Installing Linux in Windows

After replying to a few messages on the subject, I’d devised a quick tutorial for those who wish to install Linux without partitioning. Originally posted here on the dA forum, you can hit the jump and read it here as well. Comments and criticism welcome. (Also, an edit button on dA would be nice, I’m sure I’ve a few typo’s)

Totem Fullscreen issue

Thought I’d share how I fixed the following issue: When starting a new video in Movie Player/Totem, it would start in Fullscreen without option to restore the window. After a quick google, I found that if you’re running Compiz (which I am) it’s only a matter of switching from Metacity, opening the video and restoring the size and then returning to compiz. Of course this is easily accomplished with the fusion-icon, which should be in most repositories under “fusion-icon”.

August 2008 Desktop

Well I finally got around to installing and configuring Archlinux like I’ve wanted for so long. Took me a little while (lucky for me I printed off the installation manual) to finish the complete installation, learn how to install things (via pacman) and customize the interface to my liking. Click for full view over at DeviantArt.

Running the latest Arch and Gnome/comiz-fusion. Firefox (Gran Paradiso), conky and a nautilus window are viewable in this screenshot. Using ElegantBrit for gtk and emerald themes. First time I actually installed conky and had it to a point where I really liked it. It’s a mashup of various other configs I found on the ArchLinux forum. Script is as follows (email for .sh files:

New home

After awhile of housing my own installation of WordPress on my own domain, I’ve decided to kill it and move on to the free wordpress.com. I never really used it all that often to justify the monthly fee. So I’ll try and import or copy over some of the posts I had on my other site, stockground.net, and publish them here. As well as look into brining my feeds from dA, Last.fm, Digg. Facebook, Twitter and del.icio.us.