Forum: Newbie

hi folks, I've wanted to start using linux for years, this forum is my first step to finally doing it. Q: i have a dell 8100 laptop that went down to...

So I recently purchased a new laptop and I decided I would dualboot Vista and Ubuntu (first go at linux). Everything installed beautifully and I...

Hi all. I did a search, but this is a very odd thing to search for, so I ended up with nothing really relevant. Basically, I'm writing some...

Hi everyone, I'm an ultra beginner linux user. I've decided to learn linux just to learn more about computers. I''m sick of not knowing what to do...

I need a shell script which will change the hostname , I need the script to prompt for a name if the name is localhost.localdomain.I am a newcomer in...

Hi! I need some help with bash scripting. I have a string of the type: 'nuber1/number2/number3 some text' I need to extract numerical...

Hi all, I have designed (on paper) that my new Linux install will use several partitions to form the single root filesystem. In details it looks...

i am trying to install my first linux which is PCLinuxOS. i was able to put it onto a cd and boot it by using LiveCD, then when i clicked on...

I want to create a router/server using Linux (or anything that will do it well). Could you please advice me which distro will suit my stated bellow...

I'll admit it... I'm a Linux noob. I'm glad I located this sub-forum, because it answers a few questions I had...like looking for the "installer" to...

I'm new to Linux. Anyway I have fedora core 6 and I want to know how can I enable wireless internet on my laptop:confused: (Gateway ML6230). Any help...

I was using Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) and now I have Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) . If I want to install the apps I had before I don't find them...

hi i wanted to download mandriva's latest version heard that 2006 is out questions is is there any new version of still we are using mandriva...

hi all, i'm install variety of linux distro into my vmware...for newer version of linux such as fedora, most of them already have gui. unfortunately,...

Hi, I’m new to Linux. I have just installed Fedora 7 and Firestarter on my machine. I can not understand behaviors of Firestarter inbound...

I recently took the plunge into Linux with Fedora core 6, which was installed by a family member for me. While I'm not a computer tech, I can work...

Reading the screen, while logging out. While logging out there comes a black screen, that looks, like the kernel information, but it passes too...

hey guys, i read a couple threads/forums on linux time setting and syncronizing methods, i did them last night and rebooted, at first both my date,...

Hi, I'm dual booting Vector and Arch, or at least, so I try. The thing is, I found that Arch uses a different naming scheme for my hard drive...