I've been using Linux for 4-5 years, but I'm new to Debian as of this weekend. Pretty cool so far (once I figured out the installation system--different...and better!)
But I have some questions: 1) When I boot and the login screen comes up, the screen isn't cleared first...in fact, when I logout the screen isn't cleared either. This is annoying at best and a security problem at worst (who knows what you might have left on the screen when you logged out). How can I correct this? 2) How can I figure out the "code name" for my distribution? I'm purposely not revealing what version number I have because I want to know how to *find out*--I don't want someone to just say "potato" or whatever. 3) Non-debian-specific question: I've got a DEC HiNote VP (535) but the display is bad. The colors are all "smeared" to the right (I'm getting "shadows" of colors that appear to the right of the item displayed). This effectively limits me to console mode. Does anyone know: a) If this means I have to replace the screen? b) If so, where I can get a replacement? c) If you don't know where I can get a repl, what's the part number so I can search for myself? -- My public encryption key is available from www.keyserver.net
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