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Have read ALL the threads on the web folk complaining to BT and asking for help Ubuntu loads OK into my Compaq Pressario. Bootup CHOICE is EITHER Ubutu 10.10 OR WinXP Win XP uses BT Home Hub 2.0 regularly and reliably via 2 ft Ethernet cable to Home Hub 2.0 …

Hi guys, I'll try to keep it as short as possible. Basically, I love the webcomic [URL="http://www.xkcd.com"]xkcd[/URL]. And recently, I've been browsing around for a downloader, and have found one written in Perl that works great. It even grabs the Alt-Text (text that pops up when you hover your mouse …

Hello I run ubuntu linux and I have just bought a new ipod touch You need itunes to set it up, which is, as usual, only available for Windows and mac (stupid apple for forgetting linux!!!). How can I set up my ipod? Thanks, Calum

Title kinda says it, I was wondering if anyone has heard of this what im about to ask. If i program code on ubuntu 10.04 using netbeans, and code in C. can I somehow save the file from netbeans, and transfer/make a conversion for the netbeans file to be able …

Hey Windows fans, would you like to take Linux for a spin to see what everyone's buzzing about? It's easy to do in just five easy steps. You can test Linux for yourself without having to setup multibooting, worry about partitioning or installing over your current Windows system. That's right, …

my problem is that i changed some compiz configurations and i broke my copy/paste(ctrl-c, ctrl-v... basically all the shortcuts that start with ctrl, including Eclipse's ctrl-space). i searched for key-shortcuts, i found a whole lot of them besides the ones i need. does anyone know how can i restore my …

Hi.I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. I wanna use sms gateway service. So, I've installed Kannel sms gateway and also I've installed playsms to manage it. I'm using my Nokia 5233 mobile phone as modem. Can u pls help me in confoguring and sending the sms using playsms & my nokia 5233 …

I am not sure if this is more software problem or C problem. Nevertheless, I am trying to run simple test code to check if my lapack installation is OK. [CODE]#include <stdio.h> #include <atlas_enum.h> #include "clapack.h" double m[] = { 3, 1, 3, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 5 }; …

I have Ubuntu 9.10 running on Oracle Virtual Box in my Windows Vista computer. I have XAMPP running on both. The host is currently set to 192.168.10.4 and the Virtual machine at 192.168.10.3. I tried running the same code independently on both computers and it runs fine on Windows. In …

I just updated Ubuntu to Lucid Lynx and also got an OpenOffice update: it's now 3.2. When I started it, the progressbar flashes to 100% in a second or two but to get from there to the actual program takes about two minutes. When I "top", I see that Java …

[B]Problem in connecting internet on ubunto 10.04 through idea netsetter.............[/B] Hello I try a lot to connect my netsetter usb modem but it ubuntu 10.04 os not detected as modem..........please help me Thanks in advance

can anyone please tell me what is wrong with dis code.....i am getting a segmentation fault even though it has been compiled successfully(in a unix system): [CODE]#include<stdio.h> int low,high,mid; void msort(int a[],int low,int high); void merge(int a[],int low,int high,int mid); int main() { int a[10]; int count; for(count=0;count<10;count++) { printf("Enter …

Hi all, Does anyone know of any good tutorial that explains how to set up a website on apache web server. I need it to be in Linux (Ubuntu). Or if anyone can explain to me how to do it that would be great to :) all I need to …

Hello Last year I tried Ubuntu on a live CD on my mother's laptop that had Windows Vista. She didn't like it, so we didn't install it. For some time we had been thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, and yesterday we did. So her laptop has Windows 7 now, …

Any list of best or worst will have its opponents and proponents and I foresee that this list of worst Linux distributions will be no different. There were, at last count, almost 300 Linux distributions and they all can't be great. But, this list of Linux distributions are, in my …

Hello, I have an old laptop that I don't need. It has 1GB RAM ans 120GB hard drive. I have a somewhat fast internet connection... So, I want to make a "Linux Based Home Web Server". I want to host my files and my websites on it. Now, please help …

I work for my family's small business. I recently graduated with a BS in Comp Sci but I didn't have much networking education. I am setting up a small file server to serve core files to about 10-12 computers. It will be running Ubuntu Server while the PCs connected will …

I have developed a C++ CGI which runs fine on Apache on Win32. I would like to deploy the program onto linux. My plan is to install Wubi (i.e. Ubuntu) and compile the CGI there so that it will work on the linux server. But before I do, I need …

When I started exploring Linux back in 1994-1995, there were very few resources available and many of the problems I experienced didn't have solutions. That was a long time ago. The situation has changed for the better. These days, there are plentiful resources for those new to Linux or for …

When I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.4 the pop-up windows for my Evolution Calendar Alarms quit working. I would get a small icon on my task bar that let me know I had a calendar event to look at, but the alarm window no longer was shown.

[ATTACH=RIGHT]16417[/ATTACH]Telecommuting is one thing but how about actually being there. Imagine you’re working from New York and you need to check up on a production plant in Seattle. Imagine being able to walk around the building in Seattle while sitting at your desk in New York, talking to people around …

Hi all, I hope you are well. I am very new to Ubuntu and I am experiencing occasional screen flickers (the monitor will go black for a split second, then resume as normal). Now, I have tried googling for a solution but I have not found one yet that satisfies …

hi want to learn javascript and i'm using ubuntu 9.04.i have google chrome and fire fox with enabled javascript. All things are good but when i write a js file and open it in browser but nothing happening html code loads but js not any hint why .

Iam using ubuntu 10.04 LTS.I have a problem in including graphics.h in the g++ compiler I am using.I have nearly tried all the possible solutions given while i googled about it. Please help me .I am a beginner to programming.

Hey there how are you doing? I have installed apache server, php, mysql, and phpmyadmin on my new Linux Ubuntu, and I want to start building my PHP projects using any platform such as Eclips. but the problem that I am facing is that I am a new linux user …

Jim Whitehurst, [URL="http://www.redhat.com"]Red Hat, Inc.[/URL] CEO, believes that [URL="http://www.vmware.com"]VMware[/URL] is its biggest competition in the virtualization and cloud computing space. In a [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/199870/red_hat_ceo_vmware_our_biggest_competitor.html"]PCWorld article[/URL], Whitehurst stated Friday at the Red Hat Summit that "When you start thinking about who is defining cloud-based architectures, it's us and them [VMware]," he said. …

I am have a small Ubuntu based file server running in a small business. I set up Samba and I can log in to the server and RW files to the directory on the server from the windows machines. There is, however, another folder within the shared directory which has …

Hello everyone, I am presently working on speech synthesis/speech to text on Ubuntu 10.04. So far I've been using festival but I discovered espeak which is also cool by reading other people's previous questions and answers. My main goal is to develop a communication system whereby festival or espeak can …

Hello everyone, I am presently working on speech synthesis/speech to text on Ubuntu 10.04. So far I've been using festival but I discovered espeak which is also cool by reading other people's previous questions and answers. My main goal is to develop a communication system whereby festival or espeak can …

It was exactly one year ago today that I published my original "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story219749.html"]The 10 Best Linux Distributions[/URL]" and it's time to put forth a new list for this year's best. Without looking at the old list, I've decided to compile this one from scratch. This 2009 list takes several factors …