Category: GNU Linux and Mate Gnome2 Desktop

GNU Linux (Debian 12) – how to install mate desktop
02.03.2024

mate desktop is leightweight easy to use (“start” menu is top left and hopefully will FOREVER stay there) consistent simplified design hostnamectl; # tested on Static hostname: debian12 Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64 Architecture: x86-64 su […]

AMD Ryzen 5600G + Gigabyte Aorus B550 + 2x NVMe Kingston SA2000M81000G + RAID0 (AMD RAIDXpert2) worth it? does it work with GNU Linux? 8k Youtube Benchmark passed on GNU Linux Debian 11 MATE – enable enable SVM Mode in UEFI BIOS to enable KVM Virtualization support
17.12.2022

hardware used: AMD Ryzen 5600G Gigabyte Aorus B550 Elite AX v1 (Rev 1.1) 2x NVMe Kingston SA2000M81000G those are DATACENTER capable NVMes! (at a pretty nice price!) energy meassurements: meassured wattage when PC was idle (doing nothing): GNU Linux Debian […]

Skip Windows 11 go straight to GNU Linux Debian
04.11.2022

Skip Windows 11 go straight to GNU Linux Debian. Windows 10: (it will just be the same with Win 11) shoving unsubscribed news down the user’s throat at every possible occation… and calling it a “service” that’s how to read […]

29.08.2019

update: safety first! when it comes to important files: safety comes first thus recommend to the user that wants to go pro the following backup system: have two complete backups at two different places: backupA: at the company, USB 3.0 […]

Cinnamon Desktop (Gnome3 fork) vs MATE Desktop (Gnome2) a review
06.08.2019

Cinnamon desktop developed by Developer(s) Linux Mint team! – is a beautiful desktop (default on Linux Mint) alternative to Gnome2 MATE. BUT: still prefer Gnome2 MATE (at least on GNU Debian Linux) because it is: minimalistic / very resource efficient […]

Setup Bluetooth Headset under linux debian gnome2 mate desktop
23.08.2018

preparations on terminal: detect your hardware: you can get old but well supported notebooks/laptops here like the dell latitude e4310 with this intel-spy-on-me wifi/bluetooth module on board: lshw |grep lue description: Bluetooth wireless interface product: DW375 Bluetooth Module capabilities: bluetooth […]

02.06.2017

you can use the command: xdpyinfo|less to get your X-server version: name of display: :0.0 version number: 11.0 vendor string: The X.Org Foundation vendor release number: 11604000 X.Org version: 1.16.4 maximum request size: 16777212 bytes motion buffer size: 256 bitmap […]