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debian

Debian “jessie” on Intel “Skylake”

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Except for work computers with GNU/linux, the last of which was retired in 2008, my GNU/linux computers have been outdated hand-me-downs. And when the P4 I got back in 2010 went belly up, I figured it was time for trying a modern machine.

Note: I wasn’t going for a top-of-the-line gaming computer with high performance everything. Just a modern state of the art computer.

I wasn’t satisfied with the combination of price and specs on the desktop computers sold by the consumer electronic retailers, so I asked an old colleague who likes building his own computers (thanks Alexey!) to help me come up with an order for components that would work when I put it together. This is what I ordered:

  • Main board: ASUS H170M-PLUS, Socket-1151
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 Skylake
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133MHz 16GB
  • SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5″ OEM
  • Hard disk: Seagate Barracuda® 1TB
  • Cabinet: Fractal Design Define S Black
  • Power supply: Corsair CX500, 500W PSU

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debian

Installing debian “squeeze” with PXE boot on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook

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Introduction

This article describes the steps necessary to install debian 6 “squeeze” on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook, with the following specification:

  • Intel Atom processor
  • 10.1″ display
  • 1GB RAM
  • 340GB HDD
  • Windows 7 preinstalled

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Eclipse

Objektorientering i Java: “Monstersim”

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English summary: This article is in Norwegian and presents a step-by-step receipe for creating a Java program that simulates a dragon and a troll in a cave. The purpose is to give an introduction to the Java programming language, object orientation, computer simulation, and the eclipse Java IDE’s support for aiding coding (in particular “Quick Fix”).

Denne artikkelen tar deg gjennom en steg-for-steg bruksanvisning for å lage et program som simulerer en drage og et troll i ei grotte. Artikkelen er ganske lang, men bør være rett fram å følge.

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Emacs

Very basic emacs usage

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Introduction

Emacs is a very powerful and flexible text editor.

This is a very quick walk-through of essential emacs commands, based on my own experience of the commands I use most frequently.

I’m giving the key shortcuts, because those are the ones I use. But running in a GUI, you can use mouse navigation for such things as switching windows, and there are menu items for many of the commands.

I thought that this list would be short, but once I started writing I thinking about new stuff that I should include. Eventually I had to cut it down to what I really think are the basics.

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