Patching pyserial to Fix Serial Baud Rate Limitations in Linux

I ran into an interesting issue when trying to connect to a new printer with my Linux laptop.  The printer firmware was set up for 250000 baud and for some reason I couldn’t connect to it.  After a little searching, I found that this was a known issue in pyserial with newer kernels and there’s a quick fix.

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Consistent Experience Across Multiple Computers on CrunchBang Linux

This is just a quickie, nothing too in-depth here.  I just thought I’d mention that I’ve migrated all of my computers from Ubuntu to CrunchBang.  I enjoy the lighter and more responsive interface, as well as the lower system overhead.  It fits my workflow and interaction style well.

I don’t need a high degree of customization to be happy, I just want my customizations to conky and the openbox menu to be consistent between my various computers.

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