linux

- - Isn't Linux a different flavor of Unix? And isn't Unix used on all internet servers? The reason I ask this is because Unix uses the forward slash (/) to show file paths, while windows uses the backward slash (\) instead? I'm probably wrong, but what the hey, asking questions of smart...

Every file in my Save games folders has the same file name as before, but they're only 90btyes or less and type Link (broken). I don't know how the heck this happened, and I've searched my computer to see where these files could possibly be. I did a test save game which saved fine in that...

For a while I've been toying with the idea of moving to Linux. I like the idea of it, I like the idea of the customisability, and I have plenty of niggles with Windows. AIUI, lack of compatibility with certain Windows programs (I'm a heavy user of Sony Vegas, Cubase, and Photoshop, for...

Linux users may have found that they can not log on to the skype network anymore without ungrading their software. Unfortunately, when they do, they don't have mike or sound. It appears that Microsoft will not allow skype software that accesses ALSA to login to the network anymore (hence the...

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/critical-crypto-bug-leaves-linux-hundreds-of-apps-open-to-eavesdropping/ Hundreds of open source packages, including the Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Debian distributions of Linux, are susceptible to attacks that circumvent the most widely used technology to...

Former Linux Format writers have a campaign on indiegogo. They hope to fund the creation of a new Linux Magazine called Linux Voice. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/linux-voice http://www.linuxvoice.com/

Finally took the step and migrated to SolusOS which seems to be a solid Linux distro. Similar to Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), Solus is based on Debian which I personally like as Debian commands and environment I'm most comfortable with. This could be an easy fix, but whatever it is is...

In short I have an older laptop (Toshiba P35 circa 2004) that had a hard drive that died (80gb). I bought an exact replacement in both size and manufacturer (Hitachi) as I wanted to use the original CD to reload Windows XP (Home) on it. The CD Drive on this machine is also dead otherwise I...

Hi all, maybe some of you had the same problem and resolved it. I use Kubuntu Quantal. I want to compile the QT-4.8.4 library in a seperate directory. To do so, i first issue: The source tree is in /opt/qt-4.8.4/src The configure step just works fine. But when i do the "make" step. i get...

It looks like Microsoft is trying another way to force PC buyers to use their latest OS: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-to-stop-linux-older-windows-from-running-on-windows-8-pcs/9589

With the desktop PC getting replaced by tablets, and smart-phones, one thing has become abundantly clear - the near absence of Microsoft Windows in this exploding sector. Even Apple is losing ground in the tablet market, mostly to Android(a form of Linux) tablets. Android is already on over 50%...

Hi all, I don't know jack about programming, with the exception of QBasic which I've almost entirely forgotten. What I'd like to do is write a really tiny, simple, single-window program to calculate delay times. It would have a box to enter a number for BPM (say, .1 to 1000*), another box to...

This seems to be a common problem for many newbie Linux users like me. The laptop I am using is a relatively new Toshiba Satellite. It used to have Windows on it, but then I formatted the hard drive and switched to Ubuntu. Although I didn't lose the internet connection with Windows or Ubuntu...

I don't think it's necessary to explain why I am sick of Windows. I have 2 computers(one laptop and a desktop which I am currently using to post this). I already made the switch to the newest version of Ubuntu Linux with the laptop, and I am very impressed. I had another very old desktop...

Having a bit of an annoying issue in Ubuntu here. Firefox 4 isn't available via Synaptic yet, so I just downloaded it and ran it via command line. No problem there. But, there's this whole deal with "Preferred applications" and outside hyperlinks. I figured there's got to be some way to get the...

Who else uses Linux? Which distribution/s and desktop environments do you use? What do you think about GNOME 3? Unity? :) I hope this could be a big thread about linuxy things. _______ GNOME 3 looks exciting. I only used it in its alpha stage, and I saw just a few minutes ago that it's gone...

I've been using debian Lenny with KDE desktop and I'm messing around (on different computers, fresh installations) with a view to upgrading to Squeeze. In Squeeze with KDE 4, the Dolphin file manager shows my Data partition. If I click on it, it refuses to mount it. It seems from googling...

Well, it looks like Linux is great for TV tuner cards, especially if it's a digital signal. But...can the Comcast Set-top box give out a digital signal? Anyone know? I did their online support chat thingy, and good a positive answer. But I'm not entirely sure if they really meant digital...

I may need to nuke and pave this comp, so - with 1GB Ram and ~2 Ghz processor, am I able to run kubuntu or ubuntu? Or should I stick with xubuntu for now?

I am running into a problem with my (linux) firefox. My bookmarks have profilated far past the point where they fill more than a screenheight. I have managed to place some of them in a "subdirectory" which is unfortunately at the bottom of my screen and takes a lot of scrolling to get to. Is...

I've been running Ubuntu 9.04 on a laptop, while my trusty desktop still has XP for a few needed apps. While watching some hulu videos on the laptop, I've noticed some gadgets either don't work, or aren't as responsive as on the desktop. For example, it is like the system ignores my 'click to...

and patched. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39716623,00.htm

Last month I downloaded a flashdrive version of linux mint and got my laptop started on it. It did not recognice my internet connection at home, so I did not use it again. Have just tried again onboard, It works!!! And the screen looks much better than windows. Does anybody know what the...

My wife recently bought herself a Dell netbook that came loaded with Ubuntu 8.04. Since I do tech support in this house I found myself having to try and bring myself up to starting speed on an OS I've never used before. I bought a book and with it came live CD which I tried in my own laptop...

Well, I'm thinking about it. I have a plethora of computing options available in my house, and a few months worth of summer vacation to screw around with(we're telling my wife that I'm hard at work though... SHHHH!!), and I was thinking about some of that free Linux operating system goodness...

Ubuntu, a Linux OS, will not open EXE files. Where can I find a BIOS upgrade for my computer written in a format that Ubuntu can open? I understand there's a program called Wine that can open EXE files, but to use it you have to write libraries and such in the system first and I'd rather not do...

I'm too stupid for Kubuntu, it seems. In days gone by I would flick from O/S to O/S without really thinking about it. In any given day I would probably have used an Amiga (I miss it so much), a Windows PC, a Mac, a VAX, some Linux, tinker with Sun Microsystems and the occasional play with the...

I was hoping one of you lovely JREF Linux geeks could help me out. I've been trying to get Wine running on my openSUSE system but the resolution of the configuration window is so poor I can't make head nor tail of it (see Imagehost pic). :( Any ideas would be most gratefully received.

When Microsoft stop issuing updates to XP, in what I have read to be early 2009, I am thinking of running some sort of Linux. Are there any pratfalls to lookout for? What should I do about internet security? How do I find out if Linux will even run on my computer? Anything I should be aware of...

The title says it all really. I have a dell latitude c400 laptop that I'd like to install some version of linux on (I'm open to suggestions, but I'd like teh l33t 3-D desktop 'n wiggly windows please). The laptop doesn't have a CD or Floppy drive. I do have a USB DVD drive, but it doesn't...