Slackware 12, My MCSE Upgrade, and Metroid Prime
It seems rather odd having two such polar opposite things in the same post but
it is what it is.
So, I put Slackware 12.0 on my system which had Slack 11.0 on it. It's gone
pretty smooth so far. Normally I would have just upgraded but this time, after
something like 4 or 5 years I decided to do a fresh install to clean cruft.
The cruft that I had was caused by inexperience and now I'm hoping to hold of
cruft for longer now that I know a bit more. I think I
mentioned all of this in a previous post somewhere. Things are all 100% rosy
though. 12.0 is so new that
Linuxpackages.net doesn't have much which means I have to
compile my own stuff. Now, I wouldn't mind that but checkinstall is also not
compatible with 12.0 so I won't even be able to easily include what I compile
in the package manager. I've used a few
Slackbuilds for some stuff. I'm going to either have to
wait, or write my own slackbuild scripts. I'm considering trying to update a
few slackbuilds that are for 11.0 and contributing it back. At least it would
be educational.
On an unrelated note I've been having much of my life consumed by Metroid
Prime. Man, this is a good game. It's not much for story line but the action
is more than enough. I'm at the point where I have to fight the Omega Pirate
who is repeatedly kicking my little butt all over the place. I know the
pattern on what has to be done to kill the bugger though, so it's a matter of
practice. Eventually he'll go down.
Now for the MCSE part. I've
finally gone and schedules my last MCSE
exam (70-296) for July 27th. I guess I need to pull myself away from the
GameCube and do a final review. Wish me luck.