Intro I am enjoying the heck out of my new (Linux Mint) LMDE3 Sandbox computer. More than I thought I would. It was just to be a change of pace when Ubuntu made a dubious upgrade. I think LMDE3 would be a great OS for an Intel NUC computer. Like the one I just acquired that’s running WIN10 Pro OS. It could replace the present Sandbox hardware. There is an adage that goes, “If it...
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SandBox Loves Cindy
I just updated Sandbox to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS but it was such a dog update, I decided it was time for a real change. I totally blew everything off the Sandbox C: drive and did a bare bones partitioning and formatting using Linux MINT – LMDE3 Cindy 64 bit OS. The LMDE is an acronym for Linux Mint Debian Edition. The Cindy hints at the default “Cinnamon” desktop. Here is the link: https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php Normal Linux...
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I haven’t been playing with my Sandbox (Linux) computer for several months. Too busy messing with the Intel NUC Win10 computer. That changed today. I energized Sandbox and expected I would have some usual application software updates to perform. Yes, there were quite a few. When the those updates completed, the Ubuntu OS informed me a new LTS (Long Term Support) update was available for the Ubuntu OS itself. A move from the 16.xx LTS...
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Just a few thoughts on building yet another PC for Ramblin’ Dan’s Empire of computers. First, I don’t really NEED another computer. So why do I think about one? Just because I can I suppose. This means that it isn’t necessarily going to happen. The thought came to mind because I could use some extra room in my office where the present Linux box resides. It is a large computer by today’s standard. I could...
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