Linux – Page 6 – Hacking The Hike

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May 4, 2025March 31, 2012 by Chris Marts

Or should I say “Goodbye Ubuntu?” I have been using Ubuntu steadily since 4.10 Warty Warthog. Ubuntu installed easily and I even got my laptop wireless card to work at a time when it required crazy configuration and extracting Windows drivers. I still tried other distros during that time even running some for a good … Read more

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