Update 2008-09-26: Fixed the link to madwifi package.
In my previous post about Sony Vaio’s hardware compatibility with Linux, I linked to ubuntuforums for a howto of installing Atheros AR5007EG wireless driver. Apparently it is not available any longer, so, I am posting the steps that worked for me.
Note: This howto is for 32bit systems, for [...]
Until recently, whenever I got option to choose layout during any software installation, I always wondered what’s the reason of using anything other than the superior QWERTY layout. That is until I came upon Dvorak and Colemak.
QWERTY layout was initially designed for typewriters. One of the reason told for QWERTY design was to slow down [...]
Let’s continue where I left my previous post on Linux file system, with information on different file systems commonly present in most distributions and small comparison between them.
ext2:
ext2 (or second extended file system) is the oldest file system for Linux still in use, and until recently one of the most famous. It was created to [...]
File system is a system to store and access the files (and directories) on any computer. Usually users don’t have to worry about which file system they are using, operating systems take care of it all. Though knowing their strength and weaknesses can sometimes help one to choose better option depending on the scenario.
There are [...]
