Linux Howtos

This is a small collection of Linux howtos I've written.

How I would fix problems with drivers

This is something I posted to ISCABBS (a citadel-based BBS that was once THE largest BBS in the world - telnet to bbs.iscabbs.com to check it out!) when driver stupidity came up for discussion in Babble>

shift-space underlines text in KDE

Problem: <shift>-<space> causes your text to be highlighted as you type in KDE on Linux.
You've searched the KDE Keyboard & Mouse configuration center, checked all of the Global Keyboard Shortcuts and Standard Keyboard Shortcuts and cannot find any definitions for shift-space. This is driving you NUTS!
Cause: SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is changing your input locale
Solution: use scim-setup to remove the keyboard shortcut.
1. Press <alt>-<F2> to open the command dialog
2. type "scim-setup"

Soy Decoder (Soy Aliases) - Avoid soy allergies and soy intolerance

The plug was pulled on Geocities so the "Soy Decoder" is offline and the original author never responded to my inquiries. So, for your convenience and mine I am posting the original content from that page on here, including the URL to the original (and now defunct) site. Note: I am not the author of that site; I have just found the list *incredibly* useful in helping me not get sick!

Linux Howtos Anyone Can Understand - Introduction

Linux is a very powerful operating system for both the desktop and server environments and contrary to popular belief, Linux really is ready for the desktop - at least the software itself is. Unfortunately that is not the case with the documentation.

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