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Ok, so I need to rebuild my Ubuntu linux box downstairs. So what I’ll do is

• Install USB 2.0 card
• boot into knoppix
• connect external hard drive
• backup linux partition
• run Ubuntu install CD
• Re-install packages, getting config files and data from backed up hard drive

Then I’ll be set, and ready to start working on some cool stuff

Update

I’ve succeeded in doing just that, I’m now at the last step of reinstalling old packages.

Well, I’ve noticed something very interesting.

For writing text documents, I’d rather use LyX than Openoffice writer, the only thing it really doesn’t have is an interactive grammar and spelling checker, maybe abiword will get better at that, hmm, that’s a good patch that someone [me] should submit to LyX

I’ve also noticed that I get irritated with spreadsheet programs, I’m downloading scipy to run a simple run report.

I guess I just like big hammers for my tasks, but I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing