Category: Computers

Hiatus – Again, It’s Been A Long Time

So, it’s been a long time without any news – time for an update.  A new job, and all kinds of other things have gotten in the way.  I’ve made some changes to try to be as open source, Linux, and privacy-minded as I can.

Post-Install Guides

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Server Migration

Due to a whole range of problems and issues surrounding updating from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS, I’m in the process of migrating to a new Linode that I’ve set up.  This site will be going up and down over the next few hours, and will also probably be throwing out some SSL certificate errors as I get everything moved over and troubleshoot.

Fedora 25 Post-Install Guide: Thinkpad X1 Carbon (2015)

I know I’ve been laid up for a little while, and I know that Fedora 25 has been out for a few weeks, but here’s my updated guide for installing and configuring Fedora 25 on the Thinkpad X1 Carbon (2015).  Not much has changed, in fact it becomes a little easier every release…more and more of the hardware is supported by the kernel by default, and Gnome is getting better with every release at dealing with HIDPI displays.  (Of course, you can ignore the HIDPI stuff if you got the model with the 1080p display.)  I still have the same issue with the fingerprint sensor – but it’s a minor issue.  It lights up any time the computer asks for a password (including in the terminal) and doesn’t turn off – even after you type in your password – until you run your finger across it.  Again, minor issue.

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Thinkpad OneLink Pro Dock and Linux

I’ve been searching for a while for a good docking solution for my X1 Carbon…and I’ve settled on Lenovo’s Thinkpad OneLink Pro dock.  I did a lot of searching since I run and wanted it to work with Linux, and I found some outdated and/or inaccurate data from over the past several years.  I wanted to add a new data point, and hopefully it will help someone else in a similar situation.

Here’s the dock:

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