GitHub Repository For convenience, the code to slipstream the driver pack is available in a GitHub repository, which can be selected and run using VSCode as shown in the video: It is possible to run the code in the Windows Terminal which the rest of this guide assumes. Download Windows ISO The Windows 11 or … Continue reading Windows 11 with Driver Pack Slipstream →

This tutorial will cover creation of Windows 11 Installation Media on Ubuntu. Common Pitfalls Unfortunately there are a number of common pitfalls when creating Windows 11 Installation Media on Linux as Rufus is unavailable on Linux and most Linux Bootable USB utilities create a FAT32 formatted USB which truncates the install.wim making corrupt installation media. … Continue reading Creating a Windows 11 (or 10) Bootable USB on Linux →

anaconda-uninstall-windows For best results Anaconda should be installed on a clean computer without any previous Python or Python Distributions. Uninstall¶ To Uninstall, right click the Start Button and select Installed Apps: Uninstall: Anaconda Miniconda Miniforge Mambaforge Python PyCharm Spyder Thonny VSCode if present. To uninstall an Anaconda based installer right click the options … beside … Continue reading Uninstall Anaconda (Windows) →

Untitled2 For best results Anaconda should be installed on a clean computer without any previous Python or Python Distributions present. Note that Python is preinstalled on Linux and the preinstalled Python should be considered as part of the OS and left as is. Uninstall¶ Anaconda does not appear in Software because recall it was installed … Continue reading Uninstall Anaconda (Ubuntu) →

anaconda-install-linux This guide looks at installing Anaconda 2024-02.1 on Ubuntu 24.04. Removing Previous Installations¶ Anaconda should be installed on a Linux PC that has no previous Python installations outwith the system Python. The system Python is preinstalled as part of the Linux Operating system and should be considered as part of the Operating System and … Continue reading Install Anaconda (Ubuntu) →

Untitled1 A text file can only be used to store unformatted text. The markdown file is similar to a text file, however allows text to be formatted using very simple markdown syntax. The Markdown syntax is also used for markdown cells in Interactive Python Notebooks. Markdown cells are commonly used to create documentation around code, … Continue reading Markdown →

anaconda-install-windows This guide looks at installing Anaconda 2024-02.1 on Windows 11. Removing Previous Installations¶ Anaconda should be installed on a Linux PC that has no previous Python installations outwith the system Python. The system Python is preinstalled as part of the Linux Operating system and should be considered as part of the Operating System and … Continue reading Install Anaconda (Windows) →

notebook In the previous notebook the Unicode string class str was examined and was seen to have a Unicode character as a fundamental unit. The byte string class bytes on the other hand use a byte as a fundamental unit. The byte string was the foundation for text data in Python 2. Categorize_Identifiers Module¶ This … Continue reading Builtins Module: Bytes Class (bytes) →

notebook The str class is an abbreviation for an immutable string of Unicode characters. Categorize_Identifiers Module¶ This notebook will use the following functions dir2, variables and view in the custom module categorize_identifiers which is found in the same directory as this notebook file. dir2 is a variant of dir that groups identifiers into a dict … Continue reading Builtins Module: String Class (str) →

notebook Python Language Server¶ The Python Language Server is used with the Python Interpreter to conveniently show identifiers and docstrings while typing code. JupyterLab with Jedi¶ Input the prefix for example p followed by a ⭾ to view a list of identifiers which begin with the prefix: In [ ]: The output should look as follows. The … Continue reading Builtins Module: Object Class →

notebook pandas is an abbreviation for the Python and Data Analysis Library. It is a library that uses three main data structures: the Index class the Series class the DataFrame class Most Index classes are numeric, that is zero-order integer steps of one. The Index, similar to a tuple, list or 1darray has a single … Continue reading Python and Data Analysis Library →

Video Direct Download Links As the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool is an application it cannot run on Mac OS. The Windows 10 Software Download Page will therefore display as direct download links: You will prompted to select your "Edition". This actually displays the version as the ISO is a multi-edition ISO which covers all … Continue reading Downloading and Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB on Mac OS X →

Ubuntu 23.04 Installation on a Dell 2 in 1 Convertible UEFI PC with SecureBoot Tutorial Video Creating a Bootable USB on Windows You will require: Insert the USB Flash Drive. Launch Rufus: Accept the User Account Control Prompt: The USB Flash Drive should be automatically populated under Device. Select, select: Select the Ubuntu 23.04 ISO … Continue reading Ubuntu 23.04 →

Downloading a Windows 11 ISO and Creating a UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive and Clean Installing on a Dell PC In this guide I will go through the clean installation of Windows 11 on a Dell XPS 13 9305 which is equipped with an 11th Intel Generation Processor. I will go through the UEFI Settings, … Continue reading Windows 11 (OEM and Retail) →

Downloading and Creating a Windows 11 UEFI Bootable USB, Windows 10 UEFI or Legacy USB or Windows 8.1 UEFI or Legacy USB Video Linux Kernel 5.15.1 Linux Kernel 15.5.1 contains a new NTFS Driver alleviating previous issues where large files such as the install.wim file from Windows installation media got corrupted. To update to the … Continue reading Creating Windows Installation Media on Linux Ubuntu →

Downloading a Windows 10 ISO and Creating a UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive and Clean Installing on a Dell PC In this guide I will go through the clean installation of Windows 10 on a Dell OptiPlex 7050 which is equipped with a 7th Intel Generation Processor. I will go through the UEFI BIOS Settings, … Continue reading Windows 10 (OEM and Retail) →

Downloading a Windows 11 ISO and Creating a UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive and Clean Installing on a Dell PC Video Windows 11 Elevated System Requirements Windows 11 System Requirements are substantially elevated with respect to Windows 10 System Requirements. Microsoft have released an updated Windows 11 PC Check here: The main requirement listed by … Continue reading Windows 11 (OEM and Retail) →

Installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Dell PC with a UEFI BIOS, Secure Boot and Machine Owner Key (MOK) This guide will look at installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Dell XPS 13 9305 equipped with an 11th Generation Intel Processor. The XPS 13 9305 UEFI BIOS will be configured with Secure Boot. … Continue reading Ubuntu 22.04 LTS →

Fedora 38 Installation on a Dell 2 in 1 Convertible UEFI PC with SecureBoot Fedora 38 has just been released. In this guide, I look at installation and setup on a Dell XPS 13 2 in 1 Touchscreen Convertible Device with a WD19TB Thunderbolt Dock. Fedora 38 is the leading edge Linux Distribution and includes … Continue reading Fedora 38 →

Video Download Links The Windows 2000 Professional ISO and Product Key can be downloaded from WinWorld. in this guide I used the Windows 2000 Professional English 5.00.2195.1 ISO (325.88 MB) ISO: Create Unofficial Service Pack 5 ISO In order to install VMtools we need to update the Windows 2000 installation. We can do this with … Continue reading Installing Windows 2000 as a Virtual Machine in VMware Player →

There are three fundamental text data types used in Python, the Unicode String str, the Byte String bytes and the Mutable Byte String bytearray. These text data types follow Pythons design pattern around an object base and as a consequence have consistent data model identifiers and identifiers. In the Unicode String, each unit in the … Continue reading Fundamental Text Data Types →

Downloading Windows 10 (OEM and Retail) Installation Media, Creating a Bootable USB and Clean Installing Windows 10 on a Dell UEFI BIOS with Secure Boot (All versions 15H1-21H2) This guide contains instructions for Downloading Windows 10 (OEM and Retail) Installation Media, Creating a Bootable USB, using the Dell Data Wipe, Clean Installing Windows 10 (with … Continue reading Windows 10 (OEM and Retail) →

In this guide we will installing Linux Mint as a guest Operating System on a Windows 10 64 Bit Host using a VMware Workstation Player. To get decent performance on a VM you should have at least a 250 GB SSD with 50 GB free for the VM, 8 GB of RAM with 3 GB … Continue reading Installing Linux Mint 19.3 In VMware Player 15.5 →

Installation of Zorin OS 16 on a Dell PC with a UEFI BIOS, Secure Boot and Machine Owner Key (MOK) Zorin OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS that has a Windows like Desktop Environment. This makes it very easy to use for both traditional Desktop and 2 in 1 Touchscreen Convertible … Continue reading Zorin OS 16 Linux →

This guide is for Fedora 32 but only marginal differences are present for Fedora 33. Secure Boot GRUB2 Bootloader Issue There was a Secure Boot Security Vulnerability that has been addressed by newer UEFI BIOS Updates. The older Grand Unified Bootloader GRUB2 bootloader which is used in Fedora 32 and Fedora 33 relies on the … Continue reading Fedora 32 (64 Bit) Clean Install on UEFI BIOS with Secure Boot →