Today, I got the chance to install two new OS’s. One is the 3.0 version of IT@School GNU/Linux(2007) and the other, proprietary OS, Microsoft Vista. As, I decided to shift completely to Linux, Vista was not installed in my system, but for a customer of my relative’s computer shop. Also, I was happy to get it cracked. The crack works by resetting the timer which count down the activation time and every time it will be the same as 30 days. More details regarding it can be found here:

The IT@School GNU/Linux uses the Linux kernel – 2.6.18-4-686. Even after installing about 930 packages, including all the default packages like OpenOffice, Gimp, etc it took only about 2.9GB, which is about quarter of the space used by Vista OS basic home edition itself, without any extra softwares. Linux has developed much as the installation is much faster, the boot up time is about 40 seconds only, mounts partitions automatically – including FAT32 partitions and has much more tools.

Even though its better than Windows, I do have some problems in it. I am unable to configure my modem properly. I have been to configure it for about two years, since I first installed Linux. Only Linspire was able to automatically detect and configure my internal dial up modem. Another problem I face is that only root has got the permissions to edit the files in FAT32 partitions. I tried many ways, still I couldn’t make other users too to do so. May be some day near, I can fix these…

I also got three DVDs, full of Debian softwares (I think I don’t have that much Windows softwares with me). Thanks for Shyam for giving them to me.

In the engineering first allotment, published on September 1^st, I got AWH Calicut (Exact place is Kuttikatoor, near my earlier Maths teacher’s house) for Computer Science Engineering.

Today morning 10AM was the time of admission for me. I went there with my parents. The collage is a new one which started in 2001. So, the construction works are still going on but, I think it has got all the facilities. I was asked to attend the orientation class on 13^th(Don’t know what it means). May be I’ll get a good idea about the collage and facilities.

Its about a 2Hr, 30mts journey from home by bus. So, it’s hard to travel to collage and back everyday. But, I like more to stay at home more than staying in hostels. Still waiting for 2^nd allotment which is on 18^th. Hope I’ll get a seat in MES for CS.