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Re:The Move from Linux to FreeBSD on Sunday November 16, 2014 @10:55AM (#8614469)
The motherboard of that machine doesn't support more than 3 GB RAM.
Re:The Move from Linux to FreeBSD on Sunday November 16, 2014 @10:37AM (#8614418)
I did exclude the cache part when measuring the memory usage. And they were measured using standard tools like top, ps, etc.

Most likely I'd have used the system monitor that comes with KDE.

You can always setup block level encryption using dm-crypt/lvm in a Linux VM.
What's the big deal? I knew about it since I joined Google+ :P
Re:Ask HN: What are some good laptops for Linux right now? on Saturday April 06, 2013 @06:59AM (#5503254)
I asked the same question to a hardware enthusiast and Linux user. He suggested me one of the machines with AMD APUs. It seems they're supported well via fglrx drivers.
Re:Is Linux For Losers? Theo De Raadt's opinion (2005) on Friday April 05, 2013 @01:00PM (#5499589)
I particularly like how FreeBSD manages software, something similar on on the Linux world is Gentoo.
Don't know about other countries, but it's quite costlier compared to GupShup, which operates a similar service in India.
Re:1GB Ram & SSD Cloud Hosting for $6 on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @09:10AM (#5479038)
Hetzner.de is also cheap for dedicated servers.
Re:Nice Overview of what OAuth is and how it works. on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @09:07AM (#5479019)
Does not explain anything technical. Pointless.
Re:Google DRM not supporting Linux on Monday March 18, 2013 @02:03AM (#5392685)
I wonder how it will work on their own Goobuntu.
Re:Snag.gy - Paste images directly to the web on Friday December 07, 2012 @01:16PM (#4888295)
Imgur also can upload from clipboard and/or drag/drop.