I keep forgetting I have to use the 'fn' key, in combination with the function keys, to get the behavior I want. E. G., I need to do 'alt+fn+f1', to get to the Mate menus. Just plain 'alt+f1' toggles audio-mute. There's probably a way to change this in BIOS but those menus are inaccessible. Maybe Dell has a utility for doing this? #ComputerPlay #gnu #linux

This here toot comes, to you, from a newly-linucized Dell Latitude, which I bought, from Comcast, at a deep discount. It came with Win 11 Home, in S-Mode. I installed the Testing edition of #debian #gnu #linux from the latest live medium. So far, it is working well. #today #computer #ComputerPlay

Looks like the kernel, pipewire, dbus, ibus, caja, and a bunch of other foundational stuff upgraded. #today #debian #gnu #linux Time to reboot. Please, Trixie, don't be broken! HaHaHa!! I know, you are the "testing" branch. #computers #ComputerPlay It's a gloomy day, so, housekeeping. Yah.

After upgrading Wine to version 10, I deleted my old folder and made a new 32-bit environment, into which I installed two #retrogames #audiogames and they both seem to work. Had to add some Windows runtime dependencies, too. #ComputerPlay

Good Morning, Happy Saturday, all! Reader coming soon. More #ComputerPlay after she leaves. My date is coming this evening, for kisses, cuddles, and orgasms. I think he's bringing a home-cooked dinner, too, as has become our custom. Other sheet may happen, who knows! #today

In the latest batch of upgraded packages on Trixie, done a few minutes ago, #libreoffice #thunderbird and #pipewire were included. There was also a kernel and a bunch of libraries. #Debian #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay #today

Playing on a calkey instance at https://bostonsocial.online and finding setup challenging. Most of the form controls are unlabeled. I have to keep switching the screen reader between focus and browse modes, to see what field I might be filling in. I have an account, but no posts in tl. Trying to look at trending topics. Tomorrow, this instance may become #firefish according to an announcement. #computerplay

Upgrade done. Let's see what's broken. Glad to see: pipewire and friends aren't broken, though they were among the things upgraded. The bird and fox are same. Most of the upgrade looks like libraries. #DebianTesting #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay Now, it's Supper Time. Let's find out what the Food Fairy brought me #today It's sitting on my counter top, awaiting consumption.

About to upgrade 142 packages in Trixie. Wish me luck! LOL! #Debian #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay

Time to install some programs and change some settings. #MateDesktop #Debian #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay

Behold! A beautiful, clean Mate desktop, showing only my home folder's icon! #Debian #GNU #Linux That reinstall was quick and easy! If I were to try adding Mate to an existing system, and make it the default, I'd still be messing around, and there'd be duplicate apps and messed-up defaults. #ComputerPlay

#today is a very early #SignOn I got very little sleep. Been lying awake, rolling around, and talking to myself for hours. Since I'm up, I'm going to put #debian #gnu #linux onto my Think Penguin machine. At a friend's urging, I'm installing the Testing edition, code named Trixie. It offers a very recent kernel, the #pipewire audio system, and installer improvements, to name a few. On this one, I'll install the GNOME desktop and check for #accessibility improvements. I did the backup last night. #ComputerPlay

I just updated this installation of Trisquel #GNU #linux 161 packages got upgraded, one got removed, and one new application got installed. It's a #VOIP tool called Jami. When last I played with this tool, I knew of nobody else using it, so, don't know how well it works. An odd thing: when I restarted, after the update, I found that the volume was at 100% for the talking login greeter. After I logged in, the volume was set to what I want for Dave. What else is changed or broken? This is, after all, a beta. #computers #ComputerPlay #HouseKeeping

Silly PulseAudio! Why do you think my cans have a mic attached? When I unplugged the cans, the internal mic worked. I plug them back in, and the internal mic still works. #Trisquel #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay #PulseAudio

Watch Dave boot a Trisquel 11 Beta live system from his flash drive; this will be fun, you'll see... LOL! #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay

Now that I've upgraded over 200 packages in this Bookworm installation, what's broken? LOL! #Debian #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay

Debian Testing image written to flash drive. Let's boot it up and install to this J4, already; Hahaha. #Debian #GNU #Linux #ComputerPlay #installations

A friend has installed the latest Debian Testing (Bookworm) onto his Del Latitude, and reports all hardware recognized and working. I will install it onto my Think Penguin J4, and expect no issues. The Think Penguin is made specifically to run without nonfree firmware needed. The J4 now has a derivative of PureOs. #GNU #Linux #Debian #PureOS #ComputerPlay #installations