Forum: Coffee Lounge

Question 1) Does all unix software have a port to gnu/linux. From what I can see I have never saw a program or equivalent on a unix system other...

My question is, is linux better to run on mac or pc? Also, which is better to dual-boot linux on? PC?

A few months ago, we had a thread that discussed outr opinions of the UEFI Secure Boot that MS will be implementing. Today, I ran across this nice...

I know that this thread has been brought up before.... But I couldn't find it! :p So here it is fresh! I'm not an E-Reader. I like books. I have...

hello everyone. i'm not new to linux, i'm just another one who still has to learn about it. i think i'm in the right place! also hope i can help...

Hey, I know a lot of people know about OpenOffice, but i am not sure if a lot know that OpenOffice hasn't actually fallen of the face of planet in a...

Ok, so this is Linux we're talking about, not particulary seen useful for gaming because the oh-so great Windows has specific libaries for game...

I've been using Gusty Gibbon Ubuntu for a long time, chiefly failing to upgrade because I didn't have the internet for almost five years, but now...

Nicely written Q&A, wanted to share it https://fosdem.org/2012/interview/carsten-haitzler

Come and get it! i think updating via yum is not supported going from F16 to F17, so for those of you upgrading - take care!

Install Samba by logging into a Terminal as root: # yum install samba Create shared directory; I used /home/shared: mkdir /home/shared ...

i just converted someone to linux and i was wondering how many people have you converted to linux?

Night fliyng an hobby RC drone. Enjoy youtube.com/watch?v=bCuE1SAcNsI

Hey guys, we will be interested in learning from your experience in using Linux in Big Data projects. Has anyone used Hadoop, or MapR or Horton...

Woke up this morning to see my wife looking at me with a forlorn look with the new Idea Pad I bought her with a black screen. "It does not work",...

We are currently using a name I'm not very happy with at the moment. We are using Portals OS. But we need something more catchy and more "flow like"....

First login to single user mode. If you don’t see either a LILO or GRUB boot screen, try hitting CTRL-X to get one. If it’s LILO, just type “linux...

Damn Small Linux - what destributor does it categorize under? I have few specific questions about DSL that I installed. Thank you.