Forum: Newbie

I have Kubuntu 7.04 and WinXP when I run Kubuntu I can see all the files of winXP(even the files in the password protect user account) could...

Hello, I want to setup an FTP server on my linux box (Fedora 7) but I need a GUI to do so, because I'm not yet familiar with the shell. I tried...

Since I have become newly aware of the need to keep an eye on my computer's files; I am requesting a listing of any known bad , malicious, or...

hey, I'm just starting to learn Linux. Can someone post the difference between this to: KDE and GNOME. some screenies would be nice.

I'm in a weird situation. I think it all started due to some major newbieness of massively changing the permissions of folders on my home directory,...

During my last suse 10 os " repair installation " I was notified that my files were corrupted. I logged in as " root " and clicked each of the...

firstly, sorry, i know you guys must get these questions a lot and i know it must get pretty irritating for days now i've been trying to get a...

Hi, new to Linux and appreciate any help. I wish to run Linux from the command prompt (but not a terminal window). I am following examples in a...

If someone sent me a .sql file should i be able to open it in OpenOffice Base?

Hello everybody, I'm new to the community and new to Linux, too. I remember years ago, I've installed Linux Suse 6 but my adaption to the Linux...

Question: in opera (im going to use it for a while and see if its worth switching to) how can i get it to not show an icon in the system tray. I just...

On DOS, I'd enter "dir > filelist.txt", or something similar, and that would save the dir listing into a text file with the given filename. How...

Does linuk distros support file sizes larger than 2Gb, similar to NTFS in Windies? Thanx in anticipation... Oops Mustava!

I want to replace /bin/login with a different login program. In case the new login fails to work and will not let anybody login, how can I get access...

I've just installed Fedora 7 and I'm a bit stuck. I've faced the truth that I'm not very good with computers - atleast not with Linux :P. But...

Does anyone here own a GM965 X3100 graphics chipset that has successfully gotten the intel drivers working in xserver? I've tried everything and I...

What are some beginner friendly distros that can run on 96mb of ram and a 155mhz processor and support a network card? I found an old laptop and i...

It was a freebie I got at a city PC roundup that's ostensibly for them to be repurposed for the underprivaledged, but most of the machines just end...