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Been in IT for 22 years now. Started out with NetWare and HP-UX, went to AIX and Linux, then back to NetWare and NT, then to Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Since 1996, been mostly involved with systems engineering and not so much sys admin. My preferred…
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 | Interesting list. Regarding points 2 and 3, I think you do not understand what a package manager does. A package manager, be it .deb for Debian/Ubuntu and its derivatives or .rpm for RH and those that use it, or whatever, does exactly what you are requesting. It simply combines or …  |
 | [QUOTE=UzuNarU;1220086]Just a few days ago I was actually re-installing my webserver...thanks to a php virus due to poor security >.< I installed Fedora 12, never have I been so aggravated by a Linux OS ever. So I downloaded and installed Ubuntu, Installation was a breeze. Running SUDO commands actually work, …  |
| | Re: Windows-clone? "People who are filthy rich like that have an obligation to use their welth for the betterment of mankind. " It is good that the wealthy do give to so many charities as well as hospital buildings etc. But I only hope that attitudes like this never make it into …  |
| | When you boot into the Recovery Console, are you able to navigate around on the hard drive? At the console prompt, you should see a listing of files and directories. If you don't, then you will need to go lower to get at any data. No matter what, I'd start … |
| | From the VMware guest OS installation guide: [url]http://pubs.vmware.com/guestnotes/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm[/url] Windows 98 Support This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products: • VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 No support for Virtual SMP • VMware ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 • VMware GSX … |
| | [QUOTE=SolideR181;1197511]hi for all ! my question : how developers can make money from open sources developing ?? I need details about this regards SollideR181[/QUOTE] Most Open Source developers are paid employees of companies like Red Hat, Suse, IBM, etc. or work for other software companies or are internal developers for … |
| | This problem can be caused by a damaged pagefile or bad sector that the pagefile is mapped to or faulty RAM module. Try removing the pagefile, rebooting and then creating a new one. Also, have your memory tested, either with your vendors tools or with something like memtestx86. This code … |
| | [QUOTE=Siberian;1061672]I have Windows XP and Windows7 networked fine. My problem is when I ping the WindowsXP machine from Windows7 I get "[B]request time out[/B]", yet they can share files back and forth. It doesn't make sense.[/QUOTE] By default, Windows firewall will suppress icmp packets, which is what ping uses. If … |
| | As others have posted, this is a non-issue. It's like all distros that I'm aware of, do not include the ability to play MP3s (royalty issues) and the great thing about that is I get to decide which player I want to use and it is very easy to install … |
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 | Regarding email for kids, I disagree-as a parent, my kids know that email-just like the email at your work-is not private and neither is IM or any other on-line communication. In fact, judges have indicated that you have no expectation of privacy on a publicly connected computer. My kids know … |
| | I don't know how long the N series has been around, but I was pointed to the N series in 2003 when I complained to a Dell rep that I did not want a PC with any OS on it as I have plenty of OS licenses. I don't think …  |
 | It showed up on my MSDN and Partner Action Pack downloads on 11/8 so the only ones that will have to wait are the retail customers. I have it running in a VM using VMware Workstation and it runs about the same as XP performance wise. I don't generally run … |
| | Yes, helloooo, can you say Linux? As if there is only two operating systems in the OS wars. In fact, for corporate users, it has been a Windows vs. Linux war, not Windows vs. Mac, especially in the last few years. With Novell pushing Suse for an alternate (corp) desktop … |
| | The big question is: what's wrong with them charging for it? I mean I'm not an MS fan at all but thoise in charge of running the company answer to the owners-which are the stockholders-not the consumers. And what is wrong with any company making as much money as possible? … |
| | Once again, the government goes after the mechanism rather than the ones doing what is illegal (just like guns and cold medicine). Why stop at the search engine? Why not hold the telecommunications company that provides the lines to the search engine and client accountable? It requires electricity so the … |
 | You know, I predicted this in the mid-90s, that if Apple wanted to survive in the PC market and not just be a niche, it would have to eventually port to the x86 compatible market. Just like the move from the god-awful closed-off Mac OS operating environment to the great … |
 | I always think that a programmer should know what's under the hood. I think that starting with Assembly and then moving up is something that new programmers should always do. It means that you have a good grasp as to what is going on and can optimize your code by … |
 | [QUOTE=jbennet;313875]In VPC its unbearable. Dont know about VMWare[/QUOTE] I run Vista on VMware Workstation 2.5.2 and ESX 3.0, and recently moved to Workstation 6 beta (much better!). Give it at least 1Gb of RAM-2Gb is better, make sure that your host is at least 2.8Ghz-HT or dual cores are better … |
 | You really need vendor and vendor neutral certificates to really get ahead in today's IT market. Certificates + experience seem to matter more, at least in my recent (successful) job search. It is true that certification has become less and less relevent to the real world and almost meaningless with … |
| | [I]Now, the hard disks do play an important role in the server, however a SATA RAID can perform the same, (or better) as a typical SCSI drive, with very little decrease in performance from the SCSI raid.[/I] This is not really accurate... SCSI drives have faster spindle speeds and are … |
 | Re: Degree Track 20 users... I have several customers that have 15 to 30 users that use me for only two or three hours a week-and sometimes less and most of that is via remote access so if you are getting 20 hours for 20 users-then you are doing well. As far as … |
| | Born in California, escaped from there to settle back to where my roots are, in the beautiful South, Georgia to be specific, where the Deans have been since the late 1700s...Mostly Irish and English with a smattering of Creek Indian from central Georgia. |
| | Now that your system is running again, plan for the future. Download Bart's PE XP boot ISO image and burn on CD. This will allow you to boot with it and access your files, take a snapshot of the disk to a network location etc. Although you dodged a bullet … |
| | Re: Making a distro [I]"Lol no "proliant linux" would imply it would run on a compaq prolinat server which is kinda hard to configure and hates linux."[/I] Not to give others the wrong impression about Proliant servers and Linux, I got a datacenter about 50 feet on the other side of ths wall that … |
| | Ah, that's why I love being a consultant now. You are a captialized asset for the duration of the project. Your word is gold and you command respect because you are an expert with a capital E! Project over-you move on just like you were a swinger baby! No nasty … |
 | If you the most painless way to go about it, go to vmware.com, download the free VMware Server. Install on your Windows system. Choose whichever distro you want or pick several to try. Create a virtual machine for each and run through the install on each, noting problems or other … |
 | Re: Linux Server I agree with joeprogrammer, any Linux will do. Since I live and work in the Red Hat world, and since Red Hat is an industry standard, many times I recommend a free binary compatible RHEL version such as CentOS if you don't need commercial support. CentOS has a one CD … |
| | "And make sure you use a different internet browser other than internet explorer." I agree in principle, but this is impractical since so many developers are developing for IE. Also, I'm starting to see Firefox get hit with popup and popovers events-even with them blocked. As Firefox becomes more standardized …  |
| | I don't know if things have changed for you since you posted this last month but like anything else, you need to keep at it. It can take some time even if you have experience. The last time I was downsized, it took 4 months to get the right position-and … |
| | No C++ knowledge needed, that's for sure-unless you are trying to become a programmer that works in C++, then you just might need to know it :-). A good starting point is to get a used Intel based system and start working with it. Get a hardware book or an … |
| | Once you turn it on, how does it turn off? Does it go into hibernate or stand by mode? and what do you have it do when the lid closed? I ask because I had a Dell Latitude C series that would do that but it was a bug with … |
| | Re: Bugged machine Also, have you tried booting to Safe Mode [F8]? I'd first pull my data off the system before going much further by either copying to another hard drive or network share. You also can try a system state restore (assuming you are running backups that capture system state info). had … |
| | Does safe mode work? Lock ups can occur for many reasons, especially in the Win9x code base. If safe mode works, you can try disabling devices one at a time and see what happens. You either have a device that is going bad, a device driver that for some reason … |
| | Re: new here I've learned a number of languages by taking utilities and programs and writing them in the language I want to learn. So, take a basic problem of getting user input, opening and modifying text files, finding strings, getting arguments, etc. In other words, look at programs and utilities that you … |
| | Re: Portability On Linux yes, you can read CDs created under Windows in any of the main CD formats which are ISO9660, CIFS and Juliet formats and I'm pretty sure Mac can do the same. Linux can also read FAT/FAT32/NTFS as well. |
 | I am new to your forum and came across this thread. Just a comment, I'm not a fan of any type of zero tolerance with few exceptions (DWI being one of them). In this case, certainly there is some middle ground and most times it will depend on circumstances. For … |
| | [QUOTE=alc6379]Good news-- VMWare ESX is going to become free. Don't know when, don't know much detail, but it's going to become a more attractive option in the future. Check out their website to see if/when it's going to happen.[/QUOTE] Correction on this: VMware Server, the follow-on to GSX 3.x, is … |
| | A couple of things come to mind at first glance, since you are using VMware, you could try multiple images or revert to a different snapshot point in time. Another way that I can think of is to use netdom.exe which will allow you to do things like rename the … |
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