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Recently I downloaded the Ubuntu ISO (desktop version). It said something like 680MB file, but when it finished downloading, it was 715MB... I have two questions: 1. Why are they expanding? 2. How can I fit this ISO on a CD if my cd can only fit 700MB?
Ok here is my new desktop setup for Ubuntu 6.06. Ive got Linista 3 as the GTK/Metacity theme, Some Mac OS X icons, XGL/Compiz installed and running, CGWD vista aero theme, A application panel up top that is hidden unless rollover, some terminal changes (transparency, text, text color), and I …
Hi.. I am planning to build a Task Manager in Linux as my Final yr project. I know there already exists some, but I want to create my own.. Can u give me some guidelines for this project that what areas should I cover first and what not. Sahil Wadhwa
Hi all, hope i'm the right place, My problem in short is i can't boot windows. The long is i've been playing around with Ubuntu, i got annoyed with the innability to get my graphics card going so i decided to have a look at Suse 10.1 but in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
First off, sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this. Please move if so :) I bought a second PC a week ago which I plan on using as my main PC. Now I want to play around with different OS's on the older one. I'd like to …
[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 …
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 …
I deleted "/home" dirctory now I cant log in, hence cant use the computer. What should I do? I have Ubuntu
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 …
I have an Ubuntu Desktop and a Windoze XP laptop. My laptop has a DVD drive, which I want to access with my Ubuntu Desktop PC. What do I do?
does anyone know of a good distro that offers a downloadable iso .. and the gnome environment???
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 …
i am using ubuntu OS, i just recently installed it. i would like to connect to the net using my internal modem (PCtel HSP modem) but it does not work i cannot hear it dial and connect. i know that there are some hardware not supported by linux is my …
Hi everyone, I just recently installed Ubuntu 5.10 to an older computer of mine. It worked just fine for a while and then it started looking horrible. There are ghosts or shadows of the windows running all across the screen. It is still readable, but annoying. I assume there is …
Ht everyone, I recently decided to leave my older version of mandrake distribusion of linux and try something that at the house were I live is totally new (Ubunto). So I got the cd and started to install the Ubunto... funny thing is that the process goes well untill I …
Ht everyone, I recently decided to leave my older version of mandrake distribusion of linux and try something that at the house were I live is totally new (Ubunto). So I got the cd and started to install the Ubunto... funny thing is that the process goes well untill I …
Can someone tell me how to configure my vsftpd.conf file? I am getting a cannot change directory failure. What would cause this? thanks, Chris
Hi everyone, I am having some trouble with my .vimrc file for the Vim editor. I copied the same file over from my school account on a red-hat linux over to my Ubuntu linux machine. I know I am saving it in the right location (the home directory) because another …
Can any of you suggest a small project(duration 2 months) in linux for me? i am having no idea about what to do :cry:
While installing Ubuntu I accidently did something to the 4th drive in the partition table. I ve lost 10GB (i.e.F:\drive), I cant access them thru my Windoze. And how do I access my D:\ drive? I ve installed Ubuntu on my E:\ drive
Hello! I came across daniweb.com from googling a problem I was having with .htaccess. The link actually helped with issue I was having so I decided to join in the group and hopefully will be able to help others in any way as best I can to return back to …
I was wondering if anyone had encountered this or knew what the problem was. A few days ago I installed Audacity on Ubuntu Linux. I didn't notice an problems at first, that is until I tried to record a second track. On recording all the tracks after the first track …
Hello guys, i got live CD ubuntu linux. I've never tried linux before, and I decided to test it first, see how it looks and similar stuff. I placed cd in cdrom and after a few minutes I had a fully functional ubuntu linux. Now, my question is: Is it …
i am trying to install linux on my Imac 400 MHz and alla i am getting is something about bootstrap error 1.... it is at the install of the base system, when a failure comes upp.... it is Ubuntu 5.10 any ideas?
Hi folks. I have a serious problem, and I hope that someone out there can provide me some answers. I just built a new PC (my first attempt at this) and everything seemed to be working fine. The machine will POST just fine, and I even get to the Windows …
I'm running kubuntu 5.04, and I am having lots of trouble setting my scroll wheel to work. specifically, in Konqueror or other web browsers. The mouse is a standard, two button and scroll wheel mouse. the applicable portion of my xorg.conf file follows: [CODE]Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option …
I am using Ubuntu Linux Hoary. Whenever i start my Gaim i have this error Cannot launch entry Details: Failed to execute child process "gaim" (No such file or directory) can some help me to fix it. I have tried reinstalling but still.
I am getting an old sony laptop (PI-2XXish, 32ram, 1 gig HD) that I am about to rebuild for myself (maxing RAM and adding a bigger HD when I do.) I planned to do a Debian min install and add what I need to keep resources as free as possible, …
Hi, I have toshiba laptop which comes with XP Home. I would like to Install Fedora as a dual boot along with XP Home. I downloaded the software and converted the ISO file to a DVD. When I booted the DVD it started the preparation for Installation. When It came …
i jus installed fedora version 4 ... and I am unable to access any of my windows partion files. I had been using suse 9.3 previously and all of the mounting was automaticly done .. so any help anyone might have would be appreciated
First do i have to uninstall Windows to get the full linux benifit Second what is the best for personal use at home. Third will i be able to play games on linux Fourth is it easy to install Userfriendly? I just want to take a break from windows and …
When I click on vsftpd.conf I get a error saying : Nautilus has no installed viewer capable of displaying "/ect/vsftpd/vsftp.conf". Can you please tell me a way to fix this? Thanks
Hi everyone, I am currently using using windows and would like to switch to linux. The thing is that i don't know which distro to choose. You see i would like to have something that is similar to function(don't care about L&F) to windows. For example when you buy windows …
hi , I am planning to make a linux server which should be able to support a web application for my team, act as print server, mail server, file server,security set up.No idea though can install Linux very well. The ENVironment details : This system(2 b linux box): p3, 850 …
Hey Everyone! Check this link out-->[url]http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/[/url] Youll find brief informative descriptions on most popular linux distros. (I personally found this site the easiest to use):) Once you find a distro you think you want, you can click on the distros name to connect to a site with more descriptive info …
Hi all, Originally i had posted this thread in the wrong forum! (Pretty stupid, huh!) So i will ask the right form today! Dose anyone know any good websites for downloading Linux. Any help would be great! Thanks, Chris (Croft .L)
Hi guys I really need help in downloading Gentoo on a PII. I have the boot from a cd ROM it works fine when booting, but when its finished from just the booting, I get stuck and dont know how to continue the installation. I got the image filr from: …
Hello all. i have a strange problem with some python cgi scripts. the deal is..... i keep loosing permission to write to a file created by a cgi script. the file is created in a directory created by a python script. but after the file is created by the cgi …
Which linux distro would I need to run with a AMD 64bit processor? I saw they had a distro for it, but it said it was unstable and still in the works. Can I get a distro that is stable, that will just run at 32 bits, with a 64bit …
Hello! Ive downloaded mdk 10.0 from linuxiso. Is this version fit to run as an enterprise server? Thanks!
Hi! Ive downloaded Mdk 10 from linuxiso and intend to install in a hw with this config. 1 x 3.0GHz Xeon/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB 1 x 1GB DDR2 400MHz (2X512MB), Single Ranked DIMMs 2 x 36GB 15K RPM U320 SCSI (RAID 0+1) Im a newbie. Any gotchas, or traps, tricks …
recently downloaded some linux friendly apps which came as tarballs. could someone please supply me with the commands to install the apps on my machine?. gs.
I have come to the conclusion that Dell Notebooks are NOT Linux friendly. They do not have ANY linux drivers on the dell site for either of my notebooks C610 or D600... If anyone has one of there running Linux I could use your help... Thanks...
I am very new to this and here is where I am at or LOST as the case may be... 98 INstalled on the first partition, XP on the second.. Works fine... I created a Linux swap partition and an EXT3 partition and installed Mepis THe only change I made …
Hi I got a new pc recently, and i have turned my old one into an experiment, trying to mod it the best i can ect. I want to try out linux on it but have a few questions first, [list=1] [*]Can i change back to windows xp easily without …
i have a workstation with broken cd drive and i was intrested in installing linux. what alternative methods can i use to do it, and with which distros? tnx
hi guys i need some serious help...............i have dual os in my machine (win xp & fedora core 1).................recently xp got crashed 4 some reason................so i reintall it................but now i have lost grub boot loader................i have some criticle data in my linux partition.........................plzzz help me.............i want 2 reinstall linux without …
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