How To Put Microsoft RDP on iPod

Microsoft put out a version of their RDP for the iPhone and iPad so that you can basically run windows on your iPhone/iPad but not on your iPod which is what I have.  So I found a way to put it on your iPod but I must warn you it crashes from time to time. The crashes are not major crashes, it just shuts down the app. Now let's get started.  Ok, first you need to download and install iPhone Configuration Utility then go to iTunes and download Microsoft Remote Desktop.  Connect your device (if you haven't already).  Click on the iPhone Configuration Utility and go through the instruction then open it up, you should see your device.  Click Add Item (the picture of a device at the top left corner) then go libraries\music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications\ then switch the file type to Mobile Application .ipa. Then click the Application tab under your device name and scroll down to Microsoft Remote Desktop and click the install button.  I know it's not Linux but you can run a Linux RDP.

GNU/Linux

Hello today I want to direct your attention to GNU/Linux why is it called that and why (in my opinion) it should just be Linux.  OK first some history on GNU and Linux.  GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix, and Linux is named after it's creator Linus Torvalds and the x probably came from Unix.  Linus Torvalds says it doesn't need to be GNU/Linux but just Linux and I agree because it's the Linux kernel and at this point GNU was just the first distro nothing more.  Well there is something more because you will see a few pieces of software in any Linux that points back to GNU like GNU Nano and GIMP(GNU Image Manipulation Programs) but other than that not much more i know of.  Also Mac's not called GNU/OSX but it has GNU Nano.  Plus I'm not quite sure if GIMP came from GNU or not. I'm not quite sure which it should be called at this point but I do give both Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds credit for making the best OS in the world and in ways the most advanced.

Day 24: Ubuntu Sevrer

   I was thinking about making a Ubuntu server out of Ubuntu Desktop.  It's fairly easy and good for slow PCs.  I might still do it but it's hard to get an old computer.  All mine are being used by other people.  So in the future I might make a tutorial on that but for today I had kind of a busy day so I can't really do much so bye.

Day 23: Today Ubuntu for Android

Though I don't have an android I have looked at the Ubuntu website and seen the Android version.  It sounds very well designed so far.  It is a great idea! I love how you can plug it into a monitor and use it like a PC. It's the future of tech.  I think if you have an Android it's a great thing to do and also I apologize for not being able to try it out.  It's not much of a post but if anyone's reading this I just wanted to say that I'm very interested in it and leave a comment about it if you've tried it out.   Lately I've been trying to jailbreak my iPod for that android type freedom.  So if anyone who reads this knows what I should do for IOS 6.1.3 I'd appreciate some feedback. 

Day 22: Arch Linux Part 4 (Sorry I Didn't Post Yesterday I Forgot What Day It Was, Oh These Crazy Summer Days)

Today I'm just telling you what you might want to put on to your Arch and teaching you how to add an important mirror (a mirror is what you download stuff from).
First of all, you might want to install Firefox or Google Chrome so you can browse the web.  You might already have one of these depending on what your desktop came with.  To install Firefox type
sudo pacman -S firefox to install chrome type sudo pacman -S chromium.
Second you might want to install Yaourt to install Yaourt you have to add a mirror, to do this type nano /etc/pacman.conf.  Then when your in pacman.conf go down to the bottom and copy and paste

[archlinuxfr]
 SigLevel = Never
 Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch 

into the document.  You've added the Arch User Repository to your mirrors.  Then install Yaourt with sudo pacman -S yaourt.  To use Yaourt type yaourt (the package you want to find).  Then it will search for that package.
You also might want to install Minecraft to do that type sudo pacman -S minecraft.  That's it for today folks see you tomorrow.

Day 22: Arch Linux Install Part 3

Step 18: Type pacman -S xorg-server xorg-server-utils xorg-xinit.  Then
pacman -S xorg-twn xorg-xclock xorg-xterm.  Then startx you after that there should be lines of code running down the screen.  Next you will be at a graphical interface with three terminals.  Exit by pressing the top left one and typing exit.
Step 19: When you're out of there type EDITOR=nano visudo.  You will be at a text document scroll down to the part that says %wheel%    ALL=ALL    (ALL) and uncomment (delete the # sign in front of it) it.  Then useradd -m -g user -G storage,power,wheel -s /bin/bash (username) and 
passwd (username).
Step 20: Now is the time to pick your desktop environment.  To see desktop environment reviews view my previous posts and at this link.
Step 21: If you chose Xfce4 then you can just type startxfce4 to run it, but if you chose something else then you'll have to edit .xinitrc to do this type nano .xinitrc and uncomment your desktop.  Then to start that desktop type startx.

Day 21: Arch Linux Install Part 2

Step 12: You will have to set up internet now.  It can be different for different computers so look on the Arch Wiki for that.
Step 13: Type systemctl enable dhcpcd.  Then shutdown -p -h now.
Step 14: Type nano /etc/pacman.conf and uncomment (delete the # symbol) multilib and the include under it.  Only do this if you have 64 bit.  Then update server list with pacman -Syy then you should see mulilib at the end.
Step 15: Type pacman -S also-utils.  Then type alsamixer and you will be at a key interface controlling your sound.
Step 16: Go to your master sound and press m to unmute and then turn up all the way.  Then go to your PCM and press m to umute and turn it up all the way.  Then press Esc to exit.
Step 17: Type speaker-test -c2 you should here some noise it's not a nice noise but kind of a mmmmmrmmmrmmrmr.  Press Crtl+C to exit.

Day 20: Arch Linux Install Part 1

Step 1: Boot from the Arch Linux installation media (it's really standard Linux stuff so if you don't know just look up installation media. A lot of people just use CDs for installation media).
Step 2: It will load a bunch of files, just sit there and let it do it's thing.  After it's done loading you will be at a command prompt.
Step 3: You will need to test internet, to do that type ping google.com.  If you have internet it should send you back information about Google's signal.  If you don't have internet it should say
ping: unknown host. This will also happen if you type Google wrong.
Step 4: You will need to make partitions.  First type cfdisk.  It will send you to a key interface to partition.  Create 3 partitions: one swap (optional if you have a lot of  RAM), one for storing files and one for installing.  Make the swap and the installation bootable by pressing the bootable button.
Step 5: Exit and save cfdisk.  Then type mkfs.ext4 (partition your install files on it will start with /dev/sd). Do the same for your storage partition.  Type mkswap (on the partition you swap on if you have one).  Then swapon (on your swap partition).
Step 6: Type mount (installation partition)/mnt.  Then mkdir /mnt/home.  Then finally
mount (storage partition) /mnt/home.
Step 7: Type pacstrap /mnt base base-devel.  You have installed the base system.
Step 8: Type genfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab.
Step 9: To get into your install type arch-chroot /mnt.  Then passwd and it will ask you for your root password.
Step 10: Type pacman -S grub-bios.  Then grub-install /dev/sd(hard disk will be no number after).  Then grub-mkconfig /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
Step 11: Type umount /mnt/home and umount /mnt

Day 19

Gone fishin'... two posts tomorrow

Day 18: Conclusion

      Today we're going to go over the desktop environments I've written about and sum the series up. 

First Off Gnome

I'd say Gnome is for the productive user.  A user who needs to easily be able to do stuff but also wants beauty.  It's for the type of people who love beauty but still want to get the job done.

Xfce4

  For the user who doesn't want to go through editing .xinitrc.  This is the only desktop where you don't have to go through and make .xinitrc work with it.  You can start it with the command startxfce4.

KDE 

For the ease of the user.  With KDE you can make everything easy.  You can make it so there's a widget where you write your notes or where you put your important files or just to do anything.  KDE is to do anything with a click.

Unity

Unity is for the ease, the beauty and one of the stereo type desktops (because Ubuntu's is so popular).  Unity makes it easy to find anything you want.  What's not on your favorites bar is in dash home and can be found just with an easy click and a search.  Dash home can also be used to search music, movies and even more on the internet.

LXDE

For the slow PC.  LXDE is really just for the PC that runs really slow, there's nothing special about it.  But it's also good for the speedy user, the one that wants his computer as fast as can be.

Day 17: LXDE

     LXDE is a very fast lightweight desktop so much so they actually call it light weight desktop.  There isn't much beauty or complexity to it but if you have an old PC it zooms.  I haven't had much experience with LXDE but I've heard about it (and used it but not very often).  It's kind of an easy transition for Windows users because it has sort of an XP look to it.  I don't have much experience with this one but in my opinion I'd like something with more beauty but for old PCs it's a good choice.

Day 17: Unity

     Unity is the desktop environment that comes with Ubuntu.  It is a very nice looking desktop and very fast.  Though there is a bit of lag.  The only problem is that it doesn't load well on other distros than Ubuntu at the time being.  So this one might not be the best for your Arch install.

Day 17: KDE

    KDE is a desktop environment that is very, very nice.  It's not so much that it's pretty than that it has such a customizable look.  There are tons of widgets that you can get.  You can put panels anywhere.  KDE brings out some of the best in a distro.  Aside from the widgets it comes with a whole lot of programs, educational programs, games, and a whole lot more.  It's also very fast (at least in my experience).  The only thing is after KDE starts up you have to give it a few seconds until you click anything or it will freeze.

Day 16: Xfce4

      Xfce4 is a desktop environment that is very, very, very fast and lightweight.  It's not very pretty or flashy but it gets the job done.  Though it is not beautiful like Gnome you can download many things to make it look like what you want.  If your computer is very slow get Xfce4.  There's a Ubuntu with Xfce4 on it. It's called Xubuntu and to get it for Arch Linux type sudo pacman -S Xfce4.  That's about it for today, signing off -Sam.

Day 15: Desktop Environments

     Over the next few days I'm going to compare desktop environments to help you decide which one you want.

Gnome

Gnome is a pretty cozy desktop environment that has the nicest menu ever!  It is one of the best desktop environments there are for beauty and coziness but it seriously is logy.  It is the heaviest desktop.  If you're using it in Arch Linux inside VM ware then it's really, really slow.  It's beautiful, awesome and really just a great desktop but not the best for slow computers.  Tune in next time to hear about Xfce. 

Day 14: What To Do If You Forgot Your Ubuntu Password

      Today again we're not trying out a distro.  I'm just giving advice on how to recover your password.   

What To Do If You Forgot Your Ubuntu Password

        First, if you have a Grub menu you just select Recovery Mode, but if you do not have a Grub menu press shift or escape right before Ubuntu boots.  After you click on Recovery Mode you will see lines of code going down your screen, don't panic, just let it do it's thing.  Then when everything is loaded there should be a menu.  Select Root on the menu and click enter.  A command line should appear at the bottom of the screen.  Type mount -o rw,remount /.  After that if you don't know the user your changing, type ls -home then type passwd (user), then it will ask you for your new password.  After that is done type: exit.  You will be at the Recovery Mode menu again.  Select Resume Normal Boot.  Even though it has done a normal boot, it is not a clean boot, some things don't work right, so you should probably reboot after that.              

Day 13: Just A Talk

     Today was one of those days that I'm not going to write a whole lot of Linux stuff.  Since it's a holiday and I have been doing holiday things and just taking a break and playing some games.  On holidays I might or might not post.  I hope you don't mind but if you do leave a comment about how often I should blog, sorry it's not Linux.  Happy Fourth of July!

                                                                            Signing Off,
                                                                             Sam



              

Day 12: Just A Tip

    Today I thought instead of showing off a new distro I would give you some tips about Linux in general.

First We Have Commonly Used Commands

Arch Linux and Pacman based distros 

sudo pacman -S (package) 

Installs a package.

sudo pacman -Rs

Removes a package.

sudo pacman -Syy

Upgrades mirrors and recognizes new ones.

sudo pacman -Syu

Upgrades a package.

Universal Commands

cd

Change Directory

useradd -m -g (group) -G (additional group) -s (login shell) (username)

This is to add a user.  You may have to change it slightly for the distro you're using but often it's pretty similar to this.

More Linux tips tomorrow. . .

Day 11: Sabayon

      Sabayon is a nice looking traditionally KDE distro.  It has Chromium as a web browser which is kind of strange because most Linux distros have Firefox.  The thing that makes this distro stand out is it's Gentoo based.  If you don't know what Gentoo is it's one of the most complicated distros ever.  Gentoo is designed so that it perfectly fits the hardware of the installer by how they configure the install.  It's cool that someone took Gentoo and made it easier to install but that kind of defeats the purpose.  The purpose of Gentoo is to make something that fits perfectly to your hardware, something that's perfectly tuned to your system.  Sabayon is nice and all but I don't know if I'd really like it to be my one OS.

Day 10: Xubuntu

      Xubuntu is a distro made by Canonical (the makers of Ubuntu).  The first thing you might notice about Xubuntu is it's very similar to Ubuntu except it has the Xfce desktop.  If you look a little closer you might see there's a little bit of a difference.  Ubuntu comes with Libre Office, Xubuntu comes with Abiword.  Ubuntu comes with Rhythmbox, Xubuntu comes with Gmusicbrowser.  There are not very many more differences though.  But if your bored with Ubuntu's user interface then come try out Xubuntu.  As always it's a Canonical size download, a tiny 700MB live CD.

Day 9: Live.linuX-gamers.net

     Live.linuX-gamers.net is a Linux distro based off of Arch Linux (Arch Linux is a very customizable distro).  Live.linuX-gamers.net is a live Linux (doesn't need to be installed, it can be used without installation).  Anyway it's a Linux with basically only games for software.  I tried a few of the games out and they're not very good.  What does this mean for Linux gamers?  It means that they should find themselves a better distro.  It's hard to be a good Linux distro for gamers since most of the good video games are made for either consoles or Windows.  If you want a good gaming distro try out Ubuntu.  Ubuntu has Steam (if you don't know what this is it's gaming software where you can buy and play games) and it has Wine (it's not the regular wine it's a program that emulates Windows software like games for example).  A lot of Linux users also have Windows installed alongside a Linux distro.  Though that is often necessary it's getting less and less so.  People are finally starting to make gaming software available to Linux Gamers.  So Linux Gamers don't despair, Steam is on the way!   

Day 8: Debian

        Debian is an interesting Gnome 3 distro.  It's very typical and not that much different from other Linux distros.  This kind of typical feel makes it very universal and easy to master.  My opinion on Debian is that they should put more into it, try to make it stand out, but it really doesn't.  Debian's great for people who want a system that they can master in seconds or people who are switching over from a different distro.  Fun fact about Debian, Ubuntu was based off of it.  In my opinion Ubuntu is far better.  I don't really have much to say about Debian it's (no offense to Debian fans) in my opinion kind of boring, but that's for you to decide.

Day 7: Edubuntu

     Edubuntu is an educational distro made by Canonical (the makers of Ubuntu).  Though it is similar to Ubuntu it has so many more features so I thought I'd talk about Ubuntu's twin brother,  his fat twin brother. As you might notice, instead of Canonical's traditional 700MB live CD file, this is a monster at 2.7GB.  It's worth the extra wait for download though because it has so much more than Ubuntu.  Even if you are not into education this is still a way cool distro. The thing that really caught my eye is Orca.  Orca is a program that reads what's on your screen (ok you caught me I'm not blind).  But there is so much more.  The other thing that looked good was Pencil I didn't try it out yet but I might later (the thing is I'm not good at computer drawing).  Anyway this is a distro if you, one: are still in school, two: if you are bored of Ubuntu but don't want to try Arch Linux, or three: if you want a random voice to read what's on your screen.

Day 6: Open Suse

       Open Suse is a mediocre distro.  I'm not the biggest fan of it because it uses Yast and I don't really like it.  The reason I don't like Yast is I tried installing Open Suse on an old computer but Yast would not install it right (it was a live CD), it just froze.  The second time I tried out Open Suse I couldn't get the internet running but I didn't spend very much time on it.  If you want a nice Gnome distro just go with Fedora.  Open Suse is just not the best choice.  I'm not quite sure why but I prefer Fedora over Open Suse in every way especially trying to get the internet working.

Making A User Manualy Open Xange

     In my post about Open Xange I talked about how you had to add a user manually, well this is how you do it.  Fist you type the command EDITOR=Kwrite visudo.  Then the sudoers file will open up in Kwrite.  Navigate down to the part that says %wheel    ALL=(ALL)        ALL and uncomment it (delete the # sign in front of it).  Save Your changes.  Next you will type the command
useradd -m -g users -G power,wheel -s /bin/bash (username).  If you want a password than type passwd (the username you chose before).  That's it. I don't know if that's the easiest way to add a user in Open Xange but that's the only way I know.

Day 5: Open Xange

     At first I really liked Open Xange for it's beauty and clean look then I looked at the control panel.  There is no clear way to do anything, The horror the horror !   Then I tried to add a new user because in the install you only make a root.  So I looked in user details - nothing.  Finally I did it the manual way and went in and edited the sudoers file.  It's a nice Linux but I was surprised to find out you need to edit the sudoers file to add a user.  Most Linux just have an option in settings now.  Well it's not too hard to do it that way.  For instructions on how to do it on Open Xange (it's a little different than doing it on Arch Linux) see my post on it here

Day 4: Linux Mint

       Linux Mint is a distro I found very similar to Ubuntu.  It has the same kind of look and feel except with a different desktop environment.  When you install mint you'll probably notice that the installer is nice and also very similar to Ubuntu.  When it's done it's not as similar to Ubuntu but it is somewhat.  The best thing about this distro is it comes with Open JDK already installed which makes it very easy to run Minecraft and many other programs.  In the long run I don't know that much about Linux Mint because quite frankly I always avoided it before.  Ubuntu in my opinion is a better Linux and you can install java quite easily on it (though it takes some command line but that's a thing to get used to because a lot of Linux is command line).  I like the nice Unity desktop environment and that's what makes me favor Ubuntu.  Though I haven't tried the Linux Mint out much it just doesn't have that nice beauty of Unity, Gnome or KDE.  I also found it runs kind of slow in Virtualbox and I have a pretty nice PC.

Day 3: Arch Linux

         Arch Linux is a distro that you have to install by command line.  Every install turns out a little different because there are thousands of ways to install it.  It is definitely for advanced Linux users because you have to edit so many config files while installing it.  Anyway the beauty of Arch Linux is that you can choose every thing that goes into it.  If you want gnome install gnome, if you want KDE install that or any other desktop environment.  Another great thing about Arch Linux is that if you install a graphical login manager capable you can have multiple desktop environments.  But make sure you have .xinitrc configured right before installing a graphical login manager or you could get stuck in a login loop.

This video is by a Youtuber called midfingr.  Even though he has an offensive name he's a good Youtuber and much of my Linux knowledge is from him.

Day Two: Ubuntu 13.04

     Ubuntu is one of the most well known Linux distros.  It is good for beginner Linux users.  It's good for advanced too but not because it's very customizable or very advanced it's just a good every day Linux.  It's probably the Linux with the most software because it has grown vastly popular over the versions.  It has a very nice software center where you can get things without having to install by command line.  You still have to install by command line for a few things but for other things you won't.  Ubuntu also has a very nice wiki and ask page.  I have often found the ask page helpful when I used it every day.  Ubuntu also has an OS for android now that can be plugged into a monitor and used with a mouse and keyboard like a computer.  Canonical has done a good job with their phone (from what I heard about it) and a good job with their OS too.

Introduction

      My goal is to try out a Linux distribution (distro) every day for a year and post about it on this blog.  I will have a review to most of them telling you what I think.  Linux is an open source OS that you can find for download on the internet.  Some of them are pretty well known, for example Ubuntu.  I will be going through ones that are popular to ones that only 3 people have heard of.

Day 1: Fedora Linux

              Fedora is a pretty popular Linux distribution (distro).  It's kinda funky yet productive Linux that has a beautiful look to it.  It  has a DVD and a live CD version.  The live CD has a few programs already installed whereas the DVD you can choose which programs to install and which desktop environment to install in a nice GUI environment.  It's a great distro for beginners but to long time Linux users it gets kind of boring.  But there is something to say about Fedora.  It's the first Gnome distro I ever installed which made me fall in love with Gnomes beautiful menu.  Also it is the easiest distro to partition your HDD while installing.  It has easy ways to shrink partitions to make room and the install is easy.  If you accidentally do something wrong then just go back to the menu  and fix it and more likely than not (depending what you're working on)  when you go back to what you were working on it will still be there.  Overall this Linux gets 5 stars for "good beginner Linux" and "easy to use" where it only gets 2 stars for "good for advanced users" and "very customizable".  Over all if you're a Linux beginner this is one of the distros for you.