Linux does not use file extensions on binary files. Most applications on Linux can be installed one of three ways.

1. Through a package manager, such as Synaptic (GNOME) and Adept (KDE).
2....

Open up terminal and type ifconfig and tell me what comes up.

Then you should be able to just plug the machine into the router with a CAT5 or CAT6 cable, then plug the router into the modem, and transmit that way.

What do you mean? You mean to get online with your machine? Just plug it into the modem, then into the ethernet port on the back of your computer. RHL should just pick up the connection and...

I hate backseat moderating, but "dickheads" isn't a family friendly word.

And, no. Windows isn't less secure, people just don't know how to properly use the security. You won't get virii if you...

Ubuntu is good for plug and play, it has a lot of commercial and open source applications in the repos.

I've never used PHP, MySql, or Apache with it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

I...

Mark this thread as solved, please.

...Hah. How would he use format.com on a Linux machine?

He wouldn't have c:\windows\system32 at all (natively).

... Ubuntu 7.04? Why? Why not 8.04, which is the newest edition?

Was that a question, jbennet, or a statement? :P

Dude, this thread is solved. And it has been. Me and jbennet already solved it. Don't up your post count by posting already posted solutions.

Thanks, have a fantastic day.

Install Studio from a Live CD the same way as you install Ubuntu.

Your link's ) breaks it.

Start with Ubuntu. It's far better for beginners.

I believe that's "distributions," not "districutions." And how is TOO many distributions a bad thing? You pick one you like. If you don't like it, get a new one.

With Windows, I don't like Windows...

Heh, okay. That blows for us. Oh wait. Just download it and install it that way. An extra 5 minutes out of my way. Hah.

John A, simply put, I love you.

Agreed on both of the points in your thread.

I don't like Microsoft products in general. I'm not an anti-Windows/Microsoft person, I just prefer UNIX/Linux/Mac (oddly, yeah, Mac) tools better.

But it's .NET. Aaaah. I can't stress my disliking for .NET far enough.

But couldn't Ubuntu get a license to redistribute the free version?

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm surprised Ubuntu doesn't have Google Earth in its repos by now.

However, I only use Linux, so I can't use that properly. I use Gambas or Gambas2 for RAD GUI development under Linux. It's almost VB.

That bin file is what you want.

Open a terminal, go to your desktop and type
chmod 775 GoogleEarthLinux.bin
./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
And you should be fine. chmod sets permissions for you to...

Oh yeah, good point about Python. I totally forgot about that. Haha.

I never tried Visual C++. I only used gcc and Bloodshed.

Yeah, but what more can you do besides basic graphical Windows applications? It doesn't even make a native EXE. You need to install the .NET Framework for VB.NET.

I really dislike the whole .NET...

Heh, yeah. The "best" thing.

You can use some Microsoft technologies if you use Mono, as long as you don't rely on the Forms API of Windows.

Windows can play games, Linux really can't (for the most part).

There are free and open source alternatives to most of your Windows applications, and if you're dead set on a Windows application,...

Ubuntu even runs slow on 256/333MHz

But 256K RAM to run FC8!?

256K RAM? You mean 256MB RAM?

:D

I don't like arguing on the Internet, it looks unprofessional, to each other and to the site itself.

And no one really wins.

So mark this solved if we fixed your issue.

Wow, jbennet. Every reply I post, you follow it up with a "yeah, I agree" post.

I can see why you have your 10,000+ posts.

In your BIOS (F2, F8, or F12 when you boot up, it should say so), there's an option to start your CD/DVD drive up first.

Who cares about what an operating system LOOKS like, seriously?

Pick a theme that's good for you, and pick an operating system that does what you want. If the operating system isn't good enough...

Fixed, I followed that link and installed everything and it works! =]

Can it be done!? I just found out about this version of Ubuntu called Ubuntu Studio (based on 7.04), and I want to know if I can do it without losing everything in /home/alex. I don't care about...

I think it's because you have "bind" in there twice.

Try /usr/sbin/named -u bind -g -c /etc/namedb/named-lan.conf

You seem to be using GNOME, correct?

GNOME sometimes screws up when running KDE applications, such as KDevelop.