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FAQ | Journal | Linux | Site Blog | TechnologyWhy is GarNet using Linux?
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Christmas in Pécs
ByGarfSpending Christmas and New Yerwith my girlfriend’s folks in Christmas in Pécs, Hungary. Spent most of today in the town, wading through the snow and drinking hot coffee and brandy in a café.
Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire
ByGarfDriving back from seeing a client, I stumbled upon Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire.
FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyFixing Flatpak public key error
ByGarfI had a pretty grim time recently trying to fix a “Flatpak public key error” on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Well KDE Neon to be more precise, but it’s underlying operating system is Ubuntu. I had been attempting a “user” mode installation of an application via Flatpak with no success. I installed Flatpak in the normal…
Journal | Technology | WindowsMarriage of minds or just a shotgun wedding
ByGarfMicrosoft has been in trouble for some time – but has taken its executives quite a while to realise it. Vista has been a massive flop. And M$ is becoming increasingly perceived as a company that has ruthlessly exploited its monopoly – fleecing its customers for vast sums of money whilst providing poor quality, insecure…
FAQ | Journal | Linux | TechnologyHow to install PHPRunner 4.0 on Ubuntu Linux
ByGarfPHPRunner is arguably the best PHP scripting tool currently available. Trouble is that at time of writing, there is only a version for M$ Windoze. This explains how I managed to persuade it work under Linux using Codeweavers CrossoverOffice 6.1.0 – a comercial implementation of WINE. First, I downloaded PHPRunner 4.0 “Build 264” – the…
