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ab@ab-fit:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 28
model name	: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z530   @ 1.60GHz
stepping	: 2
cpu MHz		: 800.000
cache size	: 512 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 1
apicid		: 0
initial apicid	: 0
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 10
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat 
                  clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc 
                  arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 
                  xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips	: 3191.90
clflush size	: 64
power management:

processor	: 1
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 28
model name	: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z530   @ 1.60GHz
stepping	: 2
cpu MHz		: 800.000
cache size	: 512 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 1
apicid		: 1
initial apicid	: 1
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 10
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat 
                  clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc 
                  arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 
                  ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips	: 3191.94
clflush size	: 64
power management:

Some time ago I read an article about unetbootin. As I had very often the pain to install Linux on CF-card or USB-drive, I bookmarked it for the next adventure.

Yesterday, I had to use it the first time. It's already in debian-testing (version 408-1). Only some short notes about using it:

• let root (and other users) popup programs on your desktop:
  

  xhost +

• start as root:
  

  unetbootin

• plug in your USB-drive
• select a distribution/live system. I tested:
  - Xubuntu
  - Slax
• download and install the iso-image with unetbootin
• take the USB-drive to the computer you want to boot and HOPE, it will be able to boot from USB

Luckily my J8F9-Board _sometimes_ likes booting from USB. I didn't understand why it most of the time ignores the BIOS setting. But now it's running again with Xubuntu 9.10.

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : CentaurHauls
cpu family      : 6
model           : 10
model name      : VIA Esther processor 1200MHz
stepping        : 9
cpu MHz         : 1196.946
cache size      : 128 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge cmov
pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm pni est tm2 rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2
ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en
bogomips        : 2393.89
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 23
model name      : Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5300  @ 2.60GHz
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 1200.000
cache size      : 2048 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 0
initial apicid  : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm xsave lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips        : 5199.64
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 23
model name      : Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5300  @ 2.60GHz
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 1200.000
cache size      : 2048 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 1
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 1
initial apicid  : 1
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm xsave lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips        : 5199.90
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

Recently I redesigned my default letter template in latex. I use the scrlttr2 package from the koma-script suite. In some .lco-file you may adjust a lot of settings.

But how to change the default font? And which fonts exist by the way?

First of all, I installed the texlive extra fonts:

apt-get install texlive-fonts-extra

In your document you select now the fontpackage if there is one. E.g.

\usepackage{charter}

And/Or you change the default font family:

\renewcommand{\familydefault}{bch}

The FontCatalogue on www.tug.dk helps you very much with the selection. You see for every font the syntax to include it and some text written with it. Perfect! Have a look at:

http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/