I have a Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard, and while I really, really like it, I've noticed that Linux (meaning the kernel, not the GNU operating system) does not like it.

Every time I boot into a GNU/Linux distribution--even LNX-BBC, which I'm using for computer diagnostics--I get an error code: keyboard: unknown scancode e0 59I don't ( Read more... )

Someone's done it. Their GNOME desktop looks pretty damn close to the Mac OS X desktop.

The feat can be seen at GNOME-Look.org. I signed up for an account so I could reply to the author's comment, but I haven't received my account information in the mail yet ( Read more... )

How do I get it installed? Last night, I managed to create the partitions I needed.

I have a multiboot environment on my desktop PC. Below is a map of my partitions in GNU/Linux style:

Primary -- /dev/hda1: Windows XP Professional (entire OS) (Boot ( Read more... )