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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.

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]

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"?

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

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

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

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 …

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 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 …

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, My question is very basic and may look stupid. I have downloaded supergrub cd. I have dvd of 4.7 GB. If I create supergrub live dvd, very little space on dvd will be used and rest will go waste. Can I use rest space of dvd to copy other …

Hi All, A few years ago the general rule of thumb for swapping was swap=RAMx2. Now that seems fairly sensible when ram was smaller than it is today. My new rig arrives tomorrow and with 8gig of ram following the rule of thumb above would mean 16Gig of swap space. …

Good day guys [INDENT]i am planning to install a linux mint into my laptop, and i tried to search a drivers on the net but i coudnt find any, will you guys help me where to get a driver for this unit, or if you can suggest which linux is …

what is the basic difference between unix and linux,fedora etc

Hi, Like everyone, I access my apache server by typing [url]http://localhost[/url] or [url]http://127.0.0.1[/url] but what I want is that I want to access it from outside by typing a domain name like [url]http://my.domain.com[/url] I've added my current IP information for you. This is what I need. I'll be much appreciated …

i have developed a GPS proj. in solaris now i need to invoke this application at the time of operating system start up only. In which location i have to keep this application....

i run command to update all packages... the error came like this [CODE]E: Couldn't find package libmp3lame-dev[/CODE] what i need to do...

Dear Linux Users I am new to Linux and i want to connect My Bsnl ets Modem to Redhat Linux 5 Server Edition Please Help me

How to kill all running applications using terminal command. we usually kill by command top and got the code of the application.

hi everyone i'm new to unix/linux . almost know nothing about it , but i wants to learn about it . so how can i get it on my pc . now i use windows xp

Hi guys, I bought SONY VAIO vpcs13v9e to use as a Linux laptop but I cannot install Fedora 14 or Ubuntu 10.10. I get full black screen. I don't know what to do. My machine has Win 7 64bit on it. Wubi didn't work for 32 and 64 iso files. …