October 10th, 2008 by Niels Horn in Linux, Slackware, VMware | No Comments »
Last week I found the original Slackware 3.5 CDs that I have. I have several older versions of Slackware in my collection, most of them original CDs.I started using Slackware in 1996, when I bought a book called “Slackware Linux Unleashed” from Sams. It included Slackware 96, which is also known as Slackware 3.1
Since I [...]
October 5th, 2008 by Niels Horn in Linux, Slackware, VMware | No Comments »
Just a quick hint for those having trouble using the ‘generic’ kernel (as we should always use) when installing Slackware as a guest with VMware.
VMware creates SCSI drives by default when we create a new virtual machine for Linux with a 2.6 kernel, emulating a LSI Logic SCSI controller. The ‘huge’ kernel that comes with [...]
October 3rd, 2008 by Niels Horn in Linux, NTP, configuration | No Comments »
If you want to be sure that your computer clock is accurate – always – you can configure your system to use NTP (Network Time Protocol).
NTP is one of the oldest protocols on the internet and its predecessors, going back to the early eighties. If you are interested in reading a small article about the [...]
Dutch guy living in Brazil. Has worked in the IT business since it was invented (well, almost...). Interests: Slackware, Lego, Star Wars.
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