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| | Hey everyone, isn't Mac OS X great? The only problem is that a lot of open-source software is only for Linux. Well, there will never be an end-all solution, but there's many ways of making it better. Here are the solutions I recommend: - Dual-booting Mac OS X and Linux … |
| | Could someone give me the syntax on how to add files in a working copy in subversion using the add command.As of now i am using import command to import folders in my working copy but this is exclusive for folders only not for file and I want is to …  |
| | So I'd really like to write an article about the inclusion of Sun's Java in the latest Ubuntu release, but I'm not exactly sure what that means for Java in Linux as a whole. Java has always been available as a package and is easy to install, but I think … |
| | how do I install the package concerning GUI in c++. I am using ubuntu 6.06. tnx. |
 | Hey Im new with linux and all, I recently installed Ubuntu 6.10. The thing I wana know is, how do I load up the GUI for Unbuntu? It always boots in text based. I dont know any commands yet for Linux, I will be learnin them next yr in my … |
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| | I want to switch to Linux and I got a CD from a friend with Ubuntu 7.04. I have never switched OSs before and have no idea what to do. I put in the Cd and it loaded, and I got to the desktop. I clicked on install and it …  |
 | Hello just recently I decided to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. After I got both up and running I went to start configuring everything in Windows. Everything is working fine in the Windows world except for one thing. Sound. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the driver but still no luck. I …  |
 | Ok, I just downloaded Ubuntu, I want to know a couple things before I install. 1. Can I install a Ubuntu on a HDD with a Partition with 75 % 25%, and have linux on the 25% and a copy of Windows on the 75%? 2. Is there any important … |
 | MEPIS has been on the top ten list at distrowatch for over three years. It usually is at #4, or 5 but it does go up and down in the ranks depending on new releases of MEPIS and other versions new releases of linux. Here is a partial excerpt from … |
| | I have a PC I'd like to install Ubuntu on. I burned an iso onto a CD but I dont know how to install it on my second PC. I'm trying to figure it out. When I start the computer it reads "missing operating system". The hard drive was erased … |
| | I have a problem ; that i can't compile and Run my C files in Ubuntu , so how can i do this?? |
 | Hello, My family and I have a PC which has caused us difficulties in low to severe to incredibly bad form. The specifications at the moment should be like the following: Manufacturer: Sony Corp Model: PCV-RX540 Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (32-bit) RAM: 500+ megabytes Processor: 1.20 GHz … |
| | I followed the instructions on [this link](http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverg...s-installation) and am still getting $ cvs -d [IMG]http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif[/IMG]server:jgardner@192.168.79.15:/cvs login Logging in to [IMG]http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif[/IMG]server:jgardner@192.168.79.15:2401/cvs CVS password: /cvs: no such repository JGARDNER-MAC:~ jgardner$ This is the xinetd.conf file service cvspserver { port = 2401 socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no server = … |
| | We are moving a site developed and working on another server to a Ubuntu Linux Server. I compiled the cgiemail function and put the output into the websites cgi folder. When I try to test it nothing sends. This is the error I get Any help would be greatly appreciated. … |
| | Hey everyone, I'm new here so I'm not totally sure how this works, but with this pool of technical inclination at my disposal I should be able to figure this out hopefully. My problem is as follows: Computer Specs: mobo: ASUS A8NE processor: AMD 64X 4400+ Ram: 2 GB ddr400 … |
 | I have tried some distros of linux but only a few ever work (ubuntu and zenwalk are the only ones). All other distros I have tested (debian, my own rbuilder distro, and foresight) do not work. They never can detect my hardrive. I have a hp dv6000t laptop. I do … |
| | Ok i would like to look into swapping my dads XP home pc to linux as it will not have a chance of running Vista. Im in two minds about whether to choose: SuSE 10.2 -may be slow?, crippled dvd support, bad updater? PCLinuxOS 2007 -new, maybe unstable? CentOS 4 … |
 | Just kinda wondering what distros people have run. I LOLed in the Choosing a Distro forum when people said Gentoo was the hardest distro, so I was wondering what everyone's background is. I've had Gentoo on my laptop since April (exclusively since June) and it's the system I use most … |
| | Hello, I would be grateful for information regarding RAID and Ubuntu about hardware. I want to build a computer that will be a Ubuntu computer with hot swap RAID 1 using SATA 2 (3Gb/s) hard disk drives. 1. Can I just get two SATA hard disk drives, install them in … |
| | Hello. I have a little problem. I recently formated my hard drive and planned on dual booting XP and linux (probably Debian), however my XP will not connect to the internet. Everything worked great before the format. I know it's not the ISP, NIC, or cabling because if I install … |
| | The original problem was after restart. When I restarted my laptop, the computer brought up a PXE boot screen. It prompty failed to load and then displayed "No Operating System Detected". Since the hard drive was old, I figured I would upgrade the drive and backup data since I could … |
| | Hello everyone--first post here and looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship! Now for the good stuff--I have a Satellite 6100 Pro (Linux Ubuntu 6.06.1 and Windows XP dual boot) 768 M Ram - 40 Gig hd -- Pent D processor. When I am on the road (truck … |
| | I am new to linux and I just installed ubuntu on my hp dv6000t laptop. I try to download the nvidia-glx but when I try to install it with the command "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable" command it returns the following: Error: unable to load nvidia kernel driver! Be sure to have … |
| | I am currently running Ubuntu 6.10 (I hope that's the right number for Edgy Eft), and I had installed a Radeon x1650xt lately, and I am wondering if they're any drivers written for this operating system, and this video card. If so, how would I go about installing them, seeing … |
| | => Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS Oh Jeez! I have this essay for English, and it involves a diagram part, which I have completed in Dia. Now, I don't have a working printer at my house, so I would have to email it to myself and print it at school. The … |
| | Sorry for the bad title of this post, but I have more than just one question... Thanks in advance for any answers to the following questions: [Ubuntu 6.06 LTS] 1) In the terminal, wine notepad.exe and wine regedit.exe work, but others such as wine write.exe or wine sol.exe or wine … |
 | Hey im making a MythTV box and the biggest concern that I am having is whether or not the capture card will work so I thought someone might know here. Im thinking about putting it ontop of ubuntu first off mainly because I want a full operating system and knoppmyth … |
| | [B]Intro[/B] I just moved from Linux(ubuntu) to BSD (DesktopBSD/FreeBSD) as you might have read in my blog. So here are some things you might want to know about my install situation that could help you out later. [B]First Scenario: Remove Linux Completely[/B] I installed my DesktopBSD right over my Linux … |
| | This exercise gets you familiar with Ubuntu command-line tools for creating, navigating, and removing directories. [B]Follow these steps[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Type "cd ~" and press Enter. This makes sure you are working in your "home" directory. [*]Create a new directory by typing "mkdir mystuff" and press Enter. [*]Type "cd mystuff" and … |
| | I`m under Linux/Ubuntu using OpenOffice. I live in Dominican Republic hence i speak spanish. I write most of my documents normally in spanish and i need a good spell checker to write comfortable. Is it me or OOo has the worst/slow spell checker out there, specially SPANISH ? This is … |
| | As said above, I am running Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS. My problem is that I cannot find a sound driver for my card. I have posted about this before. Is there a way that I can watch a video without the sound? For example, when my video player opens, it … |
| | Ubuntu Linux (6.06 LTS): I have Firefox installed as well as Epiphany, and Firefox will not open when opening HTML and bookmark files. I try to open an HTML file off of my desktop, and it opens Epiphany, even after changing the default browser to Firefox. Help! |
| | I have a screencam type application for Windows, but none for my Ubuntu Linux system. So, I went to gnome-files and I downloaded xvidcap. They did not have the binaries, so I downloaded the source. I did the whole "./configure" thing, and it worked fine, but now what do I …  |
| | After getting the hang of using the Ubuntu/Debian "apt-get" command, I decided to try it with an application I tried to install onto my old Redhat distro. It installed, and works great! This is a great alternative to VB for Linux. I made a form, and to see how it … |
| | I tried "SLAX." I tried "KNOPPIX." I tried "BCC-LNX." Guess how many of them booted up for me to try? One of them. The BCC-LNX did, but it didnt like my mouse. So, I burned an Ubuntu Live CD (somehow, I think it was my dad, actually). Vwala. It boots … |
| | hi, my name's dave. i'm 20 and i use both windows xp and linux (fedora atm but i have used ubuntu for a while too) right now i have a job i don't like (i work in a convinience store) but i am doing a course to get a networking …  |
| | Hi all, I'm a IT technician busy building a firewall on Fedora Core 5. (iptables) I have done a few basic firewall, but struggling with this one. It has to have failover built into it. Otherwise I work with the best open-source mail & collaboration suite available (Zimbra) As well … |
| | hello. i've got an ubuntu box behind a PIX 501 that i want to ssh to from my mac. i basically want to route traffic from port 2222 (i have to use a non-standard port) on the outside IP to 192.168.1.40, port 22 on the inside, but i haven't figured … |
| | I have a Dell Dimension 5150 - 1gb RAM, 3ghz ish HT pentium 4, and a radeon x600 video card Ok, ubuntu had a bit of trouble with the video card but otherwise runs great (i edited xorg.conf to say vesa instead of ati) Only problem is I dont have …  |
| | So, I recently blanked my computer and installed suse 10.1 on my laptop. I used to have 10.0, sound didn't work. I even have had fedora core 5 and Ubuntu on here... STILL NO SOUND! I'm getting frustrated with this stupid thing... hours upon hours of messing around with this. … |
| | Hello, I want to be able to read the memory of a process in Linux. After some googling I've read that ptrace can be used to this. The syntax of ptrace is as follows: [code]int ptrace(int request, pid_t pid, int addr, int data);[/code] The first value (int request) is what …  |
| | I'm trying to setup a linux game server to host starcraft games. I'm thinking of using ubuntu or suse, but I'm not sure. Which one should I use out of the 2? Also, I really don't know how to set it up, so some one please help me!!!!!!!! |
| | [B][U][COLOR=red]Ok my network is[/COLOR][/U][/B] [B][U]Token ring - Netware pc is NAT bridge to Ethernet network[/U][/B] Windows 3.11 for workgroups , NT 3.51 and some sort of netware system (looks unixey?) [B][U]Ethernet Network (plugged into wifi router)[/U][/B] NT4 Server and an NT 4 Workstation Windows 2003 Server and an XP Home … |
| | Hey I am a noob at Linux and I have installed Ubuntu onto my system. I can ping my modem and using the IP address I can ping [URL="http://www.optusnet.com.au"]www.optusnet.com.au[/URL]. How can I set it up so I can browse the net by just typing [URL="http://www.google.com"]www.google.com[/URL] |
| | Hi I'm wondering if there is a site out there that gives people FREE linux cd's. Something like Ubuntu's Shipit, it's for personal reasons. I've tried the free linux cd project, but it seems they've given up. If any one knows of any site, please let me know. Thanks:mrgreen: |
| | i have xp home with ubuntu n kubuntu on dual boot. i also have 2 users, mine and my dads. even though he never ever uses his account. it wont logon. it logson and then loggs straight back off again. My user does not have that problem. So I tried …  |
 | I installed Ubuntu Linux this morning and got java jdk 1.5.0_09 installed, along with Eclipse, and then I imported a project I've been working on into the Eclipse workbench. All configuration is fine, as far as I can say. My problem: The program I am working on uses the Enum. …  |
| | At the moment, I've got an old computer with Windows 98 SE installed. Because I upgraded my hard disk, I needed to install a dynamic drive overlay. But now I want to install Linux (I don't know yet if I'll install Mandriva One, Ubuntu or Kubuntu). I've got a Maxtor … |
| | 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? |
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