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More on update-alternatives
It appears that update-alternatives is a very handy facility in Debian derivatives for keeping track of the preferred application for specific tasks. This seems to be a much SAFER than Windows way of handling things (i.e., let the application try to set itself as the default handler–a la IE vs. Firefox, whatever audio player you…
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Selecting java alternatives
As root, run the following to see which alternatives are out there, and which one is selected as default: update-alternatives –display java As root, use the following to select default. update-alternatives –config java
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Research performed trying to get wireless card working on a laptop
“bcm4306 linux” search:Dossy’s Blog: Linksys WMP54GS with Broadcom chipset under LinuxHow to Get One 802.11g Wireless Card to Work on Linux “wmp54gs driver” search:WinDrivers Computer Tech Support Forums – Linksys WMP54GS Wireless with LinuxHARDWARE wmp54gs – Gentoo Linux Wiki “‘no version of ndiswrapper found’”Ndiswrapper Package Broken? [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums Conclusion: use 1.18 version of…