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has a touch screen and if you lift it and twirl it around, you have a full size keyboard as well. I don't think I would buy an iPad, even if it were opensource. Not at the prices Apple charges for the hardware.
List Of Packages
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n addition to the dpkg method: open the Synaptic package manager and go to File > Save Markings as.
Choose a name & location, where it won't get written over in the upgrade e.g. a USB stick if you don't have a separate /home partition. Make sure that you tick the 'Save full state, not only changes' box before you save. After upgrading, enter all your apt-sources, and open Synaptic, go to File > Read markings and go to the file you previously saved. Click 'Apply' and Synaptic will download &
install all the packages previously installed.
New Lease Of Life
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was particularly interested in your series of articles related to setting up a server system using Ubuntu server. Recently I had come to the conclusion that my 2 year old Asus EEE PC 2G Surf had become pretty much useless and hence I hadn't actually used it in quite a while. Then I looked back through some of your articles and it got me thinking about using the machine as a webserver. Obviously not for high traffic, but still it's a webserver none the less.
personal and experimental use. I would just like to thank you and keep up the good work because without your articles I would never have had either the knowledge or even the idea of using my old EEE PC as a webserver. You have also saved it from hitting the recycle bin as well, or finding a new home via ebay.
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The EEE PC (or any netbook) at first glance doesn't seem to be an obvious choice for a server. However, a second look at its low power consumption, low level noise and tiny physical size make it ideal for anybody looking to run a server in their home for full circle magazine #39
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