I just got off the phone with a friend. He called to ask how he could install TTF fonts on his Linux Mint 4.0 setup. There are several methods to add fonts. This page explains how, pretty nicely :
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/adding-windows-fonts-in-linux.html
With that out of the way, he was telling me about his day at work. A Microsoft Windows XP machine got screwed pretty bad and it didn’t allow him access to anything connected to the USB ports. He needed to transfer files, oh and fast. Out popped a Linux Mint 4.0 Live CD from his bag and into the tray. He let it roll and the caped penguin kicked ass. The job was done. The files were safe now. The unsung hero quietly slipped back into his dark abode as the doors closed on the machine and it went back to peeping out at the freedom outside from behind its windows. I guess he cannot tell anybody about how he used the live cd even if it did something good; so much for company policies.
He’s using Linux Mint 4.0 at home. He hasn’t switched completely, he dual boots the machine with Windows XP but I guess it doesn’t matter, it’s all about choice. He keeps telling me how his windows partition is full of worms and how he keeps booting into Linux to get things done. He hasn’t found a replacement in it yet but perhaps any change will see friction; but it will get there, one day. I know one thing for sure though, he’ll always carry a live cd with him. Long live choice!
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