it is pretty smooth bit similar to Calamara Installer but different.

I do not know why?

Reasons may be;

1. It does not have world wide mirrors.

2. It takes ages to look for codecs.

3. It is basically the Ubuntu Installer padded up with graphic.

4. Unlike Debian Calamara Installer the panel cannot be expanded to see my hard disks partition which is 25 in number.

5. I think mouse pointer takes a lot of memory.

6. Deleting and making a new partition is pretty slow.

7. I have 7 partitions to review (for installation, no /var) before hitting the OK button but can see only 4 partitions.

8. I do not rush things, so it is not a worry.

9. Fortunately it does not direct me to its home page.

10. How it updates I do not know.

11. I only want to see how it configures the GRUB file.

It failed to configure GRUB and missed  both Manjaro and Debian and detected only Ubuntu.

I did reinstall Debian and got the GRUB file in order.

I think if one is having multiple distributions, Debian should be installed last to get the GRUB Efi in order.

12. I do not fiddle with Gnome basic or default configuration.

It suits me fine and why fiddle?

This so called customization is a gimmick for Newbies.

There is a father son file hierarchy and everything is organized.

I can understand it for a Server where resources have to be allocated equitably for better management.

In a desktop environment in a family set up if each individual is given a user name an a password of their choice, what matters is the applications available for their consumption.

I install several web browsers from light to heavy for my work. If one browser is slow I open a another browser and do my work on that.

What matters is the RAM. I have 8GB RAM (it was 4GB for a long time) and without playing games, it can handle numerous task one and the same time.

Daemon behind allocate resources as needed and with a healthy SWAP partition nothing get choked.

That is the strength and the basis of efficiency of Linux.

Microsoft Windows won't be able to handle this with padded up 64GB RAM.

That is the difference and that is why I use Linux.

There is no junk in my computer.

So I do not won!t a Snapshot of my Computer.

Each year by December, I take 6 weeks off the computer and look (Debian has two year cycle of update) new distributions and test them.

13. I tested the snapshot utility.

After one hour of copying it said there is no space for the snapshot.

I promptly deleted the half baked snapshot (save space for Linux mint).

The home partition has less than 1000 files or items and it is only 115MB. It has 17.3GB space from 20GB allocated to the home partition.

I always check this and if the (mainly due to iso images) if the balance space is nearing 2GB, I delete few of the tested images.

I use AbiWord for my books they are always less than 300KB and never in MBs.

That is the beauty of AbiWord.

So this customization is a big joke.

I just installed Window Maker in my Gnome Desktop and (it is a window manager) and fiddled with it with minimal strain on the computer RAM.

This game of windows within windows is not a creative concept.

One should use different Workplaces for different tasks not within windows.

Mint has only one workplace, I wonder whether I can make two work places.

I need maximum of 3 workplaces.

Any distribution without workplaces do not entice me.

14. I think my reporting of Linux would end with this.

Lot of Things I did not Know about Gnome Desktop

 Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Lot of Things I did not Know about Gnome Desktop

There is lot of thinks I did not know about Gnome Desktop.

I am a Gnome user and not a developer.

I am happy with it and I leave it at that.

Only thing, I worry about was AbiWord and it did not have it in its repository.

So I went to Emmabauntus simply due to that. It supported AbiWord.

Emmabantus has XFCE Desktop which I do not like.

I also liked the Cairo Desktop Panel like Mac Operation system.

Today I realized Gnome has Cairo dock but do not port it as a default application.

It has tons of applications.

It has most of the applications that are used in SUGAR Desktop.

Use Synaptic Package Manager and type Gnome and YOU can see all of them

I am currently downloading those I want including Latex type of editors.

I do not need to go for SNAP, Flatpac or RPM of Fedora.

Apart from its Operating System needs, it uses less than 100MB of my hard disk.

What matters is the RAM and all these works at run time on the RAM.

So one should only invest on RAM and as busy as today, it is now using 2.5GB of my 8 GB RAM.

If you have an old computer by some DDR4 RAM and they are getting cheaper since DDR5 is on the market and they are very expensive.

So do not buy a new machine unless it gives you at least 32GB of DDR5 RAM.

Debian Education

Is completely different Distribution of Debian which is packed with education material.

It used to be a CD but now 8.1GB twice the standard of size Debian.

1. It is a server system and one can install minimal to large.

2. It is a must for an educational system.

3. After all, Google uses Debian which is probably called gDeb.

4. It let's you select a number desktop type and server types, which include audio servers.

5. I am installing it on my spare 67GB left over partition.

6. I installed Debian in two setting and  it ignores the older installation and boots only the last installation.

7. I want one system for regular use and the other one for testing.

8. I hope because Debian Education is a server edition it recognizes the other two distributions in it's GRUB file.

It is still installing and I have to wait for few minutes.

9. It has 3825 files and most I have used is about 2300 odd files in standard Debian.

10. Unfortunately Debian Education did not configure My GRUB File.

So I am giving up Debian Education.

11. In actual fact, I have 4 Debian Systems in my NUC now and all are working fine with tons of applications.

Finally I decided to install Devuan.

Devuan is a Debian Derivative which used different but simple a Init (? Init V5) system.

It has Live version and I could not get Desktop version downloaded.

I installed it but it is finicky.

It uses only 3 partitions.

/root

/boot

/home

I am going to erase it has limited packages.

I won't recommend it to newbie,

By the way, I decided to keep it and try Gnome Desktop on top of it.

It failed to install Gnome Desktop.

Synaptic Package Manager is enormous.

Annoying thing about is it says libraries are broken but even after, installing them an d the package running live, it keep say it.

The problem is it has a poor Internet Utility and does not wait for the file to download.

It has no SNAP or Flatpac.

Debian Linux Update-Live DVD Version

 Thursday, June 6, 2024
Debian Linux Update-Live DVD Version

I have been Using Debian from Version 8 on a regular basis, even though I have tested it from version 6 in the 32 bit time.

Version 12 is fantastic and there is no other distribution to rival it.

It comes in two year cycles and is stable.

One need not update it daily like Mint or Manjaro (sleek but finicky).

One need not save a copy or a Time-shift, fearing fragmentation.

Corporate guys like Redhat and Suse fear fragmentation and that is their nature and they are worried about their commercial outcome.

I say, use the useless Microsoft Windows or very expensive Apple.

Linux fragments only one fiddles with its original intentions.

That intention is FREE SOFTWARE for the WORLD and the human consumption from East to West and North to South.

Coming to Debian, I finally got two version of Debian in my NUC computer of 320GB.

It consumes little over 100GB with a handsomely large /home folder (with 10 partitions including Efi partition).

Of course it can reside on a single partition like Endless OS. and a boot partition, that is OK for a an old laptop, which I have. 

It is working fine.

I use two version for two reasons.

1. One is my workhorse which I do not fiddle with after getting my applications installed. 

I come to applications in a little while.

2. The other version is for fiddling round. 

Currently I am fiddling round with various Desktops, especially the light weight ones, including SUGAR for old computers which can be used productively.

I of course had a network of 14 to 16 IBM computers discarded from America in our home network and quickly disbanded them when our electricity bill went up. 

I was nearing retirement and and it came down to 3 one for the family and other two exclusively for me.

Currently two basic NUCs but only one is connected to the Internet.

Other is for my son who is not interested in computers now.

In the good old days, I had two versions of Debian, one running the older version and the other the latest version. 

I cannot remember whether Debian had a two year cycle, then.

3. I use only Gnome and said good bye to KDE and Plasma (consume lot of memory in the boot up itself, even before doing some work).

I tried PCLinux and erased it after 24 hours.

It is clunky.

Same thing with Devuan (probably an European version of Debian derivative), not worth trying.

4. Now to the applications

1. I do not use bulky LibreOffice.

Of course, LibreOffice has a database management system for storing films, videos, etc.

I have not tested this fully.

Instead, I download AbiWord my favorite Word Processor.

It used to be 28MB when mounted but has expanded to 250MB to accommodate various worldly formats.

2. Stacer

3. Notepadqq a new conversion

4. VLC as old as my Linux conversion

5. GIMP

6. Htop a terminal

7. Audacity as old as my Linux conversion.

8. Box Virtual Box (not proprietary Oracle Virtual Box)

New adventure to test new Linux distributions on a virtual machine

9. Xournal (not Vim or Emac ), my old favorite but haven't used for a long time!

Xouranl has both text editor and hand writing tool which are amazing

10.  Firefox and several other web browsers (Falkon, Opera, Dillo)

Firefox is my fovourite browser with Thunderbird as the Linux Email client.

11. Of course, Bluefish, just in case I need to do few lines of Code.

It has Python, PHP and Perl and lot of Code Breakers.

12. Gnumeric is for money matters

Joplin I believe is proprietary and Rednote is a worthy note taker.

Excuse my Typos and I am back to my writing mode and occasional testing of a new Linux Distribution,

Four books on various topics.

Box Utility of Gnome

 
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Box Utility of Gnome

I am testing Parrot OS and Endless on Box Utility.

Parrot OS has done a clever thing.

It has a Home edition and a Security edition.

Home edition has almost everything one needs to work.

Security edition is for penetration testing.

Endless OS has nothing (in a way it is good for a guy like me who wants nothing and would build up on the base) in its base iso.

It directs straight to SNAP application store which I do not like for many reasons.

I decided to download Debian testing image.

It is taking time.

Mind this all done not on root level but on a user level permission.

I have given root permission to download Debian Testing.

Box Utility wanted Express Install on my NUC Box  which I declined and decided to write on a USB.

Be aware of what one is doing.

Box would have destroyed my two Editions of Debian in my NUC!

Download speed of box utility is slow, it often breaks down if one is downloading torrent file simultaneously.

I prefer torrent downloads.

It is far better download the image separately to your download folder,

Each member of the Linux box has his or her own /home and a download folder.

That is the beauty of Linux.

I decided to download Debian Testing and I will Install it.

I have never done this before, since I use only the stable edition.

Installation failed.

I think it did not have the KDE multi-language package to install, so it stalled.

Without KDE, my installation went on smoothly.

MATE desktop booted up.

It had everything but Synaptic Package Manager wanted CD/DVD to install AbiWord.

More importantly GRUB file missed my Regular Gnome Edition.

The Testing Gnome was OK.

Well I have to Instal Debian Regular again.

In summary,

1. WiFi configuration was OK.

2. Clock configuration was OK.

3. It has introduced few more desktop types including Gnome X11.

4. My current Debian image is 6.1.-.....and the new image is 6.7......

5. It had nearly 3000 files at least 300 more than the stable versions.

6. I realize if I use Gnome, Gnome Flashback and MATE it saves me 1500 files (nearly half of the total installation).

7. KDE takes the most that is why I do not use KDE or Plasma.

Besides it takes shorter time to install.

8. I always make a point to be connected to home site and they have free permission to scan we hat I do and no virus attacks at all.

9. LibreOffice takes to the bulk due to its multi-lamguage support.

10. Testing guys should test one desktop at a time.

Then report to the Debian base instead of bashing in the YouTube for Patreon contributions.

11. Reporting on individual file may nelong to a specific group of people.

12. Please note Linux supports (voiced installation) visually handicapped and they do not need a Glossy Desktop.

MATE is a light weight desktop which Parrot Linux prefers.

By the way, I tried sddm (do not know what it is) instead of light gdm.

These new 300 odd packages have to be text edited line by line.

Kernel itself has of million lines.

This the answer to the Young Guys who wanted the latest but untested software.

Even for an Old Linux guy there is something to do for the first time.

That is the way, life is all about strange associations with reality.

I am going to Install it again but my gut feeling is it will fail again.

I have the two working Debian images not harmed.

List of Little Linux Utilities

 Thursday, June 6, 2024
List of Little Linux Utilities

This web site was created to promote Linux distributions when no one was interested in Linux.

There were only 32 PCs worldwide at that time and I was one of them in Ceylon, statistically insignificant number and India did not have any.

Currently only about 3% users but about 10% of the guys in YouTube talk about it, like people talking about Meiditation but never practice it.

Google uses gDeb and it is about to 6% the total.

Apple is a variant of Unix from which Linux started its origin.

Linux Torvalds had a little outing with his professor ?Thanabaum and outcome was Linux.

My aim is to promote Linux so that before I kick the bucket at least 10% of the PC users use it as a "Freedom Project".

1. Pidgin

Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to simultaneously log in to various services from a single application, with a single interface for both popular and obsolete protocols (from AIM to Discord), thus avoiding the hassle of having to deal with new software for each device and protocol.

As of 2007, the number of Pidgin users was estimated to be over three million.

Pidgin is widely used for its Off-the-Record Messaging(OTR) plugin, which offers end-to-end encryption.

For this reason it is included in the privacy and anonymity focused operating systemTails.
 

2. Ping

Ping (blogging), used for blogs, RSS, and related web services

Ping (networking utility), a computer network monitoring tool

Ping (video games), the network latency between computers used in online gaming

Ping.fm, a defunct microblog social networ

iTunes Ping, a social network for music that was once built into Apple iTunes

Ping Identity, an American software compan
 

3. Bluefish

Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and web developers, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages. See features for an extensive overview, take a look at the screenshots, or download it right away. Bluefish is an open source development project, released under the GNU GPL licence.

Bluefish is a multi-platform application that runs on most desktop operating systems including Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, FreeBSD and OpenBSD.

4. Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is free and open-source email client software which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and contact book, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.

Available cross-platform, it is operated by the Mozilla Foundation's subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. Thunderbird is an independent, community-driven project that is managed and overseen by the Thunderbird Council, which is elected by the Thunderbird Community. The project strategy was originally modelled after that of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser and is an interface built on top of that Web browser.
 

5. Stacer

Stacer is an all-in-one solution for optimizing Linux.

It monitors system resources, cleans up disk space, and manages startup applications. Whether you're a seasoned Linux user or new to the platform, learn how Stacer can enhance your system's performance and usability.

6. Notepadqq

Notepadqq is text editor and is versatile enough to use on daily basis.

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows. It supports tabbed editing, which allows working with multiple open files in a single window. The product's name comes from the C postfix increment operator.

It is sometimes referred to as npp or NPP.

Notepad++ is distributed as free software.

At first, the project was hosted on SourceForge, from where it was downloaded over 28 million times and twice won the SourceForge Community Choice Award for Best Developer Tool.

The project was hosted on TuxFamily from 2010 to 2015.

Since 2015, Notepad++ has been hosted on GitHub.

Notepad++ uses the Scintilla editor component.

7. Jitsi

Jitsi  is a collection of free and open-source multi-platform voice (VoIP), video conferencing and instant messaging applications for the Web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.

The Jitsi project began with the Jitsi Desktop (previously known as SIP Communicator).

With the growth of WebRTC, the project team focus shifted to the Jitsi Videobridge for allowing web-based multi-party video calling. Later the team added Jitsi Meet, a full video conferencing application that includes web, Android, and iOS clients. Jitsi also operates meet.jit.si, a version of Jitsi Meet hosted by Jitsi for free community use. Other projects include: Jigasi, lib-jitsi-meet, Jidesha, and Jitsi.

Jitsi has received support from various institutions such as the NLnet Foundation, the University of Strasbourg and the Region of Alsace, the European Commission and it has also had multiple participations in the Google Summer of Code program.

8. Text Editors

There is a lot of them and I have highlighted a few of them above.

9. Ranger

Is a very good terminal with simple graphic features

Ranger is a free and open-source file manager with text-based user interface for Unix-like systems. It is developed by Roman Zimbelmann and licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The program can accomplish file management tasks with a few keystrokes and mouse input is optional.

In conjunction with extensions including the rifle file opener and scope.sh, ranger can be scripted to open files with pre-defined programs and to display a preview of the selected file by calling external programs.

10. Neofetch

Neofetch is a system information tool written in the Bash shell scripting language. By default, on the left side is a logo of the distribution, rendered in ASCII art. Unlike a system monitor, the tool only features a static display of the computer's basic hardware and software configurations and their versions, typically operating system, the host (namely the technical name of the machine), uptime, package managers, the shell, display resolution, desktop environment, window manager, themes and icons, the computer terminal, CPU, GPU, and RAM. Neofetch can also display images on the terminal with w3m-img in place of the ASCII logo art.

Neofetch development has been discontinued as of April 26, 2024.

MultiSystem USB

 Friday, June 7, 2024
MultiSystem USB

One has to go to SourceForge and download this CD and boot it. 

It is Ubuntu based distribution which I used to install number of Linux distribution on a USB. 

However, some distributions do not support MutiSystem booting.

I have several MultiSystem USBs which I use to display Linux distributions to new comers. 

It supports most of the Ubuntu Based Distributions except Ubuntu. 

I have installed Gparted as a default distribution.

It is there for "on the go" partitioning of new hard disk.

Tails do not support it now but it used to support it.

I am going to install Linux Mint cinnamon desktop today.

Arched based Manjero can be booted with MultiSystem but none of the Debian Live DVDs is supported. 

It needs Squash file (single hierarchical file) for live booting.

Almost all Puppy Linux distributions support squash file system. 

Instead of having several Puppy Linux USN sticks in my pocket several can be included  in a MultiSystem USB with 32GB storage.

Interestingly, Knoppix with a persistent store is included in my MultSystem USB stick.

Its booting CD is not freely available and it comes from France with English language support. 

However, I downloaded it from SorceForge today.

Mx Linux 23.3-Install

Monday, June 10, 2024
Mx Linux 23.3-Install

Since, I have given up on Ubuntu, I decided to use another Linux distribution on top of Debian, Gnome, with a Light Weight Desktop.
I am beginning to Love Light Weight Desktops where on can fiddle with icon and windows.
In Flushbox Windows can be taken out of the monitor screen but they do not disappear but come from the other end.
It reduces the clutter even on a giant monitor.
I have also decided to Install it on a USB, instead of writing on a USB to mount.

I want it to be persistent copy and not a Live session.

It has lot of options and it is finishing install with Efi partition and a SWAP partition, in case I mount it on a Windows Box.
I takes long time to install USB stick which is understandable.
 

It booted with a user password and root password for Synaptic Package Manager.
I am currently installing,
1. AbiWord.
2. Stacer.
3. Notepadqq
4. Ranger
There is no LibreOffice.
 

Efi
/root is just under 10GB.
/boot
SWAP
No additional partitions.

I have found a way to add additional partitions say /var or /tmp.

KDE Plasma in Debian Failed Again

 Saturday, June 8, 2024
KDE Plasma in Debian Failed Again
This in not the first time but for 3rd time KDE Plasma failed when installing Debian.
1. First with Debian Testing.
2. Second with Debian Gnome using Synaptic Package Manager.
3. Today with Debian 12.5.0, Starter CD1.
 

It seems it has nearly 1000 files and probably it uses 1200MB memory.
Last time I saw it failing with a Perl package at the end.
 
I even tried installing on only text mode to SEE on which package it get stuck.
 
KDE is the base for SuSe and Redhat and their community guys either deliberately or due to carelessness released a broken KDE system.
 

I just wanted to see how Plasma was getting on.
I use Gnome and did not bother testing it for over a decade.
I had a 67GB extra space in my NUC hard drive and tested KDE with MATE and Gnome.
It failed.

I think KDE tries to emulate Windows and that is their Failure.
 
Windows actually started in 1980s and I had an article on how window frames were developed in a computer journal of early days.
Windows was a late adoption.

What it means is Windows within Windows.

In early day RAM was the limiting factor and it could not handle Windows within Windows.
Whereas, Window Maker of Linux handled this to this day marvelously.
In fact there are several light weight Window Makers which I have under Gnome hood.
Blackbox
Flushbox
Pekwm
IceWarm
and many more.

Windows within Windows of KDE and Plasma are also failures of memory control.

That is why I do not use KDE.
 

Linux kernel has 23 million lines of code.
I bet KDE / Plasma probably has 100 million or trillion of coding, I believe.
What it should do is to cut it down to 50 million line of code.
 

Even then it cannot match original Window Maker of Linux.
 
By the way, I have three versions of Gnome in my hard disk of 320GN all are working fine.

Debian Install Images

Debian Install Images
 

Debian has vast array of Images.

1. My recommendation for newbie is to go and download a Live Image with different Desktops from Gnome to Cinnamon to Xfce to Mate and a few more.
 
One can write this to a USB.
 
On a Linux Desktop it automatically goes to the Image Writer Mode.
 
Alternatively, one can write this to a DVD and boot it from an old PC with a DVD Drive (that does not support USB booting).

2. Then there are Images for various platforms AMD and ARM, PPC and so on.

3. Then there are 20 odd DVDs in Source Code and DVD form.
The source code images do not boot from USBs.
 

If you write the first (1st) DVD of  series of 20 DVDS to a DVD one can install all the desktop types in one go.
Please do not try the Source Code DVDs and they do not boot from a USB.

Connection to the Internet is vital.

Image in my USB was 6.2.0.18 (an old image).

On installation with the WiFi connected it selected current 6.7.0....

The current Testing image is 6.7.0.....

Debian has 9 sub partitions.
I use 5 partition schedule.

I have never tried on a single partition.
/root
/ boot
/home
/tmp

/var
 
The above partition schedule with SWAP partition twice the size of RAM is ideal.

If dual booting backing up your data is an optional consideration (not for me) but mandatory for some.

Once installed one should run it several trial runs, so that Debian will automatically update its files.
 
Be patient when updating is going on.

Then one can install one's favorite applications either with SNAP store or Synaptic Package Manager.
 
I prefer Synaptic, it is really the Debian Package Manager.

The New Testing Debian does not support Synaptic Package Manager but one can install it as an application and use it to install applications.

Well I have 3 images installed in my NUC.
1. one for daily use.
2. One for testing.
3. The third is for the Testing Branch

Large DVD version has many types of desktops and one should not TRY KDE Plasma (some files missing during installation). Installation hang up at the last moment when KDE is selected during (the Testing Branch DVD).
 

Go and s visit the Debian page for specific information.

Microsoft is a Cancer one have to Live and Die

Microsoft is a Cancer one have to Live and Die

In Early 2000 I made a Free Article called FUD.

Fear 

Uncertainty 

Doubt 

That is the Corporate Mentality.

Microsoft was in the thick of it.

I have nothing against Bill Gate but as an old time pediatrician, I am against all pedophiliac agents including Epstein. 

There were 37 members of the parliament in England who were paediphiliacs including a Prime Minister in the 1960s and later in the early 1980s.

I left UK never to return.

Bill Gate of Course, is now a disgrace to himself.

In their Halloween disclosures Bill Gates associates described Linux as a Cancer.

But Linux has weathered the storm and even NASA uses Linux.

My plan is to make Linux desktop penetration 10%.

It has already passed the 5% threshold.

 

Real Life story of my ACER Laptop.

This laptop cannot be booted by a Linux Image on USB stick due to Microsoft’s hold on its BIOS. 

When, I purchased, it had Windows without any software.

 On my frequent sojourns abroad, I accidentally found it in Mustafa Centre in Singapore. I purchased it damn cheap, without knowing it had an issue with its Boot Menu.  Additionally it had the figure of 8 virus which inserts itself at many entry points without an input. I now know how to negotiate this irritating inconvenience.

 In my usual careless attitude on holidays, I did not have the  inborn sense to test it before purchasing. 

Of course, the sales person would not volunteer the defects he or she is privy of.

Beware if one purchases a "Marked Down" gadget even in Singapore.

 

Coming to Microsoft, it tries to own the hardware I have already fully paid for. 

This laptop with Microsoft Interference is the very reason, I migrated to Linux for good.

Nowadays, I use Puppy Linux to test but before that Knoppix.

 After a while, Windows  Installation was erased with TRUE OS which is defunct now. 

I used the TRUE OS CD to connect to the Internet, thereby bypassing the use of USB Slot to boot the laptop.

Microsoft owns the device by secret alliance with the O.E.M guys. 

One has to be smart to bypass the Microsoft Hegemony.

 

I paid for the hardware and Microsoft cannot own it after the point of purchase.

 

What I do with the hardware is entirely my business.

 

This laptop is working fine with Endless OS installed. 

 

In the first instance, I used Russian Astra Linux to erase any trace of Microsoft and Endless OS came to my sphere of activity much later. 

Astra Linux had only a limited application bundle and I could not install even Abiword my favourite word processor. 

I gave up Russian Linux for good on that issue alone.

By the way, Russians have moved away from MATE desktop and using Gnome in ALT Linux. 

Dreamlinux

 
Dreamlinux

Web site: www.dreamlinux.info (not active)
Origin: Brazil
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Xfce
Architecture: x86
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia: Dreamlinux
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 5.0 | January 1, 2012
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Dreamlinux – Brazilian, live Linux distribution features customized Xfce desktop.
Xfce – the default desktop environment has been customized to make the look quite similar to the look of MAC OS X user interface.

Starting from version 3.1, Dreamlinux was based on Debian and had two desktops available from the one live media: Xfce and GNOME 2.
Dreamlinux 3.5 has been released as two separated versions with Xfce and GNOME.
The last released version is 5.0 and is available with Xfce desktop.

Dreamlinux 5.0 offers installer called FlexiBoot which allows users to install Dreamlinux in USB external hard drive, or install it to the internal hard drive.

Dreamlinux has pre-installed application called MKDistro which allows users to build their own customized Dreamlinux and Debian-based distribution.

As of October 2012, the Dreamlinux project has been finished.

Why I do not Eat Beef?

 I have been talking too, much Linux this is a bit of basic medicine.

Why I do not Eat Beef?

Beef contributes to at least 5 debilitating diseases.

They are;

1. Obesity

2. Adult Onset Diabetes

3. Arthritis

4. Heart Disease

5. Most debilitating is DEMENTIA

Mind you dogs also develop dementia.

Whereas, fish protect the heart but fish oil does not.

Fish oil contributes to oxidative injury.

I am a guy who used to teach basic pathology and in detail inflammation.

Inflammation is both protective (induce immunity) and destructive when out of control.

The bottom line is "oxidant damage".

Best example is Tuberculosis which can kill even the "Woolly Mammoths".

One good treatment for arthritis is chilies which inhibit the neutrophils that may enter the joint cavity to cause arthritis.

Most of the Westerners are allergic to chilies but Green Chilies is the best which in addition contribute antioxidants.

Xandros

 
Xandros

Web site: xandros.com (not active)
Origin: Canada
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia: Xandros
Media: Install CD
The last version | Released: 4.2 | July 26, 2007

Xandros (or: Xandros Desktop) – an easy to use, highly compatible Linux distribution for desktop computer users. It provides an alternative operating system environment that is simple to install, configure and use, provides extensive Microsoft Windows OS and network compatibility, and harnesses the power of Linux to provide a viable, highly functional and reliable Linux desktop that is easy to use.

Features:
– Simple, powerful and complete Linux desktop operating system
– The only Linux desktop that installs out of the box alongside Windows XP with NTFS resizing capability (Deluxe only)
– Ability to run many Windows applications via CodeWeavers CrossOver Office & Plugin products (a US$79.95 value included with Deluxe only)
– Free North American shipping and handling for Xandros Desktop Deluxe (limited time offer)
– Xandros Desktop Deluxe Edition only US$99.00
– Xandros Desktop Standard Edition special introductory price only US$39.95 plus shipping and handling.

Xandros Desktop leverages the performance and reliability of a Linux distribution to create a secure desktop operating system that breaks down the barriers between Microsoft Windows and Linux. A simple 5 step graphical installation process and uncomplicated configuration facilities get your system up and running quickly while the familiar point and click interface and easy to use applications get you surfing the Web, sending e-mail, chatting, word processing and printing immediately.

The Xandros Desktop is based on the Open Source, K Desktop Environment (KDE) which immediately gives it a familiar appearance whether you are accustomed to Microsoft Windows or another Linux distribution.

Xandros has created a desktop solution that combines the best of open source technologies with a corporate attention to completeness, usability, and support. 

Version 1 of the Desktop product was based on the award winning Corel LINUX OS and represents the next step in the evolution of the Corel desktop. Based in Ottawa, the Xandros team includes the world-renowned developers and architects of the award winning Corel LINUX OS. Xandros has inherited a sizeable user base from Corel LINUX OS from which it is significantly expanding its market presence. Xandros is currently developing its direct and indirect distribution channels for corporate, government, home, and educational users world wide. Xandros has established a world class technical support team. Xandros is also developing an extensive professional services presence to enhance its capabilities to support relationships with larger clients and partners.

Corel Linux OS

 
Corel Linux OS
 

Discover Linux power built specifically for the desktop with Corel LINUX OS. Featuring a four-step graphical installer and a KDE-based, drag-and-drop environment, this Debian-based operating system is incredibly easy to install and configure.  

Access local and network drives and the Internet with an innovative browser-style file manager. 

Get system updates over the Web. Plus, enjoy outstanding file compatibility and network integration. Corel LINUX OS - combining renowned Linux performance and stability with intelligent simplicity. 

Update: Xandros Corporation has announced that it has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Corel Corporation, giving it access to Corel's Linux desktop OS and related technologies. 

The newly formed company will focus on developing the desktop and server markets with assistance from its founding parent, Linux Global Partners.

Web site: linux.corel.com (not active)
Origin: Canada
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia: Corel Linux
Media: Install CD
The last version | Released: 1.2 | July 14, 2000

Corel (Corel Linux OS) – a Debian-based Linux distribution released at the end of 1999. Corel made significant customizations to file management in its distribution, which caused it to be incompatible with other Linux systems. Corel Linux was very unsuccessful, and in 2001 the project was discontinued.

Corel officially launched the Corel Linux operating system in 1999 and the system are offered in 3 versions:
– free – available for download from the Corel website (corel.com)
– Standard – USD 59.95
– Deluxe – USD 89.95

The Corel Linux OS free version consists the Linux kernel version 2.2, the Enhanced KDE Desktop interface built using the Qt library, Corel Install Express programs, Corel Update (formerly Corel Package Manager), Corel File Manager and Netscape Communicator.

Standard version of Corel Linux is also equipped with Adobe Acrobat Reader, Instant Messenger (ICQ compliant client), 20 Bitstream and Type 1 fonts, Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux (basic version) and source code and user’s guide.

The Corel Linux operating system Deluxe has been supplemented with all elements of the Standard version and the BRU Backup software (personal version), a set of cliparts for Corel WordPerfect 8 and a game Civilization: Call to Power.

Corel Linux OS featured a SmartMove application which lete users to:
– Migrate Microsoft Windows settings to Corel Linux.
– Automate restoring settings that are changed by SmartMove.
– Provide an easy way to access network folders through Corel Linux.

Conectiva Linux

 
Conectiva Linux

Web site: conectiva.com.br (not active)
Origin: Brazil
Category: Desktop, Server
Desktop environment: AfterStep, Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, WindowMaker, Xfce
Architecture: x86
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia (PT): Conectiva
Media: Install, Live CD
The last version | Released: 10 | July 5, 2004

Conectiva Linux – an independent Linux distribution for the Latin American market. Conectiva Linux was forked from Red Hat Linux, based on RPM packages and used APT to update and install packages.

Conectiva was a company founded on August 28, 1995 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, by a group of friends, mostly public employees of Banco do Brasil, together with Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo, who was a pioneer in Linux distributions and free software in Brazil and throughout Latin America.

The “Crystal” icons for KDE, which were designed by Conectiva employee Esveraldo Coelho, and the “apt4rpm” port for the Debian GNU / Linux package management, were developed by Conectiva. Conectiva also developed the Synaptic graphical user interface. Conectiva employed a.o. Rik van Riel and the kernel maintainer Marcelo Tosatti.

Conectiva also developed in the area of ​​the Linux kernel, the high availability of Linux and in the area of ​​drivers. Also: XFree86, network protocols, firewall, Linux clusters, performance analysis and optimization, file and resource management.

On January 24, 2005 it was announced that the company MandrakeSoft had acquired Conectiva for 1.79 million euros. On April 7, 2005 MandrakeSoft announced the change of the company’s name to Mandriva and its distributions to the name of Mandriva Linux.

The first version of Conectiva Linux 1.0 Parolin was released October 7, 1997.
The last one version 10 released July 5, 2004.

The live ISO’s user is: default/conectiva/root without password.

Commodore OS

Commodore OS

Web site: www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_OS_Vision.aspx (not active)
Web site (32bit): cbmosvision.webs.com
Origin: USA
Category: Game
Desktop environment: GNOME
Architecture: x86, x86_64
Based on: Linux Mint
Wikipedia: Commodore OS
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 1.0 beta9 | July 3, 2012
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Commodore OS (Commodore OS Vision) – a Linux distribution based on Linux Mint, and created for Commodore and games fans.

Commodore OS Vision is available only for x86-64 architectures, uses the GNOME 2 desktop and features Compiz/Emerald desktop effects. It includes pre-installed many games, Firefox and Chromium web browsers, LibreOffice, Scribus, GIMP, Blender, OpenShot and Cinellera, Ardour and Audacity, Linux MultiMedia Studio, etc. It has a classic Commodore slant with a selection of applications reminiscent of their classic Amiga counterparts.

Commodore OS is not compatible with Commodore 64 software, but it contains VICE, an open-source emulator of the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, CBM-II, Commodore PET, Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore Plus/4.

Commodore OS is designed as a way to look as the old Commodore system.

Commodore OS Vision was developed by Commodore USA between 2011 and 2012.
The last version 1.0 beta 9 was based on Linux Mint 10.

There is also available a VirtualBox image.
username/password: adminuser/adminuser
Root Password: adminuser

Commodore OS 32 bit (COS) – a Linux distribution, developed by a guy called ‘spannernick’.
It is not related to Commodore OS Vision 64 bit, but it based on Linux Mint too, and looks similar to the 64 bit edition.

COS 32bit was made to be working on a Pentium 4 which is 32-bit processor. Commodore OS 32-bit will provide emulators so you can play the Commodore 64 and Amiga games and programs. Games and demos for the Commodore PET, VIC-20, CBM-II, C16, C64, C128 and Commodore AMIGA can be run.

Password for Live account is: live123. 

Caldera

Caldera


Web site: (not active)
Origin: USA
Category: Workstation, Server
Desktop environment: GNOME, KDE
Architecture: x86
Based on: LST Power Linux
Wikipedia: Caldera OpenLinux
Media: Install
The last version | Released: 3.1.1 | June 1, 2002

Caldera OpenLinux – a based on LST Power Linux, a Slackware-derived distribution that had been maintained by Linux Support Team since 1993 and the first to come with a Linux 2.0 kernel. It was developed by Caldera Systems (now SCO Group) since 1998.

Caldera Systems created a full featured GUI system administration tool called Caldera Open Administration System (COAS). The tool was a unified, easy to use administration tool with a modular design. With its scalability and broad scope abilities.

Source: wikipedia.org; License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;

ByzantineOS

 
ByzantineOS


Web site: byzgl.sourceforge.net
Origin:
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: Mozilla
Architecture: x86
Based on: Independent
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 20040404 | April 4, 2004

ByzantineOS – a software internet appliance with a home entertainment bias. It is based on a networked Linux distribution/bootable system with Mozilla providing access to a range of services and applications.

ByzantineOS fits in 48MB of media and should work on any PC.
With ByzantineOS CD-ROM, there is no need of hard-disks, floppy drives and others.
All is needed is a diskless computer with the following parts:
– CPU (Intel Pentium)
– Motherboard
– NIC (Network Interface Card) or MODEM
– CD-ROM drive (or DVD drive to play DVD-Video disks)
– RAM (128 MB minimum for full graphics)
– VESA 2.0 compliant graphic card

dyne:bolic

 
dyne:bolic


Web site: www.dynebolic.org
Origin: Italy
Category: Multimedia
Desktop environment: Gnome
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia: dyne:bolic
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 3.0 | September 8, 2011
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dyne:bolic – a live Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and targeted to media activists, artists and creators. It is able to recognize automatically most of devices and peripherals such as: sound, video, TV, network cards, firewire, USB devices, etc.

The live system contains a large set of applications which allow manipulation and broadcast of both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode, and stream.

dyne:bolic is intended to be used as Live CD/DVD and it does not require installation to a hard drive. It is designed to work with old and slow computers, and its kernel is optimized for low latency and for performance.

dyne:bolix 1.x and 2.x was developed independently, and used Window Maker and Xfce desktops. The first version was released in March 2005.
The last version of dyne:bolic 3.0 was based on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, used Linux kernel 3.0, Gnome 2 as its default desktop environment, Debian-Live scripts, and was released in September 2011.

gnuArtist

 
gnuArtist


Web site: sites.google.com/site/gnuartist/ (not active)
Origin: USA
Category: Multimedia
Desktop environment: Gnome
Architecture: x86
Based on: Ubuntu
Wikipedia:
Media: Live CD
The last version | Released: 10.04.2 | February 24, 2011

gnuArtist – an artistic Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, providing the end-user with tools for digital content creation.

gnuArtist is a highly customized setup of Ubuntu (32-bit alternative install), to ensure a lightweight and stable environment for people who want stability and productivity. It is based on the LTS versions of Ubuntu (rather than normal releases). The default environment is GNOME, but used a hydrid interface of MacOSX/Windows. A default dock is provided (Avant Window Manager), and a Mac-menu like menu bar (Gnome Global Menu) is located on the top of the screen, along side a Windows-like start button called Cairo-Menu, for quick and easy navigation.

The software categories include the following:
– Audio – (Editing, Recording & Music Composition): Audacity
– Video – (Editing, Capture & Conversion): OpenShot
– 3D Modeling & Animation: Blender
– Image Editing & Digital Paint: MyPaint, Gimp
– Font Creation & Management
– Animation (2D Vector & Traditional)
– HTML/Programming & Web-Design: Geany
– Internet & Networking: Opera
– Multimedia Players: VLC
– DVD Authoring & Backup: Brasero, 2ManDVD DVD-Video, Remastersys, Reconstructor ISO

gnuArtist was designed and developed by Don J. Thorpe.

DreamStep is a dream come true of a Hardworking Guy

 Thursday, December 13, 2012
DreamStep is a dream come true of a hardworking guy

DreamStep
DreamStep is a dream come true of a hardworking guy.

A true developer who adds to the already existing Window Maker a new twist.
I like the window maker because it is light weight desktop and Debian based.
It runs on smoothly on my ASUS laptop.
It is 64 bit and has many utilities.
 

The one I like most is the Blender.
 

It has Gambase 3 my favorite and SciText to add value to programmers.
It has all the programming languages Python 2.6 and Python 2.7, Ruby and many more.
I have pasted below how it come into being.
It is one of the best for advanced as well as newbies getting to "nuts and bolts of Linux".

I hope Linux Magazine should test this distribution and write an introduction, the next year round.

About DreamStep

DreamStep is a custom Linux distribution (distro) that is built from a Debian Wheezy base. 

It uses Window Maker as the desktop. 

DreamStep is available in 64 bit only and comes on DVD (USB / SD media also available).
DreamStep is built from my old Liquid Lemur - Window Maker build scripts. 

The Lemur bits were removed. This distro is actually my second run with DreamStep. The original DreamStep was based on Dreamlinux and started with AfterStep before switching to Window Maker. With Dreamlinux being in an off again / on again state, I pulled the plug on the original DreamStep many moons ago and moved on to my other distros (HEKA OS and Liquid Lemur). 

Liquid Lemur was my most successful run at distro building. However, due to personal issues I could not continue. So I handed it over to the other devs and stepped down. Once I got my life sorted, I came back. Not liking the direction Lemur was headed, I brought DreamStep back to life and continued to work on my original goal...a hybrid Window Maker. And here it is! :)
DreamStep steps outside the box where other Window Maker based distros are concerned. I morph Window Maker into a more modern, aesthetically pleasing desktop. I call this the "Hybrid" mode or morph. Old school Window Maker users may disagree and prefer the usual Window Maker desktop. For those, I created a "Traditional" morph. A custom tool (Morpher) allows users to morph DreamStep into these morphs. Additional morphs are planned for future releases. DreamStep also has a custom tool (Themer) for switching themes. Unlike traditional Window Maker themes and styles, DreamStep gives you the ability to change the theme for the entire desktop (i.e. Window Maker, Gtk, Icons, Sounds, etc.) in one easy to use tool.
There are several other custom tools / apps in DreamStep. I have a custom shutdown dialog, making it easier to exit DreamStep (Window Maker). There is also a custom Control Center app that is based on the Liquid Lemur APE MAN app. Additional custom apps include; a first-run / Welcome app, a hybrid web browser, apps for panel, conky, idesk, wbar, and more.
DreamStep also includes some pretty fine artwork, if I do say so myself. The distro is still a little rough around the edges, but it IS getting better. I hope that people will at least try the hybrid Window Maker before passing any judgment.

POMR to EBM

 Saturday, October 1, 2022
POMR to EBM

It is time for me to revisit my medical career 22 years after calling it off for good.

First of all, tribute to all my batch mates living and left us in good time, long before the pandemic.

My batch had a few bad eggs some  of them were 8 years older to me.

I am not the youngest but one of the five youngest in the batch.

Credit to all my younger colleagues who organized the 50th anniversary of our entry into the University of Peradeniya.

Except the few old bad eggs the rest of my batch mates were Iconic in their own fields of expertise.

Unfortunately Peradeniya University has gone into abyss simply due to Area Based Admission which did an irreversible damage to our Northern Friends and finally to the protracted 35 year old ethnic war in Ceylon.

Ill feeling are still simmering but it is time to reflect the good things of the past and forget the few bad eggs which spoiled the soup.

Changing into a different dimension;

This is just a reminder to Russia and Ukraine and they should not be a part to CIA and Neo-Colonial Propaganda.

It is time for amicable arrangement but unless this X-elensky is taken out of the equation it won't happen.

He is a virtual curse and in Buddha's Term Maraya's Living Incarnation.

Russia is a great cultural nation one should not try to wipe it out of modern history.

I do not mind American, especially the democratic hegemony getting wiped out and a responsive conservative or republican government coming to power.

It is inevitable.

Besides politics, coming to POMR and EBM.

EBM or evidenced based medicine is dead.

Reason I do not know.

Most likely in real time, gut reaction, a better term ESP or extra sensory perception should be given a chance to operate and save a life in real time.

I have used this technique, a few times in my life and it really works when nothing in medical field works.

PMOR is simple Problem oriented medical records.

It has two components;

1. Back going problems of no current consequence.

2. On going problems one has to be cognizant.

3. There is no futuristic or stock market projections in Medicine.

It is either current or nonexistent (imagined).

This imagined part belongs to the patients and it is matter of how long one can kick on or better still kick the bucket for the good for our planet to recover in real time which is over populated by humans.

The young should be given adequate space and freedom to breath in new ideas.

As a medical person me a pathologist, (out of date) after the fact determination  with no emotion attached to the final report for posterity and for further research.

 

NADA the Forensic Expert with current expertise one has to balance the judgement and not be paranoid, at all.

Paranoia (partly futuristic) cannot be treated.

 

Racism is basically a paranoid disease. 

There is only one species of human beings on this planet.

Live this moment with Metta and happiness of Upekka (? equanimity is the closest rendering of this Pali term).

Metta is powerful by itself.

PS.
My interests are not medical but pure physics and beyond the event horizon and nanotechnology.
 

I will forget to send a Christmas or New Year card to all those who send me the current address.

Regards to Upekka;
 

It is not forgetting but current feeling with empathy.

Monty Python and Python Programming Protocol (P.P.P.)

 Posted on February 5, 2011

Monty Python and Python Programming Protocol (P.P.P.)

I never thought Linux has any relationship to Monty Python’s play acting and his scripts.

Now I discover python language’s name comes from his acting skills and not due to any programming language as long as a reptile called python.

In my case any programming language is a python to me whether it is C or C++ or Java or Beans (they never spell or spill the beans or code in anyway comprehensible to human mind but to computers only) and sometimes with cobra venom installed in them and any sane guy start hating them.

All these changed when I discovered Linux. 

 

Whether you like or not one needs to know few starting scripts and rooting responses, booting and Grubbing files, if one wants to embrace Linux.

So I did.

Now I hear suddenly from nowhere ‘A’ Level students are made to learn python in schools and act like Monty Python of BBC.

BBC Basic was the first language I started learning before Sinclair’s Basic and long time before I discovered there is something called C and later Unix.

By the way, the language is named after the BBC show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and has nothing to do with reptiles.
 

Making references to Monty Python and acting skills are actively encouraged by the Linux community.

Some of Python’s notable features:
Uses an elegant syntax, making the programs you write easier to read.

Is an easy-to-use language that makes it simple to get your program working. 

This makes Python ideal for prototype development and other ad-hoc programming tasks, without compromising maintainability.

Comes with a large standard library that supports many common programming tasks such as connecting to web servers, searching text with regular expressions, reading and modifying files.

Python’s interactive mode makes it easy to test short snippets of code. 

There is also a bundled development environment called IDLE.

Is easily extended by adding new modules implemented in a compiled language such as C or C++.

Can also be embedded into an application to provide a programmable interface.

Runs on many different computers and operating systems: Windows, MacOS, many brands of Unix, OS/2.

Is free software in two senses. 

It doesn’t cost anything to download or use Python, or to include it in your application. Python can also be freely modified and re-distributed, because while the language is copyrighted it is available under, an open source license.

Python is an easy and powerful object-oriented programming language. 

It was originally created back in the 1980’s, but saw it's first public release in 1991. 

After the release of Python 1.0 in 1994, it quickly became one of the preferred programming language for the creation of web applications in the Internet, alongside with Perl and PHP.

It’s creator, Guido van Rossum has played a major part in the Python development from it’s first release and has a central role in deciding the direction of the Python development.

Python is often used as a scripting language for web applications in combination with the “mod python” module for the Apache web server. Python’s easiness of use and ability to integrate with different SDKs allows the creation of many different programs for Windows, Linux, Маc ОS and other operational systems.

This is what Eric Raymond has to say about Python;

I had already heard just enough about Python to know that it is what is nowadays called a “scripting language”, an interpretive language with its own built-in memory management and good facilities for calling and cooperating with other programs.

So I dived into Programming Python with one question uppermost in my mind: what has this got that Perl does not?

Perl, of course, is the 800-pound gorilla of modern scripting languages.

It has largely replaced shell as the scripting language of choice for system administrators, thanks partly to its comprehensive set of UNIX library and system calls, and partly to the huge collection of Perl modules built by a very active Perl community. The language is commonly estimated to be the CGI language behind about 85% of the “live” content on the Net.

Larry Wall, its creator, is rightly considered one of the most important leaders in the Open Source community, and often ranks third behind Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman in the current pantheon of hacker demigods.

To say I was astonished would have been positively wallowing understatement.

It’s remarkable enough when implementations of simple techniques work exactly as expected the first time; but my first metaclass hack in a new language, six days from a cold standing start?
 

Even if we stipulate that I am a fairly talented hacker, this is an amazing testament to Python’s clarity and elegance of design.

There was simply no way I could have pulled off a coup like this in Perl, even with my vastly greater experience level in that language. 

It was at this point I realized I was probably leaving Perl behind.

Now Guido van Rossum who has a major role in development in Python will join the elite three mentioned above.(Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman and Larry Wall).

It is not easy to master a computer language but one who has background knowledge and basic understanding of several language would benefit from it.

Jumping into it straight away may not be the best way.

Learning C and Unix, Linux and how scripting done and modules used to take advantage of Linux kernels is necessary before embarking on this adventure.

In any case Linux is the winner.

It is an object oriented interpretive language with graphic capability may be better than Visual Basic but if one needs to advance in programming language one need to know the code and syntax behind the ant graphic interphase.

There are lot of language wrapped behind the Linux kernel and scripting.

 

It is far better to master Linux and simple commands and scripts before delving.into an advanced language with powerful capabilities.

I still prefer to call it a python with reptilian image because it is a very very long language behind the big modules.

Enjoy Linux and one will enjoy Python too but do not let it wrap round your neck and squeeze your wind pipe and suffocate you.

Better learn few piping tricks in Linux and put the python inside a pipe and tame it.