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| | What is better, Solaris Express or Solaris 10? Is it like fedora/rhel Linux and Unix |
 | I've looked and looked. Changed hostname files, nodename, played with init.d/network, sys-unconfig etc... I'm using Solaris 9 on an x86 laptop. Here it goes: I had booted Knoppix with the laptop. I took the hard drive out and installed a new one to use for Solaris (the point being this: … Linux and Unix hard-drive knoppix laptop |
 | I'm currently looking for a Free distro to run on my servers. I'm going to be using a web server, ftp, dhcp, game server, etc. I wan to know if there's a windows like free server, or which one would you guys recommend. I've looked into Xandros server, but that … Linux and Unix web-server windows-server |
 | How can I set shell environment variables in linux? I've got FC 5 but I also want a general config file or a command. Linux and Unix |
| | If anyone ever used dream linux, then you know that its the future of OSs. It's mac like look give it a familiar, feel. games with wine run almost perfect. I was very impressed with it. And no, this is not a review, I just wanted to express my thought … Linux and Unix |
| | Incase you are looking for tutorial for configuring apache with PHP and Mysql, I found [url=http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/install-apache.html]one[/url] Hope, it will be useful to you too. ;)  |
| | BSD broke my thinkpad. I have searched and apparently when the machine starts up the bios looks for a hibernate partition (which happens to be similar to the bsd filesystem) so it hangs. I cant tell it to boot from the cd instead and then use a livecd to kill … Linux and Unix bsd first-post laptop |
| | Hi folks, Have just finished setting up a linux box running SuSe v10. I managed to configure SQL, PHP and Apache with no problems but cant get the printing to work the way i want/need to. I want to print to a printer which is installed on a Windows box, … |
| | [COLOR=#000000]Greetings,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Seeking suggestions on iptables config for [B]a server machine[/B] that has triple roles, characteristics of which are the followings:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]QUESTION:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Does anyone have an idea as to achieving the above proposed solution without locking ourselves out, and can iptables achieve this solution at all?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]A. [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]CASE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Foremost: [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]i. … Linux and Unix apache operating-system tcp-udp web-server |
 | For someone who has used windows all their life moving to linux is not going to be a simple task. Somethings to consider are what apps that you use in windows that you would like to bring with you over to linux. Most common windows apps like word have wines … Linux and Unix first-post hard-drive microsoft microsoft-office microsoft-windows windows-xp |
| | I'm using Ubuntu Linux 5.10 on my laptop (I'm planning on upgrading to 6.06 but I want to get the bugs out of 5.10 first) and the volume control is kind of screwy. I've had this issue with other distros as well (Suse, Debian, and Mandriva) The volume up and … |
| | Hello all, I have successfully installed samba 3.0.22 on my sol 9 e250 machine. I created my share but when i try to get to my share from my windows machine, it prompts me for my username and passwd, i enter it and it just comes back prompting me for … Linux and Unix algorithm client-server dns printer samba storage unix windows-server |
| | hey I was wondering if it was possible to get mythtv to run on an actual tivo box. In case you dont know mythtv is a open source answer to tivo and the only reason im asking this is i might be getting a tivo series 2 for free and … Linux and Unix open-source  |
| | Hi folks, I've recently started taking unix lessons to gain beginner level unix knowledge. Could you suggest me an linux distributions available out there that is close to UNIX in terms of commands, etc.. since I'd like to practise the UNIX lessons at home? I'm running windows on my PC … Linux and Unix unix |
| | In Linux you have what I belive are called Kernel-modules, they operate faster and are more efficient then common programs. The TUX web server for Linux is a Kernel module if I am correct? How do you create Kernel modules? Is there a good book on this? Kind regards. Linux and Unix linux-kernel web-server |
| | hey friends can any one tell me how to setup squid server (proxy server) in linux (fedora core 3) in the minimam steps required. i tryed installing and setup but dont know where is the problema nad what is the actual procdure for i have also red from [url]www.squid.org[/url] but … Linux and Unix  |
| | I've just been assigned to a project looking at migrating a legacy data warehouse system (2TB+ data) from zSeries to a pSeries platform. This isn't helped by my complete lack of pSeries knowledge... My question is- is there an easy way of comparing configurations between the 2 platforms? For instance, … Linux and Unix unix |
| | I'm genuinely unsure if this is the right forum to post this in, but it's relevant to distros in my mind... read on. Hokay, so... I have small home network of three Win-doze XP Home boxes and one Linux box running as a server (web and files). I'm using Mepis … Linux and Unix apache first-post web-server windows-server |
| | I started up a just joined the family thread in the hardware section to describe my decision to buy Linux, but because I can't help but feel at home in Windows as all of my PC experience has been under it's control... I'm about as hesitant at employing Linux as … |
 | Sooo.. I'm having media problems. This has been an ongoing problem, and no matter what I try, I can't seem to fix it. I can't get AmaroK or Kaffeine to play [U]anything[/U]. They're using the Xine engine, because it has oh-so-many great reviews and I thought it'd be a good … Linux and Unix |
| | Ok i got a new dell pc. Win XP Disc Management tells me i have: 63MB filesystem type FAT (EISA COFIGURATION ) 145.95gb filesystem type NTFS (System) 3.00gb filesystem type FAT32 (unknown) I think this is as i can push Ctrl-F11 during bootup to recover my XP However, I want … Linux and Unix |
| | [COLOR=Blue] Ps I need some help on how to install Fedora. I just downloaded a copy of the OS on CD's and I am trying to install it on my desktop.However, the system does not boot from the CD.What do you think could be wrong.I used ISO burning software NERO..as … Linux and Unix |
| | I am planning to have Linux as my main operating system. However, I have following concerns 1) Do all the programs I use in windows can be use in the Linux? 2) Do the Linux offer better the internet connection than window in term of stability and speed? Anyone can … Linux and Unix operating-system windows-xp |
 | Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well :) Ok, questions... I finally found a new hosting company that I want to sign up with & now there seems to be problems with them understanding what I need. On my current hosting company I can store my manuals & …  |
| | First of all I would like to thank CSCGAL for a very informative tutorial on setting up samba. As you may well have guessed I am a linux newbie. I went through the tutorial and executed all of the steps as described... but when I restarted samba and tested the … Linux and Unix samba unix windows-server |
 | Hello everyone, I have a fresh install of dapper drake and I would like to change two things from the default behavior: 1) How do you change to a "single click" desktop? 2) Can this system "remember" the last logged in username and go straight to the password prompt? Any … Linux and Unix ubuntu window-manager  |
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| | Can somebody peruse the following and suggest why the windoze xp clients on my lan cannot access the internet. [root@matrix root]# /etc/init.d/squid start Starting squid: [FAILED] [root@matrix root]# ps x | grep squid 1011 ? SW 0:00 squid -D 9597 pts/0 S 0:00 grep squid [root@matrix root]# chkconfig squid on … Linux and Unix  |
| | I deleted "/home" dirctory now I cant log in, hence cant use the computer. What should I do? I have Ubuntu Linux and Unix ubuntu |
| | Arg, this is bugging the heck out of me! I have Red Hat Fedora Core 2 and my mouse works fine from the shell. When I try to start X, it says that Mouse0 isnt working. I tried a USB and PS2 mouse, then I tried plugging the PS2 one … Linux and Unix |
| | How many IPs can I configure on Linux system on one NIC ?? If its different for freeBSD, Fedora and RedHat Linux then whats the exact figures for each .... Linux and Unix redhat |
| | I would like to know if anyone has bench marked MySQL server, compared to Oracle. I have developed a database that will sort 1,000,000 records in less then 22 seconds (100 byte record sorting on 2 fields, and 1.3Ghz cpu). |
| | I have Linux RH9 Webserver setup, ( it's the one with the FOOT print on it ),SuSE or Gnrome.........after having a lighting storm I seem to have many problems, the Webserver will bootup and running the internet but I wouldn't run my website, my website was running for a while … Linux and Unix suse |
| | I have tried the instructions from Red Hat, the instructions from a guy on JustLinux.org and I cant get Samba to work. I downloaded the latest version of Samba and it installed ok. I can view shares on Linux from the Windows machines, but I cant write files in the … Linux and Unix samba |
| | I am having a problem with the resolution of my suse. I just installed it and everything seemed to be installed correctly. I reboot my machine and went through grub and chose the suse linux[U][/U]. At first, the splash screen, looked fine. Then it got to the login page, and … Linux and Unix suse |
 | Is there an equivalent to Visual Basic for Linux. Is there a cross compiler that will take my old source codes? Linux and Unix visual-basic  |
| | Okay, so I installed Fedora Core 5 on my second hard drive. During the installation when it asked me to set up GRUB I had the set up for FC5 and then there was another section for the drive which has Windows XP on it, so I changed the name … Linux and Unix hard-drive operating-system |
| | I was writing a C++ CGI-BIN program, but couldn't get it to work in Linux Apache web server. It just seemed to display the c++ program as binary garbage in the Firefox browser, it didn't execute it like a CGI-BIN is supposed to. I put it in the /CGI-BIN/ directory … Linux and Unix apache web-browser web-server |
| | Installing Apache 2.2.2 Server. I have only did: ./configure --prefix=/bla bla now trying to use: make but no file to make. All I have is Makefile.in and Makefile.win What should I use and do? Thanks. Linux and Unix apache |
| | Okay, so I made my boot disk and I got it to boot. It came up with a test, and asked me if i wanted to test the integrity of the disk, and said yes, and all worked right. After that it started to, or look like, install. It got … Linux and Unix video |
| | Hello everyone. I am running RedHat 9 in VMWare 4. Everything works fine, except for the Internet connection, which I can't configure. I am connected to a home network, with two computers. I can access the Internet from this computer using Windows XP (my host OS), but it doesn't seem … Linux and Unix redhat windows-xp |
| | Hello All, As you can see this is my first post. I seem to be having a problem with my screen resolution in KDE. I am using a Optiplex GX280, with Integrated Intel Graphics and a 19" LCD made by Dell. The monitor suggests I uses 1280x1024 and that is … Linux and Unix debian first-post window-manager |
| | I am a novice linux user (I am 15). I have run mandrake, fedora core and suse in the past because i liked thier configuration tools but now I am using slackware. I know how to install programs using RPM but how do you install .tgz or .tar.gz files ? … |
 | I've been in and out of Linux for a while know, that last installation I used was SuSe, not happy.... the bast I've used was Red Hat 9. I need something to work with Apache and MySQL AND Oracle... of course, it has to be free. I tried this choose … |
| | Hi, I was thinking of Writing A kernel for a Embeddeb OS (for a cell phone / PDA) for my Graduation project. i want to know everything involved in writing an kernel. i have a good knowledge of c , c++, x86 Architecture, Operating Systems. Please Help Me. Linux and Unix operating-system |
 | does anyone know of a good distro that offers a downloadable iso .. and the gnome environment??? Linux and Unix |
| | Hey, i've got Ubuntu Hooray Hedghog edition installed on my computer and it runs great! any way, i'm using an ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro graphics card and i have the dual monitor set up and working. but my problem is that all of my 3D graphics run really slow. so … Linux and Unix ubuntu |
| | hello,, I have an FC4 PC and a Laptop running WinXP on my LAN. The IPs on both PCs are statically assigned. I have confirmed ping tests to and fro both PCs to confirm both are on the network. I have Putty Installed and running on my WinXP. The IP … |
| | Hi all, i know that i am asking a very basic question. But please help me without ignoring. I was just getting into programmer role from just a desktop user. Then for the first time i had a chance to try linux. I found it a bit interesting that source … Linux and Unix open-source |
 | Hi guys. I recently migrated over to linux from windows only to discover that my Acer SA60 (and its cards, for that matter) aren't supported :(. (SiS Chipsets) I went and bought myself a beautify Nvidia Geforce graphics card, and now I'm looking to buy a new sound card. Just … Linux and Unix |
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