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im running windows xp on a aspire 9300, i was wondering what would be a good Linux O.S. would be, i dont know much about Linux, i was wondering if i c...

First, a bit about my background.. I currently work as a Network Engineer, mainly with Cisco routers/switches and VPN devices. I am throughly famili...

If a process becomes unresponsive in WINDOWS then we press "alt+ctrl+del" to invoke the task manager & then terminate the process.Is there a...

Me and my friends are starting a band from scratch. We are building a computer from scratch and using a Linux Operating system to power it, but which ...

I just got a computer from a friend that had a corrupted version of windows xp. I tried uninstalling it through the command prompts but it says it wo...

Linux is the alternative to Windows. However, it seems Linux has its limitations. What is the limitations of Linux compared to Windows? What...

Hi i have a linux box and my custom HTTP server. I want to know how many connections per second are made to the server without writing any code. Is th...

I am a Computer Science student looking into developing a stronger Linux background. I plan to buy a new harddrive and install a partition to it.

So far this year, the buzz about Linux in enterprise networks has focused on servers and embedded systems, with the growth of Linux severs being most ...

Which linux distribution would be the best to install on a older computer that still woks fine, like: 866mhz, 512ram, 80GB hard drive? I mean, so I c...

I want to customize ubuntu and put it on a disk so it is like a new ubuntu, but customized. For Example, gOS. But I don't know how to put it on th...

I want to use the default Windows Boot Loader to boot my Ubuntu installation. How do I do this?

A friend of mine has installed Ubuntu on his PC alongside Vista. He would like to know how he can get Vista to read and recognize the Ubuntu partition...

I am trying to share my wireless internet connection through my Ubuntu laptop to connect with my Xbox360. I know how to set it up on Windows, but I a...

I have installed Ubuntu on a partition of my laptop but want to overwright the ubuntu one with kubuntu, how can i do this. I want to keep vista unaffe...

I set up an old laptop with Ubuntu Linux with the intention of making it a print server. I hooked up a printer to it, and set it to share all printers...

I am really new to Ubuntu and I don't know anything. Can somebody give me a step by step guide on how to uninstall Ubuntu that is dual booted with...

Except the second one you have to pay for?

Once again I have installed it on a spare Hard Drive. Once again it won't recognize my GeForce 6200 where Ubuntu does automatically. YAST doesn&...

Yes I know about Ubuntu and have tried but I'd like to experiment with either Xandros or opensuse. So which one would you suggest?

I want to run another distribution of linux inside gentoo. As i am already dual booting XP and gentoo, i want to install it inside gentoo, could you p...

For example while surfing, i download some, i have formats like RPM and tar.bz2, is there any way to install it on kde without switching onto command ...

I downloaded and burned a copy of getoo live cd i686 and am wondering what i do next. I'm taking a computer programing class and this seems reall...

What should I be able to do/be experienced with before I install Gentoo?

Hey guys, I have access to the cron function itself, and it looks like it's set up correctly, but I'd like to be able to double check. I'v...

if not, then i what is the password so i can access things administrator can do like add users and stuff. I use the live cd right now. can someone fin...

In windows xp you can install a linux inside the system. But in gentoo linux can we do it ??

or is opensuse a form of gentoo?? which way does it go? opensuse=gentoo?

Wanting to install Gentoo on my machine, have Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 8GB of Ram in a Gigabyte Ga-x48-DQ6 Which CD to download and install?

How make redhat client computer to be a member of window server 2003 domain?

I have a dual boot partition disk, with Windows XP Professional and this Linux distro as the OSs. However, RedHat isn't opening (error message pop...

Need to add RedHat to our PC and server deployment system at work. Currently use Windows unattended setup, need to add Redhat option too. Booting from...

I have Microsoft Windows Xp professinal on my computer and I want to install RedHat Linux. I don't want to miss Windows or any other of my informa...

Please any body tell me what techniques use to install modem in redhat 9 because i download the drive of the modem also but i can not install in redha...

I really need a complete and Comprehensive set of instructions. I have an old HP runing 98, and well... I hate 98. So i would like to use and try Linu...

I have just installed redhat linux on my system now i want to connect to internet .plz tell me step by step proceedure for it.I have a broadband conn...

I skipped entering my installation number when I installed RedHat. Now I have it, so where do I enter it?

I have a Redhat enterprise 3 box that has to be rebooted sometimes several times a week because of crippling iowait (between 80% - 95%). This seems to...

Hi! I would like to know about the plant called Mandrake. Is it an annual plant or perennial? Is it a rare plant to buy at a nursery? Thank you.

salanaceae mandragora officinarum is the scienific name for the magical mandrake plant/root. it can be bought on the web, but is it allowed in the us?

By best friend (since 6th grade, we're both 31) & homebrewing buddy wants to make a "mandrake ale". I told him that he is out of his min...

Ok, I want to buy black Mandrake seeds and I have to know everything on what to do.( I went to google and got minimal help.) When are you supposed to ...

I need to know the life expectancy, when does it become a teenager then adult. What changes take place and when. etc. This is for a roleplaying sit...

My girlfriend is pregnant and is having terrible complications. Luckily I do have a cow for the fresh milk. Thanks!

hes mad onHarry Potter, and wants a mandrake plant. what is there use also ??? thanks

I can't tell, here is a photo of what I have, Thanks. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladylomia/2144458753/ It's wet, even though I haven'...

Now that I have downloaded the "Mandriva" I want to install it, but in the same time I want to keep my Vista. I want to work with both OS bu...

I recently installed Limewire on Mandriva. I cannot figure out how to get my music to play? Do I need to install a different music player and click ...

I am experimenting with Mandriva One 2008. I am wanting to change my screen resolution to 1024x1028 but I dont see any obvious way of doing this. Does...

I saw a guy installing Kubuntu using a bootable USB, but i want to install Mandriva, is there any way to do that?

My RAM size is 512+256 DDR 1 ubuntu could not be installed is it the reason RAM size? Is internet connection necessary to install Mandriva or ubun...

The default (top of the list) is Mandriva, and I want it to default to Windows. Any advice?

Have no problems with the setup, just need it so wifey and kiddo can use windows without watching boot loader. Thanks for the answers!

Just installed Mandriva Linux and everything works great but i do not know how to set up the sound drivers... everything else pretty well set itself u...

I've tried with ISO Recorder and CDBurnerXP, but whenever I try to with both, the ISO Image never burns onto the disc.

I just recently installed Mandriva Linux and I dont know to much about Linux. I have a Wireless-G broadband router with a wusb54g v4 network adapter c...

I just got a new fedora a month ago, but after keeping it in storage, pulled it out today to find that it seemed to be a tad too big. Is a fedora t...

My boyfriend needs to know how to get sweat stains out of a fedora (dress hat) so that it will look nice for his brother's wedding. Help?

My fiancee got me this lovely fedora for my birthday, and I was wondering how do you properly break one in because I know there is a kind of etiquette...

My Fiance has a wool fedora that needs cleaning, and we cannot find a place in Tucson get it cleaned.

How do I install linux fedora onto an i586 system? I tried the installation guide page, and the live cd mode is not compatible....and to do a classica...

I have a blast from the past party that I'm going to. I have a fedora hat and I was wondering what kind of costumes I could wear (as a girl) that...

Is there any way to completely erase the hard drive and start fresh with Fedora 9 OS if the DVD drive is broken?

I have a knoppix live CD, and I would like to change the clock settings, but unfortunately that requires root privelages. How do I get my root passwor...

How can you remaster knoppix into a live CD which disable all users the rights of mounting their harddisk execpt the root user account?

I bought the Knoppix program on DVD and it doesn't work all the time. Sometimes when I reboot my computer it comes up and starts running sometimes...

How can I protect my laptop against such an attack? If I were to leave my computer at work, would the administrator of my network even be able to det...

The Downstairs computer is running windows xp. The westell modem and linksys wireless g router are connected to it. The upstairs one kinda crashed so ...

I doing a project on Knoppix. I need some information and there doesn't seem to be many sites about how it was developed and how it functions in ...

I know where the website is but there are so many things to download it's overwhelming. I can download to my desktop then burn onto a cd, but hav...

how can i block the users from accessing their harddisk when they are running Knoppix Live CD in their computers?

Windows is of course not booting. I want to back up files to the external hard drive, before I do a clean install. Thank you. It is the most recent v...

It doesn't seem to want to run when I put it in the dvd drive and my computer is not recognizing it.

Because downloaded Linux and FreeBSD are compressed image file, then with FreeBSD downloaded files Disc1, Disc2, Disc3, so I do not know how to do bef...

I need to run a PHP script automatically on my FreeBSD server when it starts up, but without having to log in to the server shell. I'm not sure ho...

I am going to set up OpenVPN to be used between Windows XP, fedora, FreeBSD and Sun. For example, to connect Xp to Fedora. Could someone help me with ...

What rules need to be added to ipfw settings at startup? I want I cannot be pinged by anybody from internet, but I can ping any ip. Thanks very much...

ihave prevusly freebsd installed in my system then i installs xp .windows desables boot loader. How to repare it.

I am trying out FreeBSD for the first time but it boots to console mode every time. How do I initiate the KDE GUI in FreeBSD and set it to boot to th...

I've shopped around and read reviews. It doesn't seem like anyone out there is producing anything that is really quality for SOHO. I read a ...

I have experience using it via shell accounts, but this is the first time installing it for use on a personal system. I'm trying to learn more, an...

I want install two OS in one hardDisk. Windows Server2003&FreeBSD 6.0.Could you told me how can I do?Thanks!

I have a Network card driver which I have a Mac driver, and I know Mac and FreeBSD is also Unix Base Operating System. Can FreeBSD use Mac driver?