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Hello, I'm new to not only this Forum, but also to Linux. For years now I wanted to switch from Windows to Linux, but there was a reluctance. Now that I've a forum to get my doubts cleared, where should I start with Linux? I don't know even the 'L' …
Desperately need help ! ..... I need to install Player/Stage ( [URL="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/"]http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/[/URL] ) on Ubuntu 9.10. Found this, [URL="http://curtis-thoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/install-playerstage-in-ubuntu-910.html"]http://curtis-thoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/install-playerstage-in-ubuntu-910.html[/URL] ..... but could not get it to work ! Any help is greatly appreciated !
Hello I was always wondering whats the difference between compiling in these different environment Linux and Windows ! and Why can’t we just run the same executable file (compiled in Linux) both on Windows 7 and Ubuntu? also I
Hi, I just installed Karmic Koala Ubuntu. I know that PHP4 (as CGI) and PHP5 (as module) can run at same time? There are some examples on the web but they are all old. I couldn't get around. Can anyone help me with this? I have LAMP already installed on …
what's the best music player to use with linux ubuntu that has all the perks but not alot of plugins
Hi , i have read that new line character gets converted to \r\n when writing characters to a file and converted to new line again when reading. but i observed one thing here. i have written contents hello followed by return key . and i have written a program to …
Mark Shuttleworth, founder and financial backer of [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL], urges the Linux Community to "build a better desktop than Apple." Shuttleworth made this statement this week at OSCON (O'Reilly's Open Source Convention). He added that interoperability with Windows is of very high importance. Sounds easy enough. Let me get right on …
Hi! I've tried on two separate occassions to install Ubuntu 9.10 on my desktop(Philips MT2700 running WinXP Media Center edition) but unfortunately failed on both attempts. I clicked "Download Now" from [URL="http://wubi-installer.org/"]this website[/URL] and followed the steps stated in the [URL="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide"]WubiGuide[/URL] wherein it says there: [CODE]How do I install Ubuntu? …
I have installed the latest Ubuntu for notebook on my Acer Aspire 4715Z Pentium Dual-Core for last several months- working very smoothly & enjoying the "new world." I thought I never need to go back to Windows(rarely) - but yesterday as I updated the Update Manager and restarted it as …
Hi guys, I use Ubuntu 9.04 and want to setup a secure server on my local computer. As I am new I need step by step guide how to do it. I'll be very happy if I get help from you to do it. Thanks in advance
Hello everybody. I have a SIS-based dtk MiBook S52 laptop (SIS chipset, SIS ethernet, SIS vga ...) I have tried to setup linux on it, but the installer hung up and I can't determine the problem the distribution I tried are: 1- RedHat 2- open SUSE 10.2 3- Fedora 10 …
Hi, I'm a student in assembly. I'm using NASM and running Ubuntu Linux. For our assignment we need to use subprograms, loops, stacks, and arrays. We are supposed to get a positive integer, find all the factors, put each factor onto an array, load the array onto the stack, then …
I just reinstalled windows XP, and then installed ubuntu next to it. XP can't find my modem at all (version DSL). I created a new connection with my user name and pass. When it trys to connect to the WAN (PPPOE) it just gives me a connection error. When I …
i need a c++ compiler with a graphical user interface which can easily be used and that contain many option like for example microsoft visual ,simply i can write the code on a gedit and compile it by using : g++ "file name" -o test ./test but it is so …
Hey Everyone, I am trying to compile and run a program for my C++ class, and I am getting a Segmentation Fault as a runtime error. I looked at my code and my datafile to make sure that there was not an issue but I can not seem to find …
Hi, I have pinnacle tv tuner card installed in my machine. I have a dual boot machine (win xp & Ubuntu 8.04). Earlier it was working well in both (with tvtime in ubuntu). Recently I have been facing a problem in both OS - in Windows, the sound control is …
[I]Disclaimer: I did post this in the Windows 7 forum, I hope it doesn't break the rules to post it in both since it falls under both topics. Thanks for your understanding.[/I] Hi, hopefully someone can help me with this, since there seems to be dozens of threads similar to …
Hi all, I'm an Assembly newby and am studying Jeff Duntemann's book on programming Assembly on Linux. As much as I love Assembly and I have to learn it if I want to do anything significant in IT since it's part of a journey, I am finding difficult to get …
Hi, What permission should I give to var/www folder in my ubuntu? Group: mywebusers Users under "mywebusers" : site1-user, site2-user, site3-user I'll have: var/www/ -> No one should access to this main root folder var/www/site1 -> accessible on the web (only for: site1-user) var/www/site2 -> accessible on the web (only …
Hello, I am trying to convert this C code to C++. The original code is further down this page. From the changes that I have made till now, the code should work but i keep on getting errors. I am using gcc in ubuntu to compile it. Thanks in advance …
I'M currently running Vista but am trying to move at least 90% of my computer usage to Linux so I've download Ubuntu. So I burned the ISO to a CD and now I need to know how to install it but give it a separate bigger partition than my Windows. …
This is a Linux brainteaser for the C comfortable and leisurely bored. I'm not looking for the answer.. Note the compile lines are commented at the bottom of the program - Ubuntu and derivatives please use the second compile line or it will not work. So what does this program …
[url]http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/12482[/url] I'M running Ubuntu 9.10. On the website above, what which download should I use? I don't see a debian so I'M assuming I need to get the bin. If that's the case, I have no idea how to install a bin. Thanks for any and all replies. Wait, it's …
Hello, I am try to compile this code using gcc in ubuntu. I get the error 'btree.cc:(.text+0x55a): undefined reference to `std::cout' '. I thought if i added using namespace std; it would start working but i am still getting the same error. Any suggestion on how i can fix it. …
Hi, I've been doing lots of googling about building a webserver using ubuntu server 9.10 but I got notthing. I mean, a lot of info I read was helpful but it does not work under my circumstances at all. So I want some help from Ununtu geeks. Just reminder I …
Hi guys, I opened this threat in here because unfortunately our Linux forum hasn't been supported well. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused by me. Problem: I cannot download a file (index.php) from a particular folder (/var/www/teams/team1) via Filezilla. I am sure that it is related to the permissions. …
Any pointers? I've already got it on my computer but the updater won't work to install patchs.
Hi, i'm running a server in my basement. ubuntu running xampp. And i was wondering if anyone can point me to some good uses of python to use on my server. i'm a bit low on inspiration. I know there's Django and also mod_python. But it doesn't have to be …
Is it just me or has Ubuntu 9.04 become broken by not allowing any software to be installed. I have done two clean installs and still the synaptic package manager does not show any items that are not installed. Also I am unable to install any software from the command …
I'M new to Linux & Ubuntu. I know I could just install Open Office through the Ubuntu Software Center or the Package Manager but I wanted to do it manually. So I download the debian package from [url]www.openoffice.org[/url] and unzipped it. Now I have a folder on my desktop lapeled …
Hi, I have apache2 running on Ubuntu 9.04. I am trying to set up vhosts. I have two files in sites-enabled there contents are: [CODE]<Directory /var/www/video> AllowOverride All Order Allow,Deny Allow from all AddType text/html .htm </Directory> <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/video ServerName jvids.co.uk Serveralias www.jvids.co.uk ServerAdmin jameslovejoy1@googlemail.com </VirtualHost> [/CODE] That …
Hi friends, I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in that i have install DRBL package installtion is done correctly but when i run LANG=C sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/drblsrv -i it gives *****************************************************. Hint! When a "yes or no" option is available, the default value is uppercase. E.g. (y/N) the default is "N", so …
It isn't too soon to anticipate the next major release of Ubuntu is it? I hope not. [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] 10.04 has a few surprises up its virtual sleeve in store for you. I can't tell you everything that's in store but you'll certainly have fun discovering some of them through this …
I got an old generic notebook. The spec is Pentium M 1.6GHz, 20GB hard disk, 512MB RAM, S3 graphic card, 85 keys keyboard and the OS is Ubuntu 9.10. Everything works fine but I seem can't find the keyboard layout for my notebook. It uses 105 key layout as default. …
Very simple question - can a Ubuntu 9.10 distro format a hard drive in ntfs format?
hi i got a problem to install my canoscan 3000ex on ubuntu karmic koala, anyone can help me? thx b4
I manually set-up a partition during my installation of Ubuntu 9.10. I only created a swap partition about 512mb and a root partition of 10gb and no partition for /home but I have a partition for all my data files. What I really want is a separate partition for programs …
Hello all, I've setup a Linksys 2 WAN port RV042 router at one of our client's place. Client's requirement was to boost-up the Internet speed and add their 2 ISP's bandwidth to use as ONE with their LAN(1.5Mbps+1.5Mbps=3Mbps) and to a failover solution(If ISP1 goes down, ISP2 should be running …
Hello, I have compiled a GCC plugin successfully, but I get error when linking: [CODE]$ make /opt/imo/bin/g++ -g -fplugin=../libimo/libimo.so -o test main.cpp cc1plus: error: Cannot load plugin ../libimo/libimo.so ../libimo/libimo.so: undefined symbol: _ZN11NodeFactory10CreateNodeEN4BEEV4KindERKNS0_7ASTNodeES4_RKSt6vectorIS2_SaIS2_EE make: *** [default] Error 1 [/CODE] I know that the plugin works fine for other Ubuntu users, so …
My laptop came with Vista basic preinstalled. Now I am completely switched to Ubuntu. But for some reason I want vista in virtaul machine. I am using virtual box. Since my vista came preinstalled i dont have any installation disc. But using Create Recovery Disk option in vista i have …
Hi, This is what I do in Ubuntu Terminal to compress a folder but doesn't actually compreass and create backup file. [CODE]ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ tar cvzf backup.tgz /var/www/compression/1/ tar: Removing leading `/' from member names /var/www/compression/1/ /var/www/compression/1/text1.txt /var/www/compression/1/text2.txt ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ [/CODE] Help please. Thanks
I have ssh, apache running on a ubuntu 9.04 home server and can access from any network connection. However, I want to be able to go onto the linux server (as I can to Windows servers) as a terminal services client; run programs on the server, check e-mails, browse, etc, …
It seems that I caused quite a stir and some arguments among some of my readers with the likes of my [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story254705.html"]5 *nix Myths Busted[/URL] and the ever popular [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story256070.html"]Retraction: 5 *nix Myths Busted[/URL], when I referred to rebooting systems. I never thought that something so benign would cause such …
Hi friends , I installed Apache Server on my Ubuntu 9.10 and it is working now . Now i can able to access the localhost using the IP Address 127.0.1.1 . I want to access my website in Apache server in Ubuntu from my Windows system through LAN . Is …
I'M just getting started with Linux and I'M using Ubuntu. Straight from the CD Ubuntu came loaded with Open Office - Word, Spreadsheet, & Presentation. But how do I get the whole Open Office package? And what happens with the ones already on my system? Do I need to remove …
Hi, I have [icode]/var/www/compression/1[/icode] with 2 txt files in it. I want to compress those 2 txt files in same directory. How do I do it with Ubuntu Terminal and PHP script? Thanks
hello friends, This may sound very primitive, but that's no wonder cos I am very new to this. I would like to know how to find out the current operating system that I am using, with shell commands. For example, if I am using ubuntu and fedora , and a …
I downloaded and unziped the Open Office Debian package to my Ubuntu desktop. Inside the folder there are a lot of .deb file and one sub folder with another .deb inside. That one being by itself I assume that would be the right one so I tried to install it …
Resolved, I figured it out. I'M getting the following error when I try to install mono on my Ubuntu OS using apturl. [COLOR="Red"] Failed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic '--hide-main-window' '--non-interactive' '--parent-window-id' '62914563' '--set-selections-file' '/tmp/tmpyUj0VR' as user root. The underlying authorization mechanism (sudo) does not allow you to run this program. Contact …
So I've downloaded the Ubuntu ISO and burned it to a CD. I want to install it along side my current Windows OS with a bigger partition. Can some one please give me some help on how to go about doing that. I know I restart my computer with the …
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