දෙස් කී බෝඩ් එක එම අතීත සටහන ඇඟිලි තුඩුවට අපුරුවට ගෙනවිත් ඇත.
බොහොම ස්තුතීයි.
Monday, June 22, 2026
ගල් ලෑල්ලේ සහ අඟුරු කැබැල්ලේ වැඩ දැන් ඩිගිටල් වෙලා
අඟුරු කැබැල්ලලෙන් පටන් ගෙන ගල් ලෑල්ලටත්, වැල්ලේ සටහන් කල පිය සටහන් මැකී ගියා සේ ඒ සුන්දර අතීතය අමතක වුනත් මොලයේ යම් කොටසක ඒ අතීතය සටහන්ව ඇත.
Old ACER Laptop with 9 Distributions
Yes, despite the figure of 8 virus and very small font size of installation script I got 9 distribution with 20 partitions. It was actually 19 partitions I made it 20 by adding a / home partition to make it a round figure with 2 SWAP partitions to make good for low RAM of 4GB. Hard disk is 500GB non proprietary.
It looks good.
In fact as good as a new Laptop all due to excellent Software from Debian and GNOME.
All done during day time with an evening nap and lot of Ceylon Tea in between.
Welcome to MANJARO
I am back with MANJARO after 2 years.
It looks good and I am Installing GNOME Desktop on my Old Laptop.
I have huge 42GB Space expecting to add many other Desktops later.
WiFi is smooth.
Installation is quick.
I would try UPDATES and move to the next distribution install. I hope Manjaro won't have conflicts with CachyOS.
UPDATES were quick and would return later to add my choices including Cutefish.
Next is BIG Linux.
Installation going on smoothly and as I have stated earlier finding the Instal Script was difficult due to heavy graphic inputs
Pantheon Desktop is very attractive.
XivaStudio would not have any space im my Laptop. Reasons I have discussed elsewhere.
Next would be BlueStar Linux my favourite KDE Desktop. It would be given ample space for me to install Blender.
මොක්ෂා Linux ලිනුෂ් සහ සිංහල අකුරු
දැන් මොහොතකට කලින්, මොක්ෂා ලිනුෂ් සහ Enlightenment Linux යන දෙකම මගේ Laptop එකේ ස්ථාපිත කලා. හරියට පොසොන් පොයට සතියකට කලින්.
ඊටත් වඩා ඉහලයි, ගල්ලෑල්ලේ වගෙ ලියන්න පුලුවන් දෙස් කී බොර්ඩ් එක. නොබෙල් ත්යාගය හිමි විය යුතුයි.
සිංහල බැඳි අකුරු ලියන්න පුලුවන් එක අති විශිෂ්ථ ව්යායාමයක්. කැලුම් ජයසුමන සහ ජයරත්න පතිරආරච්චි මේ සටහන අනිවාර්යෙන් ම කිව යුතුයි. ජිවිතියෙ සැන්දැ කාලය ගත කරණ මට මෙය හොඳ මෙවලමක්.
ඉන්ග්රීසියෙන් ම රාජකාරිය කල මට සිංහලෙන් (ලංකාවේ මෙන්ම පිටරටත්), අකුරු ලියන්න බැරිව හිටියෙ. දැන් ඉතින් කරදරයක් නැතුව Google Blog Post කරන්න පුලුවන්.
වැල්ලේ අකුරු ලියු මට එය ලස්සන හීනයක්.
ස්තුතියි.
AVL MXe Installation
This I found bit difficult
Forsy Difficulty was to find the Iso Image.
AI was not helpful.
With trial and error I finally found the mirror. Downloading was easy only 3GB.
I got AV Linux Moksha (Bodhi Linux) version in additional.
All based on Mephis from where migrated to Debian.
Graphic installer with lot of valuable instructions and guidance.
I had lot of friction with Elive guys.
Enlightenment Desktop was my heart throb from 32 bit ERA.
It is mounting on its own on my Laptop.
I gave only 16GB for /root and no complaints.
THANK You guys and girls for the UPDATED version in 2026.
Keep Up the Good Works.
It is very soothing on my eyes.
I could not configure WiFi on Live Session but it is on.
I going to install AbiWord and Audacity.
Both successful.
I have 3.6GB remaining.
I would not fiddle any more.
I HATE Thunar File manager of XFCE but with Enlightenment Desktop on I won't complain.
Pop OS Stinks
In a way, I am thankful to Pop OS.
Because, it messed up with my System, I have got both Moksha Dedktop and Enlightenment Desktop running on my old Laptop. Moksha is Bodhi Linux Derivative with modified Enlightenment Desktop.
All these years I ran Enlightenment Desktop unfer the hood of GNOME of DEBIAN but it is now on its own.
It subservient to Microsoft and leave a 4MB Microsoft DATA LooP for Microsoft snoop on your hard disk. I have never given 3 hours of my time to any distribution. It cannot even configure SWAP. I had 3 SWAP partitions to supplement the RAM since my RAM is only 4GB. It can hold om to or format only one SWAP partition.
I only tried it because veteran Richard Stallman gave his thumbs up. I disagree.
I do not like its STORE.
Only can run Cosmic Desktop on CachyOS effortlessly.
My basic recommendation is minimum of 8GB RAM for a modern Linux Desktop. I should have bought another RAM stick of 4GB. Considering the today's prices they were damn cheap in Ceylon. Besides, with ENDLESS OS running SLOW I thought this Laptop was primitive to upgrade.
But Debian Forky Proved, I was wrong.
It runs smoothly now.
I am going for another cuo of tea.
BlueStar installation is finishing but it takes time for its UPGRADE.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
සිංහලෙන් ලියන්න ගජ මිතුරා කුවුද?
Sinhala Desh Keyboard Developers have done a wonderful job.
මේ මොළයට Nobel Prize ඒක දෙන්න වටිනවා.
දැන් ඇඟිල්ලෙන් අකුරු ලියන්න පුලුවන්.
වැඩේ අනගියි.
කීබොර්ඩ් හදපු අයට මගේ ප්රනාමය.
මැරෙණ දෙරණක, සිටින උදවියට අත් සරණත් මෙය.
කී බොර්ඩ් අකුරු හොයන එක අපහසුයි.
මේක නම් සුපර් වැඩක්.
සුපිරියි.
ස්තුතියි.
ලකුණු 1000 ක් දෙනවා
ටැබ් එකට අපුරුයි.
පොඩි cellphone එකෙනුත් පුළුවන් නමුත් වෙලා යනවා.
දැන් ටැබ් එකෙන් ලියන්නෙ.
ටිකක් රූ වෙලා.
ස්තුතිය
නවතිමි.
Peppermint OS Installation
Yes, I got Gnome on Peppermint OS.
Brings in old Nostalgia.
I really like the User and Group application since I did not like working on /root permission.
7.9 used with the base and few other I have 6.6GB left.
I am going to try Gnome boxes and it used only 200MB.
With Abiword, Firefox and
Peppermint OS was my favourite during 32 bit Era.It went to hibernation after version 7 and I lost interest.
It has come back with a Debian version.
It is minimal and not even a browser.
Has Synaptic Package Manager.
I have a partition of 16.7GB and it is the ideal choice.
It comes from Britain.
I like the dog in the opening Plymouth Window.
WiFi is OK but takes a long time to install unlike ARCH based distributions.
But is nevertheless a Debian based XFCE.
I would mount GNOME soon.
Installer is distribution independent Calamara.
Thank YOU very much girls and boys of Peppermint Development Team.
I am back and an ardent Synaptic Package Manager Supporter.
මුන් බොරු විප්ලව කාරීන්ය
ලංකාව ගිල ගැනීමට බලවේග, 3ක් පොර කනවා.
පළමුව අමෙරිකාවෙන්
දෙවනුව ඉන්දියාවේන්
තෙවනුව චීනයෙන්
මේ අතර මුලු ලෝකයම මුස්ලිම් කිරීමේ ප්රයත්නයට කතෝලික පල්ලිය බයට පත්වී සිටිනවා.
ලෝකයේ මුදල් එකක වලින් ගත් කල දුප්පත්ම රට ඉරානයයි.
ඉරාන මිල සුත්රය, මට වැටහී තිබුනේ නැහැ. මුදල් නොතිබුනාට, ඉරානුවන් අති බුද්ධිමත්.
මොවුන් රට බිදින බෙදුනවාදීන් සහ ඔල මොට්ටල මාර්කස් වාදීන් අවුරුදු 50 ඇතූලත බිහි කලා.
දැන් දැන් කතෝලික පල්ලියත් තලු මරනවා.
ඉහත සන්ධර්බය තුල මගේ ටිකක් දිග ලිපිය කියවන්න.
කාරණය ටිකක් බරපතල නිසා ටිකක් මගේම සුන් බුන් ටිකකුත් ඇතුලත් කලා.
නිහඩ, ඉවසුම් ගති ඇති බෞද්ධ ශිෂටාචාරය බිද දැමීම ඔඋන්ගේ උපාය මාර්ගයයි.
මට කියන්න අවශ්ය ඌයේ, ලංකාවේ මිනිස්සුන් හොදින් ඉන්න කාලේ වෛරය වැපුර වුයේ ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණය කියලා ය.
දමිළ විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ බිහි වීමට එය අත් උදව්වක් උනා යන්න මගේ මතයයි.
1971, මම තුන් වන වසර වෛද්ය ශික්ෂයෙක් ලෙස සිටින අවදියේ යටි රැව්ලක් වවා ගෙන ලා නිල් පැහැති කමිසයකින් සැරසී අද්යාපන කටයුතු මගහැර, බොරු දේශපාලනයක් මවා පාමින් පටන්ගත්ත ව්යාපාරය 1988/89 මිනී මරන්නට පෙළබුනා.
එතකොට ඒ අය හිටියේ ඉන්දියාවේ RAW එක යටතේ.
මාව මරන්නට RAW එක DJVP එකට කොන්ත්රාත්තූවක් දීල තිබුනේ.
මම එය උපාය මාර්ගයෙන් ගැලවුනා.
ඉන්දියාවනුවන්ට, මාව මරන්නට හේතුව, IMMI නැමැති ජාතියන්තර Water Management ආයතනයක, මා සේවය කිරීමයි. එහි අමෙරිකානුවන් සිටීම තමයි (විරුද්දව) වෛර බැදීමට හේතුව.
ලංකාව කේන්ද්රගතව චන්ද්රිකාවක් (satellite) ගුවන් ගත කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබුණ නිසා ඉන්දියාව බිය පත් උනා.
එතකොට ඉන්දියාව තාක්ෂනය අතින් ගාව් ගණනින් පැරණි.
Satellite එක ආරක්ෂා කලේ මම.
Surgical Equipment එකක් හැටියට Operation Theater එක ඇතුලේ සඟවා තිබුණා.
ඒ ව්යපෘතිය බකල් කිරීමට ඉන්දියාවට ඕනෑ කම තිබුණා.
දැනුත් RAW operativesල 3000කට වැඩිය ගණනක් ලංකාවේ ගැවසෙනවා.
Digital ID ව්යාපෘතිය (වියාපාරය) මේ උප්පර වැට්ටියේ කොටසක්.
ලංකාවේ සිංහල නිකමුන් ටිකක් ඉන්දියානු සල්ලි දීල බා ගෙන දැනටම.
DJVP ඒක RAW විසින් ඒ සදහා යොදා ගත්තා. DJVP සාමාජිකයන් 80 වැඩි ප්රමාණයක් මගේ ගෙදෙර වටකොට මට සහ මගේ පවුලට තර්ජනය කලා.
පසුව, මගේ පවුලේ සාමාජිකයන් ආරක්ෂා තැනකට යවා මම makeshift joint එකක සිට ක්රියාකාරී උනෙමි.
ඊට අමතරව 32කට වැඩි Computer ප්රමාණයක් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට සිදු වුණා. ලංකාවට පළමුවෙන්ම ආ computer 50න් කොටසක්. ඉතිරිය කොළබ diplomatic Mission වල තමයි තිබ්බේ.
සියළුම උපකරණ ටිකින් ටික කොළබට ගෙනියන්න උදව් කලා. රෝගීන් ප්රවාහනය කරන විදිහට. වාහන 32කට අදික driversල 40 අදික සේවක පිරිසක් සිටියා. එක driver කෙනෙක් එක පාරට වැඩිය පාවිච්චි කලේ නැහැ RAW එකේ මරණ තර්ජනය නිසා.
IMMI join කිරීම අහන්බෙන් උන දෙයක්. එහි රාජකාරි කළ හැම කෙනක්ම වාගේ පිටරැට්යන්.
Dr.Silva married with kids was the first to leave. He was a GP from UK.
He declared a Jumble Garage at Digana.
මම එකට ගියා.
මම එංගලන්තයෙන් ආවේ 1988.
ඒක මගේ ජිවිතේ මෝඩ තීරණයක්.
රස්සාවක් නැතිව ගෙදර ඉන්න මට බැහැ.
අවශ්ය සියලු දේ TRICO එකේ හින්නිඅප්පුහාමි පිං වතාට පිං සිදු වෙන්න ලංකාවට ගෙනල්ල තිබුනේ. මේ පිං වතා පසුව ARPICOඑක බාර ගෙන දියුණු කලා.
දනසිරි මුදලාලිගේ මත් පහන් සැල තිබුනේ එතන.
ජරා ජෝඉන්ට් එකක්. බේබැද්දන්ගෙ ගුහාව. එකටත් JVP පිස්සන් පහර දුන්නා.
මම ආප්ප ගන්න එතෙන්ට යනවා.
එතන විශාල පැරණි ගසක් තිබුනා. එය කපා දමන වාට මම විරුද්ද උනා. වැඩක් උනේ නෑ. ගසේ මුල උදුරන්න මාසයකට වඩා කාලයක් ගියා. මම මුල උදුරන එක Video කලා. පරණ cellphone එකකින්. තාමත් ඒ පින්තුර මා ළග තියෙනවා.
ARPICO එක පසුව දේශපාලන බලධාරින්ට නතු උනා.
පවුලේ අනිත් ඟාතින්ට තිබු උනන්දුව නිසා තමයි මම ගියේ Jumbo Sale එකට.
මම සියල්ලටම ගෙවන්නම් ඕනේ දෙයක් තෝරා ගන්න කියලා Dr.Silva එක්ක පොඩි කයිවාරුවක් ගැසුවා.
තවත් කෙනෙක් පත් වෙනකම් එයාට England යන්න බැහැ කීවා.
මම ජොබ් එක බාර ගත්තේ නැහැ එවලේම.
ගෙදර ඇවිත් ඇහුවම සියල්ලම එපා කීවා.
Priyantha Wijesekara කියලා තරුණ ජවයක් ඇති පුද්ගලයෙක් මා දැන ගෙන සිටියා. මට මතක හැටියට ඔහුට මා මුදලින් උදව් කලා. ඔහු අදුනා ගත්තේ එංගලන්තේ සිට කොළොඹට ගොඩ බස්සා ගත් බඩු නුවරට ගෙන්න ගන්න.
ඔහු tyre bussiness කලේ.
මම ඔහුගෙන් ඇහුවා ජොබ් එක බාර ගන්නද කියලා. ශනිකව ඔහු හා කියන්න කීවා.
Thank you Priyatha.
I accepted the job with diplomatic immunity.
මේ JVP කාලකන්නින් නිසා, එම රාජකාරිය කල හැකි උනේ මාස 9යයි. ඔඋන් කොළොඹට ගියා. මට කොළොඹට එන්න කීවා නමුත් පව්ලේ උදවිය තනිකර කොළොඹට යන්න මා මෝඩ ඌයේ නැත.
There was an extensive Sports Complex at Digana with a swimming pool. The foreigners feared Infectious Hepatitis and the doctor had to chlorinate it on 6 weekly basis and the cost was over Rs. 500,000/= on each chlorination and it was a huge amount even in 1980s. It was taken over by a local Film Agency. I went there before leaving CEYLON and the pool was poorly maintained and nobody was allowed to jumo in.
My main attraction was the Billard Table.
I never lost a game except the last one.
I did not have a partner and I trained a guy. He picked up the game quickly and I told him as a good student you have to beat the master.
Besides, you have to train a guy to partner you. I learned the tricks from Punchi Banda of the Medical Faculty canteen.
We had a autoplay Music Center which the Chinese Hotel in KANDY also had in which we had to pay for each record played.
I used to go for a mixed plate of chicken and beef. I stopped eating beef and chicken but settled down on fish plate later. One of the Chenese guys was murdered there. We used call it the Chinese Chu ( චු ) joint.
There was no place in KANDY for a loo, loo even now. This place was closed and was on sale for a long time. I stopped going there altogether except for daily bread.
When I visited the Medical Faculty these JVP Medical Boys were using the Billard Table to eat their Lunch Packets.
The toilets were in aweful state.
Music center was no more.
Stolen by Wal Amare who was sacked from Department of Patholgy. I did the full investigation, even though I was a Seconded Officer from the Health. He was sent to Maha Ilukpallama as a punishment transfer. My Guess is that he is posing as Lecturer in Agriculture and has several wives there.
How could they teach hygiene to the masses?
Coming to sports, I was beaten daily on Squash by a very tall Guy. Yet, to keep me physically fit I played half an hour but never full 90 minutes.
He never played a Billiard game with me. He was too, tall for the Table. All these items were auctioned and I did not have a big room in our house to accommodate a Billard Table.
I was given all the accessories and the cues for free. My mother in law had given my favourite cue to the Mason Bass for levelling and its smooth surface was gone, for ever. I did not say a single word of nonsense as a complaint to annoy her.
I used to go to Suisse Hotel in KANDY or Hotel in Dodanwala (Mahaveli Reach Hotel) for a game. The cost was Rs.2500/= a game but there are no guys to partner.
I just practice my game.
Here in Australia, I am yet to find a decent Billiard Table in an average hotel.
I am told there a few Clubs in KANDY one can play a game for Rs. 500/= to Rs.800/= but I haven't been to any of them.
But no food but beverages.
ඊට පස්සේ සිදු උන මිණි මරම් ගන්න සුළු තර නෙවෙයි.
ඊට වැඩිය වැදගත් කාරණය එය නොවේ.
Che Guverra ඒ කාල යේ මගේ වීරයෙක්.
මමත් චේ කට් එක වැව්වා.
මගේ අයියා ඊට විරුද්ධව තදින් ආවවාද කලා. පසු කාලේක, ගාල්ල විශ්වවිද්යාලයේ Professor of Medicine උනු Ampitiya ගම්මානයෙ පුරවසියෙක් උන කෙනෙකුත් ඊට විරුද්ධ උනා.
මම ගණන් ගත්තේ නැහැ.
මගේ කාමරේයෙ සිලිමේ පුපුරන ද්රව්ය සගාවා මම JVP කාරයෙක් කියා Army Search Party එකට ඔත්තු දුන්නේත්, මේ ගොබ්බයන්ම තමයි.
මගේ වාසනාවට මගේ පාසැලේ මිත්රයයෙකු නිසාත් පාසල් කාලේ සිට JVP එකට විරුද්ද නිසාත් එම රාජකාරි සෙබලා මාව උත්සන් ගියේ නැහැ පුනරුත්ථාපනය සදහා.
එසේ නුනානම් මම අද මේ සටහන මේ විදියට ලියන්නෙ නැහැ.
මම Rebirth Connection කියන්නේ එවැනි සිද්ධියන්ට.
ගාමිණී වියන්ගොඩ මට හොදට මතකයි.
ඔහුගේ එකල නම වෙනස් එකක්.
Aniddha (අනිද්දා) පත්තරේන් ගොඩ ආපු පොරක්, පේරාදෙණිය භාෂාවෙන් කීවොත්
කලා ශේෂත්රයේ යහලුවන් ගොඩක් මට සිටියා. එයින් සමහරක්, පසු කාලයක, ලංකාවේ සහ පිටරට විශ්වවිද්යාලවල මහාචාර්ය වරුන් බවට පත් උනා.
පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය බුද්ධිමතුන්ට තෝ තැන්නක්, ඒ කාලේ.
එයත් විනාස කලේ වෛරය පැතිරවූ ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණයි.
පරම සත්යය එයයි.
පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය කුලිසුනාටුවලින් පමණක් නොව, ශාස්ත්රිය මට්ටමෙනුත් ගොඩ නගා ගත යුතුය.
ඒ සදහා කාලය එළබ ඇත.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Yes, I got GNOME on top of Big Linux
I am a crafty guy on Linux base and I would not last a day without GNOME.
I figured out how BIG Linux works. I learned all these tricks from BlueStar Linux. THANK You. BlueStar Linux would not let me Boot GNOME on its Simple Disk Display Manager or SDDM Plymouth. Then I introduced GDM to BlueStar and booted GNOME. Only problem was BlueStar Linux let me install new application while on GNOME Desktop since Octopi package manager cannot sit on top of GNOME. Minor irritation but I go back to KDE and INSTALL and come back to GNOME.
There is a Global efforts to undermine GNOME Desktop but KDE cannot stand alone for another decade is my prediction. Reinventing the wheel is my catch phrase for KDE Desktop Developers.
It is bulky at the base of a proverbial Pyramid Structure of the base. The broader the base is more likely it is to collapse on its base is my Physics's Projection.
THANK You to Prof. Osmond Jayaratne our veteran professor emiratus at Peradeniya University who figured out how lightening develops even without a parachute.
Coming to BIG Linux of Brazil I come to good things first.
I want Brazil to WIN World Cup in America.
1. It has integrated Google Drive with Linux base but one has to have a Gmail to open it. I have 15GB there and have used only 3.45GB for over 20 years. This is why I refused pay Dropbox and WordPress a premium for their so called services.
Small is Beautiful is my catch phrase and advice for BIG Linux.
2. Its Desktop pantheon is very attractive.
3. Third is the most important.
I have given up on MANJARO on many reasons.
It has revived the MMANJARO base which is admirable.
I have now CachyOS, REBORN OS and BIG Linux.
XivaStudio failed on my NUC. It takes over the entire /root partition and there is no space to install even AbiWord of 311MB.
4. The Graphical Installer Add/Remove is easy on Newbies.
5. Its GRUB is Beautiful and neat.
Only CachyOS can outsmart it.
My only regrets are on Endeavour OS and Omarche OS who cannot coexist with other Linux Distributions. Just work on the GRUB Boot Loader.
CachyOS had this problem and listened to the base and a bery SMART ❤️ Developer guy helped it to overcome this problem.
Just listen to the USER base and adopt consensus.
Friday, June 19, 2026
DEBIAN Forky is FAB on my Old Laptop
One need only Net Install DVD1 on a USB stick which is less than 1GB.
Fast WiFi is mandatory.
Basic Gnome install with Cellphone utilities tskes 7.5GB out of my 16.3GB /root partition.
My frequently used application took 7.6GB. AbiWord takes 311MB, a gismt leap from command line utility that used only 8MB during, 32 bit Era.
The next most important is the File Manager is Dolphin takes 200MB which I used from my early start with old KDE Desktop which has become unmanageably BULKY which now I HATE. It is worse than CINNAMON Desktop which haslovely Nemo File Manager.
This commercial dedktop with godly name is Beautiful but not functional as GNOME.
There a lot Big Linux and XivaStudio has to learn from Debian and GNOME Desktop.
I have 9.6GB left on which I cannot install Blender which is not available in Forky but if you have been using Blender in Trixie the data can be accessed. I have no Blender files which I left in CEYLON.
GNOME takes about 1.5GB out of 7.4GB RAM available but with Cellphone utilities in use it only jumps upto 3.6GB which is only roughly 50%.
I think KDE uses are a STUPID lot like Microsoft cronies.
I have Falcon, Epiphany and Dillo and I am going to install FireFox my favourite now. The English UK edition is only 273 which is less than my favourite AbiWord.
I have Trixie Installed for comparison.
Only missing application is Blender.
By the way, I could not install XivaStudio and Big Linux guys blocked it.
Why I do not know.
Their drivers must be faulty.
Big Linux installed without a problem but Synaptic Package Manager is not supported.
They have their own Application Store which I did not bother to investigate.
All these over before Poson Poya.
I am going to try XivaStudio on my NUC now.
By the way Big Linux is logger head with Debian GNOME. GRUB Boot Loader is incompatible.
Finally, I got XivaStudio INSTALLED om my Old Laptop. I figured out that the problem was related to 4GB RAM was not enough for XivaStudio but OK for Big Linux. It consumes s lot of RAM in its live Session, it could not mount the INSTALLER.
The moment I figured it out I closed all those bulky graphics instructions and installed it.
I tried it on a 15GB partition in my NUC and it failed even to mount its Desktop.
I ditched it to install DEBIAN prioritized to cellphone utilities. Cellphone utilities cannot boot up without a nominal Linux Desktop. What annoyed me with XivaStudio was even at base level, I could not have private home partition which is fundamental to Linux USER Experience
Big Linux and XivaStudio are bulky and that is why I prefer Debian Network Install and what I need I INSTALLE after the basis INSTALL.
This is a good distribution for Newbies because of its intensive graphics usage but make sure you have at least, 16GB of RAM and 100GB Disk Space.
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Expansion: Includes an M.2 2230 NVMe slot, USB-3, USB-C, HDMI (4K 60Hz output), and a micro-SD slot.
Display: A built-in front-facing LCD screen to monitor network status, data consumption, and temperatures.
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Monday, June 15, 2026
රුපියලේ අවපාතය සීග්රයෙන්
ඉන්දියානු රුපියලක් = 3.50
US Dollars = 345
British pounds =460
Iranian Ryal 0.00025
Israel Sekel =115
Australia Dollars = 245
New Zealand = 200
EU = 390
Russian Ruble = 5
South Korea=1750
Japanese Yen = 2
Chinese Yuan = 50
Swis Frank = 460
Canadian dollar =240
Bhutan =3.50
සල්ලි ආච්චු ගැහුවත් නැතත් අන්තිම පිච්චියට වැදිලා තියෙන්නේ.
ඉන්දියාවේ නිගන්වටයන් වන්දනාවේ යන්නේ නැතුව, ලංකාවේ වෙහෙර විහාර වන්දනා කරනු මැන.
කව්රුත් දැන් අහන්නේ නෑ,
දැන් සැපද කියලා.
අනේ අනිච්චන්.
Thank You Big Linux from Brazil
I Revisited Big Linux after almost two years and installed Generation Z Desktop on my old Laptop.
My Laptop looks modern and fantastic.
I gave up since it did not configure GRUB on my NUC. Unlike other guys I have at lease 5 distributions running parallel and GRUB is Grand Unifyer.
I choose the smooth curved edges.
It is a new experience and KDE Desktop.
There is lot of help after installation but before installion there is nothing figure out which Image to download. I am a one who is antagonistic to KDE and tinkering after installation.
I do not like tinkering after installation being an avid user of Debian GNOME.
But what stand out compared other distributions is that the selection is done before the installation.
I do not think Guys and Girls can match Big Linux Desktop.
It is MANJARO based and I had a big animosity with them since MANJARO could not figure out how I set about with my Partition Table.
I mess up with the partitions and EXT let me do that without inhibition.
These Elive guys said that I have to run ones (1) and zeros (0). I haven't done that since 1995 of Windows era.
It annoyed me and I have ditched Elive jusy like UBUNTU.
If somebody wants a modern dedktop go and get the Iso Image that suits you and install Big Linux.
Big Thank you to Big Linux.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
What a Revealation after ditching ENDLESS OS
To begin with the figure of 8 Viris appears only if I press the keys hard. If I touch the keys light with prompt press the backspace key I have now installed 12 Linux distributions in the old ACER Laptop.
All working fine and no Microsoft Windows. Applications run faster than with ENDLESS OS and I have added 2 SWAP partitions help the 4GB RAM and altogether 25 partitions making roughly 20 to 30GB for the /root partition. Two of the distributions are dedicated to cellphone utilities. With ENDLESS OS running, I was considerimg diychimg the Laptop to the dustbin. Not any more.
Debian Trixie and Forky are included im the distributions im addition to all the popular ARCH derivatives except Manjaro I HATE. It took a couple of days to get both NUC and the Laptop.
Laptop is the testing ground and then they go to the NUC. It has 11 Linux Derivatives.
I make few mistakes due to small font size and my poor vision.
I have EFI partitiom to a EXT partition and GRUB fell back to an old edition not being able to boot the last distrition installed. My careful investigation revealed it.
Do we, the Mankind need a religion in the 21stcentury?
Do we, the Mankind need a religion in the 21stcentury?
320 GB SATA and 10 Operating Systems in One Place
Yes, it is true.
Beauty of Linu is there is a distribution that fits with the User needs unlike the Vendor locked Apple and Microsoft.
However ARCH and ARCH derivatives are winning the race.
I decided to use MXM or AV Linux Moksha on top of Bodhi since I cannot trust on the future of UBUNTU.
What I am interested is the Beautiful Moksha Desktop which is as beautiful as BlueStar Linux.
MXM brings a beautiful uplift MX Linux which is very UGLY.
Besides what I want is Multimedia Districtibution. It doesnot matter it is built on UGLY MX Linux.
I do not like MX Linux since its Desktop is visually UGLY and has more utilities than I need for my daily activities.
However, Commodore Linux 3.1 MATE is based on MX Linux.
One time I loved AV Linux based on MX Linux
AV means Audio and Video and its 25.1 version stop supporting AV part radically so I gave up since like its predecessor MX Linux is very SLOW to adopt the new Kernel. AV Linux has adopted Moksha desktop from Bodhi Linux and it is named MXM MX Moksha.
I have MODICA and Commodore to multimedia content.
I am a New Kernel guy who uses Debian Testing or Forky.
I do not support Linux Mint since Cinnamon Desktop is bulky and has proprietary software. I do not like its TimeShift utility.
GNOME consunes about 600MB and Cinnamon 1200MB. I was a fan of it during 32 bit days before becoming bulky over time.
3KDE Dektops
1Enlightenment Desktop
1 Moksha Desktop which is a modified Enlightenment Desktop.
1MATE
5 GNOME Desktops
3 Game and Media Desktops
3 Kernels
At least 3.
Debian GNOME
Debian GNOME Removed the Debian and added Bodhi Linux which uses modified Enlightenment Desktop Moksha but I have added GNOME on top of it.
I hate both XFCE and KDE
Environment Desktop is special to me.
Reborn OS GNOME
Storm or Arch OS KDE
Cachy OS GNOME
BlueStar Linux KDE
Commodore Linux is MATE
ELive Enlightenment Desktop
Modicia GNOME
Ultimate Game Linux KDE
One night of toil to make my GRUB fully functional.
Two Years Patience Paid Dividends
Yes, I did wait 2 years to unblock the Vendor Lock that was in my Laptop. It now runs Debian Forky, Commodore 3.1 and Linux Ultimate Gamer. Its hard disk of 500GB was locked by ENDLESS OS by XFS file system which I hate.
Thanks to www.Bios.Bug.com for sending me the Supervisor Password of 8 numbers. When I entered the unblock password that came out after entering 3 WRONG passeords at their visitor site in comes the Magic Number to open BIOS Menu.
I changed the BIOS order to boot from USB first, DVD Drive second and Hard Driver 3rd. I had done this many a times in old PC and NUC. I am not paranoid to block the BIOS of EFI Boot Menu.
My Debian Resolve is innovative
I may change this scheme a bit but basically overall approach is the same.
Instsllation started at 12PM.
Finished at 13.22PM
1. DEBIAN Forky GNOME only.
It has /root /var, /home and /tmp.
/tmp is the most important.
I believe every time I reboot junk files are flushed away. No need for Sweeper or Bleach Beat.
It took 15 GB space.
SWAP 8GB shared by all distributions.
Forky has discontinued BlueFish.
1375 files and it takes 7GB of Disk Space.
The is the lightest.
It is even lighter than MX Linux Moksha.
2. Debian Forky
Started at 13.25PM.
Finished at 15.10PM.
DEBIAN GNOME and two cellphone utilites. I got AbiWord installed using GNOME.
1912 files and it takes GB hard disk space.
Only 8.8GB used.
3. DEBIAN Trixie Net Install ERASED.
4. DEBIAN Trixe FULL INSTALL
Reason have Blender installed.
Started at 17.20PM.
Finshed at 17.55PM.
I am going to add all the ARCH distributions I love until the 320GB Toshiba Hard Disk is full.
CachyOS is my favourite
BlueStar Linux
For the first time, I got GNOME under SDDM Plymouth Window Manager.
Added AbiWord and Audacity and Enlightenment Desktop and no space for Blender. I should have given bit more space but all working all right and no more fiddling. I love OCTOPI and its cleaner works fine.
Endeavour Linux failed but a stroke of luck it was installed with booting in my Laptop.
STORM installed but Installed GNOME on top of XFCE LightGDM.
AV Linux Moksha added on top of Trixie Net Install.
ARCH Ultimate Gamer, Italian Modicia and REBORN OS added.
Only 9 distributions earlier instead.
Toshiba has 320GB and 32GB is just enough for full install but I save space by giving smaller share to STORM OS and AV Linux and Net Install instance.
BlueStar Linux /root partition reduced from 42GB to 25GB and added AV Linux Moksha making it 10 again.
This is the First Time I have reduced the partition size of an already installed Distribution.
Altogether 20 particular and all Debian Instancces have a/tmp partition.
ARCH has riverted to /var and /opt partition which I do not use now. They also do not get a /home partition. I do not store Linux Images in them.
Commdore Linux discontinued..
Ugly.
ELive discontinued.
Too much configuration changes and the time it takes to install. However, it is installed in my Laptop. Www
MX Linux Moksha
Ultimate ARCH Gamer
STORM Linux
Modicia Linux
May be considered
ELive Linux
Excluded by default
VOID and NOID due to different INIT system
Emmabantus
MX Linux
Commodore Linux it takes 50GB and my limit is 40GB and around.
This might take the whole day but I am in holiday mood.
I am saying Good Bye to Gmail Temporarily
Yes, I am going to say, Good Bye to Gmail.
Of course temporarily.
I have decided to use my tablet with a large Keyboard with Sinhala fonts enabled by Google.
My NUC will get a temporary respite with Linux Image downloads with 10 Linux distributions already installed.
The latest is Network Install of Debian Forky.
I could install Endaevour OS parallel with other distribution but due to some bizarre Input Failure, I cannot Log In to Plymouth Window Manager.
It goes into timeless, "No Time Limit" which is a mystery to me.
I installed STORMY Linux instead.
It is XFCE but with some tweak I got GNOME Desktop.
Now I am into Debian's cellphone Desktop.
Bit of a learning curve.
One utility does not let me log out but the other by trial an error, I got the Log Out and Restart enabled.
I hate to Press the Switch Off button to Log Out.
Story About Debian Root Password
I just read a few of the FORUM discussions and most likely by guys coming from Windows backgrounds.
I am currently installing Debian Forky.
Under the password frame it clearly states that (my English ), if password is not set all the Root privileges are passed to SUDO, when the User requires it.
The Root Password is used for System Requirement like INSTALLING Software or erasing a USB or SATA do indicate hardware are under control of the USER.
I am Installing it without GNOME and with only cellphone utility (without root privilege) to whether I can access my cellphone and Hard Disk Data like photos.
I would Report as and when I encounter difficulties.
I cannot access
Synaptic Package manager without the root password.
I only wanted install AbiWotd.
Synaptic Package Manger I reinstalled but the same problem exists.
I think I have to go back and install Gnome and thr cellphone packages.
It was installed under Gnome and this time fire fox is missing.
I am going to install with root password now.
There is a Terminal and I gave my user password and it does not recognize it.
That is why I never use SU for any of my software installation.
It s a pain.
I typed SUDO it gives me helper advice and no password request.
I am posting this using the cellphone utility of Debian and not using Gnome for the first time. Google does not lo in with the Morph brower of the utility due to security reason but my favorites Fireox is there.
Friday, June 12, 2026
විහින් මඩේ එරුණු ජනතාව බේරා ගත යුතුද?
නැත, නැත.
කල, කලදේ, පල, පලදේ, යන ධම්ම නියාය අනුව, දැන් දැන්, පල දිය යුතුය.
මඩේ ගිලී නැති ජනතාව, කුමක්ද කල යුත්තේ?
එකස් පසව බලා සිටින අතර, මේ අකර තැබ්බය ළගා කාලවුන් ලවාම, මඩේ ගැලී ඇත්තන් ගලවා ගත හැකිය, යන මතවාදය ගොඩ නගා ගත යුතුය.
එවිට, දෙගොල්ලොම මඩේ එරෙන හැටි බලා ප්රීති මත් විය හැකිය.
අත් පොලසන් දීම හෝ නොදීම පුද්ගල මතවාදය අනුව, ශනික තීරණයක් වන අතර, එවිට ඔහුගේ හෝ ඇයගේ උද්ධාමය, තීව්ර වනු ඇත.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Another Dead Rope by AI
I asked was there a Redhat (should have asked Fedora based) distribution called Linpus?
It said NO.
This was one of the first bootable Linux after Lindows, I have used.
In fact it was the Linux CD I booted in the airport lounge as a test of my ACER Laptop.
I am Installing it on my NUC.
Without any Warning moment I gave the root and user password it started installing it on my NUC.
It booted OK and no WiFi and asking for Ethernet Connection.
If I was in Ceylon I would have used it to remind my pastand how I installed applications on BIG PC.
I am going to install Chakra Linux now on my NUC. Kernel panic and may be 32 bit only.
It would only fedtoy my 5 working books but I have copies of them in USB stick. If I ERASE the USB stick it is match over for me.
I got the laptop updated and it is time to UPDATE my NUC. I even got Chakra Linux
I now gather ACER used Linpus in their hardware.
But Knoppix was my heart throb of Linux bootable USB.
Refresh OS done a Bad Job
This is the problem with KDE Guys.
This is the very reason I had been very vocal and against KDE for a long time including PCLinux.
Do not take me wrong, I started Linux with a KDE Desktopay 30 years ago.
Then, I slowly migrated to MEPIS Linux and finally to Debian.
My migration to AntiX and MX Linux is late.
I have KDE Desktop of BlueStar Linux which I call the most beautiful KDE Desktop packed with all the utilities except Blender. One can install Blender later using Octapi which is my favourite package manager.
I have Endeavour OS installed on my old laptop which is a fantastic KDE Desktop.
It prefers to stay on its own and have problems running parallel with even CachyOS.
I reinstalled both of them within last 24 hours. BlueStar Linux packed with utilities need at least 40GB for it to UPDATE.
The updates really means Reinstall.
I am a GNOME guy and HATE XFCE.
They try to emulate Microsoft Windows and some fail miserably.
Refresh OS is a Classic Example.
It fails both in its Full and Safe mode.
These guys tinker the Front End without knowing the Back End or underlying Linux base an fail.
Karaniya Metta Sutta
Karaniya Metta Sutta
Buddha’s words on loving kindness
Karaniya atthakusalena
Yan tam santam padam abhisamecca
Sakko uju cha suju cha
Suvatho thassa mudu anatimani
Santussako va subharo va
Appakicco va sallahukavutti
Santindriyo va nipako va
Appagabbho kulesu ananugiddho
Na cha khuddam samachare
Kiñ ci yena viññuu pare upavadeyyum
Sukhino va khemino hontu
Sabbe sattaa bhavantu sukhitatta
Ye keci panabhutatthi
Tasa va thavara va anavasesa
Digha va ye mahanta va
Majjhima rassaka anukathula
Dittha-va ye va adittha
Ye ca dure vasanti avidure
Bhuta va sambhavesi va
Sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta
Na paro param nikubbetha
Natimaññetha kattha si nam kiñ si
Vyarosana patighasañña
Naññamaññassa dukkham iccheyya
Mata yatha niyam puttam
Ayusa ekaputtamanurakkhe
Evam pi sabbabhutesu
Manasam bhavaye aparimanam
Mettañ va sabbalokasmim
Maanasam bhavaye aparimanam
Uddham adho cha tiriyañ va
Sambadham averam asapattam
Tittham caram nisinno va
Sayano va yavat'assa vigatamiddho
Etam satim adhittheyya
Brahmametam viharam idhamahu
Ditthiñ va anupagamma sila va
Dassanena sampanno
Kamesu vineyya gedham
Na hi jatu gabbhaseyyam punare ti ti
This is what should be done by one who is skilled in achieving his own good of peace and tranquillity.
He should be efficient and competent (sakko),
Honest and upright (udu cha su ju cha)
Pleasant and polite in speech (Suvacco)
(Suvacco does not mean obedient)
Gentle in demeanor
Gentle composure -mudu
He should be modest and not arrogant (anatimani)
He should be content and satisfied (santussako)
And be easily supportable (subarro)
He should not be over involved (appa kikko)
Simple and light in his life style (sallahukavutti)
He should keep his sense faculties calmed and tranquilled (santindrio)
He should be wise (nipako) but not too bold and daring (appagabbo)not arrogant
He should not be attached to households (kulesuananugiddo)
He should never resort to doing anything so mean (na cha kudham samachare) whereby the rest of the wise world would reproach him (yene vinnu pare upavedeyyuum)
May all beings enjoy happiness and comfort (sabbe satta bhavantu skitatta)
May they feel safe and secure (sukino va khemino hontu)
Then meditate,
May all be happy and secure.
May all beings become happy in their heart of hearts.
And think of every living thing without exception.
The weak and the strong, from the smallest to the largest,
Whether you can see them or not,
Living nearby or far away,
Beings living now or yet to born,
May all beings become happy in their heart of hearts.
May no one deceive or look down on anyone
Anywhere,
For any reason.
Whether through feeling angry or through reacting to someone else,
May no one want another to suffer.
As strongly as a mother, perhaps risking her life, cherishes her child, her only child, develop an unlimited heart for all beings.
Develop an unlimited heart of friendliness for the entire universe, sending Metta above below and all around, beyond all narrowness, beyond all rivalry, beyond all hatred.
Whether you are staying in one place or travelling, sitting down or in bed, in all your waking hours rest in this mindfulness, which is known as like living in heaven right here and now.
In this way, you will come to let go of views
Be spontaneously ethical and
Have Perfect Insight.
And leaving behind craving for sense pleasures, from the rounds of rebirth you will finally be completely free!
EasyOS=Puppy Linux done a Good Job
EasyOS, the only PUPPY LINUX has done a good job with the new release. It is available at LinuxTracker as a torrent file.
It id only 2GB.
My only worry is No AbiWord but has the latest LibreOffice. It configures WiFi effortlessly unlike Prism Linux.
I do not travel to Singspore now and I do not have to carry in my pocket.
If you do shopping in Singapore, I advice you to carry it and Test the Device you buy.
Do not buy a BIOS infected ACER laptop like what I boight in 2018.
Chakra
Reproduction from Wikipedia
Chakra (officially Chakra GNU/Linux) was a Linux distribution originally based on Arch Linux and focused on KDE software, intending to provide a KDE/Qt minimizing use of other widget toolkits where possible. It was well received by critics during its existence.[2][3]
History
In June 2006 a group of Arch Linux users initiated the KDEmod packaging project to improve and simplify a standard KDE installation with Arch Linux. In December 2008 the group released their first custom made ISO with a preconfigured Arch + KDEmod + Tribe.[4] After several releases lead developer Jan Mette suggested to split from Arch to allow for a much closer integration with KDE software.
On August 30, 2010, the first independent version, called Chakra 0.2, was released.[5] This ended the development on KDEmod and the project was renamed to "The Chakra Project".[6]
On December 27, 2021, the lead developer of Chakra announced the discontinuation of the project including accounts and services, citing a lack of project activity since November 2019.[7]
On 11 April 2022, the board of Software in the Public Interest, Inc. (SPI), who owned the trademark of Chakra, voted unanimously on the removal of Chakra as an associated project of the SPI, based on the request from Chakra.[8][9]
Features
Chakra included both free and proprietary software, though the latter had the ability to be disabled during installation. It was only available for the x86_64 architecture, with support for i686 having been dropped in August 2012.[10] It is based on KDE Software Compilation.
Chakra did not schedule releases for specific dates but used a "Half-Rolling release" system. This meant that the core packages of Chakra (graphics, audio, etc.) were frozen and only updated to fix security vulnerabilities. The aforementioned packages were updated after the latest versions were thoroughly tested before being moved to the stable repositories (about every six months). This allowed Chakra to ensure stability for the rest of the software included. Other applications such as web browsers, office suites, etc. were updated following the rolling release model and were generally available immediately after their release
Linpus Linux
Reproduction from Wikipedia
Linpus Linux was a Fedora Linux-based operating system created by the Taiwanese firm Linpus Technologies Inc[1] Linpus was designed specifically to fully support the Asian market, with full Unicode support for the Chinese and Japanese languages. A special version, Linpus Lite, was written to run on devices with lower-cost hardware such as netbooks. It has both an icon and tab-based "Simple mode", designed for new users; and, a conventional style "PC mode" for those wanting a more Microsoft Windows–like interface. It is targeted at handheld devices with smaller screens, and supports resolutions as low as VGA (640 × 480).[2]
The Acer Aspire One and Norhtec Gecko[3] netbooks come with Linpus Lite Linux pre-installed, there is also a version of the Acer Revo 3610 and 3700 with Linpus Linux pre-installed.
A version for normal desktop computers and servers is also available, as well as a Multimedia version called Linpus Media Center. The Media Center version offers an "Upgrade pack" to purchase patent licenses from MPEG-LA for DVD, MP3, WMV and a few other codecs.
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