Honestly you should try out a LiveCD before you install it to see if you like it. ubuntu has a liveCD you can download and burn to disk.

What application do you use to burn in Windows?

Ubuntu doesn't contain the GCC compiler by default...they seem to think it is too dangerous to include.

Using the command referenced above will take care of you.

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Make sure you have the latest Video Card drivers from your video card manufacturer. This is very important...and it possibly might reset your display properties to make viewable the sections you...

Catweazle,

Sometimes my friend...especially with windows XP and 2000...that is the only way one can get it to detect. It has solved some of my mouse/keyboard problems in the last 5 yrs... And...

If it is a standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard it should work right away. If it is a USB mouse and keyboard...perhaps USB isn't enabled in BIOS...check that. If not, I always keep an old PS/2 mouse...

Boot up normally. When the logon screen appears, unplug the keyboard and mouse...then plug them back in. Things should work fine now.

Below is how to edit your BOOT.ini:

Most people cannot find BOOT.INI on their hard drive. This is because they have hidden files and have not elected to see them. Open up my computer, choose...

Using SED...you could also find a pattern similar to the grep -o

sed -n 's/.*\(pattern\).*/\1/p' file


Is the * in your grep -o example = to any character? I've never used that in a grep...

I got them from my friend Josh who probably did pull them off that very site :D

crunchie...you rule...holy crap.

Here are a few I've used in the past (dunno if they'll work for you since SED isn't my strong point):

# get return address header
sed '/^Reply-To:/q; /^From:/h; /./d;g;q'

# get Subject...

doh! a fraction of a second behind!

A simple reset of your modem should work here.

Unplug your cable modem. Ensure the ethernet cable from the modem is plugged into your router. Ensure your router is turned on. Plug your modem...

DMR is right...for instance, my D-Link router uses the default login/passwd of admin/admin

I typed in http://192.168.0.1 (http://192.168.0.1/) in internet explorer...it popped up a login...I used...

Insert Redhat binary install CD-ROM
Boot from CD (You may have to change BIOS settings)
At the boot: prompt, type linux rescue. You are then asked to chose an installation method.
Instead of...

http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/

Torrents explained
http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/introduction.html

That is the original site. You need a client for it to open .torrent files. Then the client will then go out and download...

A suggestion for you: It's a good idea to include detailed specifications of your systems to give people ammunition to answer questions. An example would be like...

Windows XP Home
Using...

go to your network card in the device manager and make sure that you have it set to auto detect and not to full duplex or half duplex...you want it to detect. Also, unplug the cable modem from power...

Doing things manually means setting up one NIC as a manual IP address and the one hooked up to the modem set up as auto detect. Thats if you're networking without a router. If you have a...

Clarify this statement a bit? I'm not sure what you're asking.:-|

I would give openVPN a try. You can use UDP or TCP/IP ports for the tunnel and you can go cross platform from Solaris to Red Hat easily. I've had nothing but good things happen for my OpenVPN...

Tell you what...I have software that can crack the admin password. It's called NTPassword and it allows you to crack any system NT 4.0 or higher. I'll send it to you if you email me with your...

I usually use a shoe horn, some baby oil, and a really big mallet. :p