Category Archives: Blog/Updates

Ubuntu to Run Wayland by Default

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Dr Poh

Wayland is a lightweight display server protocol that is already severely overdue to replace XORG. There has always been a master plan to include Wayland into Ubuntu. What does this mean? It means Linux/Ubuntu will now be easier to develop, use … Continue reading →

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Building A Steam Box in Singapore (Testing)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Dr Poh

It has been slightly over three months since our last post. We are pleased to announce that we have build and tested extensively our Steam Box prototype. Technical specs are listed at the bottom of the page. Functionalities tested 1. … Continue reading →

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Ian Ashley Murdock April 1973 – December 2015

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Dr Poh

Debian is founded in 1993 and named after his previous girlfriend (Debra) and himself, Deb + Ian. They had subsequently married and divorced at 2008. Linux had just been released two years prior to Debian and had little commitment or … Continue reading →

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2015 in review

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Dr Poh

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 8,000 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

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Building A Steam Box in Singapore: Introduction and Proposal

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Dr Poh

Building A Steam Box in Singapore: Introduction and Proposal

Over the next few days, I will be undergoing a construction and testing project for a Steam Machine + Media Center. Continue reading →

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Review: Lightweight Desktop environment LXQT 0.9: After 1 year, Is it ready?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dr Poh

LXQT is a light and usable desktop environment. It is almost ready and I believe by Lubuntu 16.04 will be the default selection for DE choice for our OS. It is essential to look forward into the future and thats what made me choose LXDE with a potential to transition to LXQT in the first place rather than XFCE. The few crucial bugs that I had encountered were fixed shortly.

There are a few quirks as stated before and some software look somewhat old-age, consider VLC being based on QT, look at its mac comparison and the linux comparison. GTK software like libre-office look out of place but we can’t do much about it. Theming seems to help a little.

Also, right clicking on the desktop is a basic feature that is needed and requested by many users. I hope it is implemented in the next release. Continue reading →

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Developers’ Analysis Report 14.04 (September Update)

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Dr Poh

Lubuntu XELLINK Edition 14.04 was released in May. This report is an update from the previous version released in may, for those who which to know the inner workings and general direction of the operating system, especially for high end … Continue reading →

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Hardware and software progress in Linux

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dr Poh

“Do not fear difficulty. Hard ground makes strong roots” – Ventari Tablet (Guild Wars 2) The good thing about Linux is that we were better off than when we first started. Linux has progressed forward, a lot more than I … Continue reading →

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Free as in Freedom

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dr Poh

“Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it is free as in freedom.” – Richard Stallman I have always wanted to contribute to open source as much as I can despite … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right laptop for our OS

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Dr Poh

“We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” ― Marshall McLuhan Hardware selection is difficult. Amidst my busy schedule, everyday i consider, before I start a project, I consider what tools would benefit … Continue reading →

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