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How to set up a computer with proper domain name????

Hello there DaniWeb. I REALLY hope you can help me in this case :( else i cant get to use my PC. Well, some days ago, i went into my PC and cleared up some partitions etc so i could have more space on some of my others. So i …

hi. i have 500gb HDD, first i install window 7(64-bit) then after fedora14 on separate partition using Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop cd. so when my laptop is booting it shows a boot screen with two option, fedora OS(as default) and win7 as other.After 3 second, Fedora is automatically starting. I just want to …

I've burned the ubuntu server installer .iso to a CD. When I try to boot from it it tells me the disk boot failure message. I know it's not the CD drive that's the problem because I get the same error on multiple computers. Is there anything I have to …

I am trying to upgrade ubuntu from 9.04 to 9.10.. but the installation says that i have not enough space on /. How do i add the additional space.any command for that? I have installed ubuntu inside windows and the drive in which ubuntu is installed has a little more …

Recently, I was given 2 unit of Dell PowerEdge computer with Intel Pentium 4 processor running at 2,4GHz, 256MB RAM and a 40GB hard disk. It was install with a Linux OS but I don't know what Distro it is. When power on it show bunch of text and it …

I just bought a dedicated server with Debian installed, I have no idea how to start. I know I have to do some commands through SSH, anyone has a guide? thanks.

why is it every time i load a new distro i never find one that has default FFS support? why is it however that virtually/probably every distro out there comes ready to read proprietary FAT(FAT16), VFAT(FAT32) and NTFS partitions but not non-proprietary filesystems such as FFS?!? *BSD are opensource too …

hii... error: "NOT ENOUGH FREE SPACE" message although drive is fully empty win7 is already installed on my C: drive, and i am trying to install fedora 14 on drive G:(NTFS,85 gb-fully empty),but it display the error message that "not enough space". why it happen?? how can resolve it?. i …

Hello, I am trying to learn real-time programming in Java RTS. I was wondering if it was possible to install Solaris 10 in my Windows 7 laptop, such that I can dual boot both of these operating systems. If it is possble, could you recommend setup instructions? Thank you.

hi guys, i am looking at purchasing this ssl for my cpanel dedicated box: [url]http://www.positivessl.com/ssl-certificate-products/addsupport/ssl-positive_wildcard.html?ap=ce048[/url] i have asked the salesman if 1 static ip address for the box will cover all sub domains on the one domain ssl and he has confirmed yes however my hosting provider support engineers said …

HI, I've just installed Ubuntu Linux on my Packard Bell i3 PC which is great, except that now I have to develop stuff in Java [Android, no groans please]. I've used and developed in Linux a long time ago, but I can't seem top find anything that can open and …

I can mount these raids I created in Suse 11 with: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/dr1 mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/dr2 but when I reboot the mount is gone. I have edited fstab with: /dev/sda1 /mnt/dr1 mount defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/dr2 mount defaults 0 0 and this doesn't work either. Can anyone point …

I've heard that Linux stores all of the wifi network info in a single file(or directory) on your computer. I was wanting to see the networks that are stored in my computer and was wondering where I should go to see this. Thank you.

hey . ok how can i copy files to my flash using commands in linux ??

Before starting a new thread, always search first to make sure your question hasn't already been answered somewhere else. The following are some great resources to help you get started: [b]Google, Linux Style[/b] [url="http://www.google.com/linux"]http://www.google.com/linux[/url] [b]The Linux Documentation Project[/b] [url="http://www.tldp.org/"]http://www.tldp.org/[/url]

Hello, I wanted to see whether 2 directories are identical in terms of content. So what I did was tar the directories and then md5sum-ed them and then compare but the hashes were not identical. I tried to go inside each directory and md5sum-ed each file of each directory and …

iam utilising 2 heard disks(one is windows(160gb),one is redhat (40gb)). when i boot with redhat linux iam getting error "microcode console not exist" it is fatal error(fail) .after booting iam getting only blank screenn . how to solve this problem .iam new to redhat linux ---------------- thanks in advance. ---jakir-----

hi everyone I'm using ubuntu and i was wondering if there's a way to do print screen like in windows ?

I downloaded the 3.7 GB Fedora x86_64 DVD.iso. Is there any way I can put this on a USB drive and boot from it without using the "Live USB"?

I am on a godaddy server now and trying this mod-rewrite stuff and it is still not working. I have been searching google now for hours looking for the answer and cannot find it. Here is my entire .htaccess file: #Rewrite Rules Options -MultiViews Options +FollowSymLinks +Indexes RewriteEngine on RewriteBase …

hi, i am currently going to be setting up a linux dedicated box and have a few questions if somenone could give me some input into it. not too in depth so lamens terms would be best. 1. can someone recommend a good hosting company for a dedicated box? 2. …

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

Can we use "grep" command to recover files in linux without being super user..:confused: Is any other commands to recover files except "isof" comand in linux except grep?:-/

hello i am new to linux recently bought a server it has fedora installed, i need to replace the cd drive with a dvd burner/reader. where can i buy one that supports linux

Have you read this? [url]http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/10/shuttleworth-unity-shell-will-be-default-desktop-in-ubuntu-1104.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss[/url]

[B]Hi Everybody I want to uninstall Fedora8 from my PC as it has Windows7 and its creating some problem, so let me know how to uninstall Fedora 8 from my PC as it is quite different from XP. Thank you Aditya SNIP

How to compile linux i put the kernel in a sony memory stick pro duo i need real help i know C++ but not linux Thanks In advance

hi everyone is there's any different between linux and unix ???

I want to get the error output from compiling a C++ file using shellscript. When I pass argument to shellscript , for ex: argument is the name of the .cpp file : data.cpp, and that argument seems only be able to deal with "echo" but not with g++ as: [CODE] …

you have to use perl? I'll post some resources lata... but from my investigation, this is true.

Hi guys, I developed a website and want to access it through the Internet by using my registered own domain. Website will be served by my Ubuntu machine at home. I have a router called Thompson Speedtouch. I simply want to host my own website at home. Domain: www . …

Dear all, I want to learn linux basic commands .So,tell me a tool to execute linux commands in windows xp? Tell me some details about vmware installation in windows. I dont want to install linux os in my system. Thank you, With Regards, mani

Hi I am trying to compress a file. But I want my original file to be there. eg. if I have file named file1 then after compressing I should have 2 files: file1 file1.z (I googled and tried gzip and zcat but couldn't do it) Thanks

Ok, so I have decided to dual-boot my laptop with Windows 7 and Fedora 14. So here is a list of questions I have about the choices I have: [CODE] 1. KDE or GNOME? I've heard that KDE is the better way to go, especially for development, but wanted to …

hi I'm new to unix and i'm taking a tutorial about it , but they mentioned something like the X window system and i don't know what is it ? , so can any one explain it for me , and I'll be thankful.

I am in the process of learing the LAMP stack and may eventualy go with a GoDaddy Linux hosting account. I would like to develop a web site, deploy it on a server locally and get it going before purchasing hosting at GoDaddy. What would be a good version of …

Hi I've writen a server is PHP that i want to run every min. so i can do something like in cron [CODE]*/1 * * * * lynx -dump http://www.somedomain.com/myserver.php[/CODE] But i want to make sure there only 1 running. The web tells met to check for an prosesid but …

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, …

I have just downloaded and installed Fedora 13. I need to connect to this system through a telnet and/or ssh session. However, I do not have any idea what needs to be done to accomplish that. Anyone out there who can help?

I am running ubuntu and mistakenly deleted /usr/bin/ld. Now I can't compile anything. Any help would be appreciated.

hi everyone , I'm new to linux and I've just downloaded ubuntu , i tried to setup a network connection but i couldn't in windows it's much easier .I want to set a network connection on windows i use broadband connection that requires a user name and password using dsl …

Hi, Actually i want to start a major project for my GRADUATION ,so i want to write a lot of code to make a new platform or distro using existing linux kernel. Can anyone help me ? I mean any one who able to tell me from where i start …

I have recently started learning Linux 5.0 EE and i am trying to copy the contents to the CD but i am unable to do that.Iam using "mount -t " command.so can anyone suggest me how to use this command or is there any other command to do the same

Hi All, Im having trouble getting a crob job to run. What i have so far is /home/backup.sql.gz mysqldump -h 82.108.157.106 -u root -ppassword database name | gzip > /home/echou/backup.sql.gz any assistance would be appreciated

Hi ,,, My Name is Prasant ,I am fairly new to linux ,the problem which im facing is ,i have forgotten my sudo password of my operating system(I am using Fedora 14 ) ,,,,kindly help me on this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hi, Can anybody describe me the different ways of running a .exe file in Ubuntu? Thank you!

Hi, I am having problem with creating thumbnail this is my code [CODE]$ffmpeg=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/ffmpeg'; $image=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/***/***/'."$id.jpg"; $video =$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/***/***/'."$uname"; $cmds = "$ffmpeg -i $video -deinterlace -an -ss 1 -t 00:00:01 -r 1 -y -s 100x90 -vcodec mjpeg -f mjpeg $image 2>&1"; exec($cmds);[/CODE] Whenever i try to make thumbnail it gives me an error …

[B][/B]I know that my computer was hacked. I don't know the technical words to use so please forgive that. I am comfortable with a computer and as long as i know what to do I will keep trying until i get it right. I know that someone was able to …

New admin here. Lost power last night and system was not on ups. I'll take that up with the powers to be here but for now I just want to get this system back up and running. Warnign fsck.ext2 for device /dev/hdc1 exited with signal 8 90.8:% droping you toa …