Picked up a copy of Ubuntu User 14.10 Winter 2014 issue.
I have a computer that I let my stepson use to play around with. He went through steps to install 13.10 but installed 64 bit and the computer bit the dust.
I have no idea where my 13.10 rag went... Oh well on to the new.
I want to know more about the boot process of ubuntu. Everything is treated like a file.
In the beginning there was root and root is considered a file?
I think so. Well I just found this online ebook that aswered my question directly...
http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_03_01.html
Should I read this book? Actually I think I will finish my fresh install of 14.10 and get back to this.
I am going ahead with the encrypt new Ubuntu installation and using LVM.
Decided on a security key hit install now and a couple of partitions are going to be formatted. I don't care about anything of the disk so sure...
Going to use some randomness to my naming conventions...
It has been an hour watching some netflix and we are sitting at > configuring bcmwl-kernel-source (i386)
Went to askubuntu.com. Looks like i need to make sure 'install 3rd party software' is unchecked, since I have a wireless card installed in this computer. Looks like I may need to install wireless drivers manually. Since I cannot get to a teminal, I guess I better reinstall OS. Good way to spend a Saturday. :)
Installation complete and restart...
Looks like one of the partititions for LVM was not installed correctly...
I assume at this point the encryption is too much for this system to handle.
Doing bare minimum install with no options checked.
looks like I should change my blog to private cause this is embarassing. I need to find a lighter weight Linux distribution for this old XPS system.
