Ubuntu Funnel

I use that word a lot, so you’d think I would have a proper, precise definition at the ready, for times like this.

To be honest though, I don’t. I don’t think I can adequately define bloat, although I am completely confident I can show what it is. Here’s an example:

kmandla@cc99p01:~$ sudo aptitude install firefox
 Reading package lists... Done
 Building...

I am absorbed by two different real-life projects these days, both with due dates in close succession, so I’ll apologize for the gaps over the past few days, and the gaps that are sure to follow over the coming week.

But just because I haven’t updated doesn’t mean things haven’t changed around the house.

Probably most significant is the departure of my treasured Thinkpad, which you...

My free time is exceptionally scarce this week, so I don’t have much to write about today. I will, however, leave you with a link that you might find interesting or useful: My Ubuntu Network, which is a social networking site with Ubuntu as its locus.

I can’t vouch for it personally, but I know that it is managed by Ms_Angel_D, who is also a...

It’s time for a few more console applications. I had hoped to post a few of these yesterday but real-life chores got in the way, so I had to wait a day.

I have four or five here that are all … I’m not sure what to call them, but I think “time trackers” or “time managers” might be accurate. They all have a time-punch function that can be terrifically useful for anyone who needs to watch time devoted between tasks.

Here’s the first...

Time is short today and I have been wanting to make note of a few links specific to Arch Linux. If you’re already an Arch user then there are probably no big secrets here.

On the other hand, I occasionally have to look for these links again when I install a new system, and that means they’re probably best kept here, where I can find them quicker.

Probably 95 percent of the Arch screenshots...

I probably shouldn’t get involved in discussions like this one, because they’re usually the ones that make me wonder if my ideas are out of whack.

But any thread that asks why so many people choose ugly or text-based interfaces needs at least one dissenting opinion.

I won’t waste time repeating what...