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Article on Linux fonts

http://www.linux.com/articles/39513

Describes the various types of fonts available, and has a brief section on configuring the fonts.

before using pacman to get packages for the first time, you need to synchronise your local package database with that of a server:

pacman -Sy

Apparantly Kernel 2.6.20 and above now name all ide hardrives as sd* devices rather than hd*. eg. sda1, sda2, sdb1, sdb2, etc. That threw me off for a while.

Also, if you if you use XFS as your root filesystem, you have to specify it as a module when you are configuring the kernel. The default kernel doesn’t have built in support for it, and the module is not added automatically. It would’ve been nice, if it mentioned it somewhere during the installation steps… or better still automatically included based on your previous choices.

Best Programming Practices For Web Developers

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-cranky76/?ca=dgr-btw01BetterWebpages

You need to create a files directory in the drupal root, once installation is complete. Would’ve been nice of them to mention it in the final installation step.

At first glance it seems drupal is more for servers where you have complete control. Especially since you need to have table locking rights in mysql, and the ability to run cron jobs.

Why Drupal WYSIWYG Makes MediaWiki Obsolete & How To Convert

http://www.empowerthyself.com/mediawikiisobsolete