linux

Well I finally went and installed Linux (Fedora 7 x86_64). I've been meaning to do this for the last couple years, but kept putting it off. Install went off without a hitch and all my hardware worked fine right off the bat. However, I hit a snag when I was trying to set up my box for dual...

Anyone know a link that will tell me what printers work perfectly with Linux.

I've a couple of questions regarding Linux: Firstly, has there been any major new releases this year, preferably new distros, but substantial revisions of existing ones will do. Secondly, what are your favourite excellent-but-obscure Linux distros, and why do you like them? I'm enjoying...

Microsoft Takes On The Free World Hm.

Is this for real? Why isn't it making more headlines? I want one. #textCarousel { width: 140px; border-color: #360; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; padding: 10px; float: right; margin: 15px 0 15px 15px; background-image: url(/i/ne05/fmwk/greyfadeback.jpg); background-repeat...

I ended up with a desktop that's identical to my current desktop (a Compaq Evo that's about a year old) and I thought I would try this Linux that everyone is going on about. I've never, ever used anything like this before so can anyone recommend a version that's easy to install and try out...

I've been asked to create/install some kind of simple file hosting service by a company I'm doing some freelance work for. I'm pretty sure what I'm after is already out there, but I don't know what such a thing is called, so I don't know what to search for. The company transfers documents, at...

I need to understand how to set rights on files and directories on Linux, beyond just setting CHMOD to 777 and hoping for the best. My experience with users, groups, file and directory rights derives from Netware, NDS and Windows 2000, and I've realised that I don't know how to setup...

I've salvaged a hard drive from a friend's beyond all hope pc, installed it in one of my machines and formatted it. I'd like to put one of the Linux releases on this drive but don't have a clue where to start. Could some kind soul point me in the right direction?

They're bringing out a Christian version of Ubuntu, with pr0n blockers and bible study software. http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/29/what_os_would_jesus_.html Not sure what to make of this? Should I hang my head in despair or just pee myself laughing?

I need it so I can connect to my home network, and thus the interent. It's a D-Link DWL-G122 USB adapter revision B1. Doing some basic searching, I've found out about something called NdisWrapper, but after following instructions here I still couldn't get it to work, although I think it did...

Friend of mine got upset about what this site says about Linux. I've got a feeling it may be parody, although some of what's on the rest of the site looks more cranky than parodic, and I've heard accusations about Linux being satanic, anti-american, communist, etc before ... What to think about...

(FFox 1.5, Mempis 3.4) When I click the middle button on my mouse on random bit of the page (mostly if I miss a link), I currently go to a google search of all the text on that page (although I think in the past I've been taken to completely unrelated places). Is this some amazing feature that...

hi, I'm running Suse PE 9.2 and have kaffeine working fine for playing files. When I try to open a DVD I get "libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access kaffeine: relocation error: /usr/lib/libdvdcss.so.2: symbol __sprintf_chk, version GLIBC_2.3.4 not defined in file libc.so.6...

http://labs.pcw.co.uk/2006/04/linux_is_a_godl.html Enjoy.

Sorry Windows/OSX folks, this one is just for Linux. The speed difference is really noticeable. Here's the info, copied from ubuntuforums.org: Here is how to install it: Go to http://www.getswiftfox.com/releases.htm and download a build of your choice (e.g. Swiftfox 1.5.0.1) Extract the...

After so much advertisement that Linux is so wonderful :p I installed Suse 10.0, however I must have set the monitor settings wrong as my Hyundai L90D+ didnt show up in the list. So now the screen is all black and I dont know what subprogram in the fail safe text-only mode to run in order to...

Anyone know a good 2-D CAD program (vector based) for Linux? I need something to take the place of QuickCad . I'm using Ubuntu Linux, Gnome desktop. Need something that does layers, dimensioning, etc., all the usual CAD stuff. Beanbag

Time for the Clueless Windows User Stupid Question(s). I just converted one of my old Windows XP boxes over to Ubuntu Linux. I'd tried the bootable CD-ROM and liked what I saw, plus the fact that it found all the hardware with no problems, do I did a full install on the hard drive. Now, the...

My main Linux box is an old P3 running Fedora Core 3. I mainly use it for coding and testing and so haven't worried too much about cleaning up some of the peripheral issues remaining from the installation. I did have some free time this morning, though, so I thought I'd at least try to get the...

One of the most useful tools in Microsoft Frontpage is the ability to suck webpages, graphics and all, into folders on your harddisk and then you can edit them, and then publish them onto the web. Is there a tool which does this same thing on Linux?

Dear Forum Linux/Windows gurus, I've been tasked to get a standard PC, running any version of Linux, to be able to plug in to our Windows network (Server 2003 Standard domain controller), the ideal being that you can boot up, enter any domain user+password and log in to the Linux desktop. I...

A lot of people are fed up with Windows but don't know where to turn. I'm going to offer some help for those of you bold enough to check out Linux. Let me begin by explaining some of the important differences between Windows and Linux. First off, there's no one thing that goes by the name...

For some time I have had a dual boot with Windows ME and Suse Linux on my PC. However, as I really only use it as a games machine, and would like the HD space back, I'd like to uninstall Linux. The way it's set up is thatI have two drives, a 20GB and a 40GB. Windows was installed on the 40...

Sun have made Solaris 10 free for non-commercial use. I used it a few times years back on Sun boxes and it seemed okay. Anyone have anyone experience with it on PCs? I'm currently running Suse 9.2 PE.

After a lot of pain trying to get XP to understand my new motherboard, SATA drive etc, I gave up and installed Suse linux PE 9.2 which went on no trouble. Some problems with video which I've main fixed except one. My screen seems to be divided into 4 horizontal bands, progressivelt lighter...

In the interest of saving valuble space on the already overworked JREF server, I have combined the two threads I was planning to start into one. Thread 1: I'm thinking of buying a new hard drive, probably around 40-80GB. Any advice? Brands? What's this about different connections? IDE? ATA...

"An E-Mail From God"

Washington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9694-2004Nov24.html Beginning of the end of Microsoft domination or just another little ripple? Personally, I think this is great. Long before now, major PC purchasers like the US government should have put pressure on...

A quick question. Do you normally use the GUI or the command line (or a mixture)?