Forum: Newbie

i have a 64 bit pentium 2.8 dual core machine. i have tried to install suse 10.0 on my machine. but when installation starts it gives a message that...

Hey, I've installed Puppy on this machine but it just doesn't suffice. I need something that will be easy for my dad because he wants to totally...

Hi, I have an old computer with a hard drive that refuses to let me install windows. I thought about using linux, but haven't found a distribution...

I have recently installed the RealPlayer10GOLD package. I used the command rpm -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD blah blah.. Everything went fine and it...

What shell script should i use to delete a line of text from a text file? The line is selected by a pattern defined by the user. I'll give this...

Hello i'm new to Linux and decided to subscribe to this forum for the sure to come questions I will have. I am currently going to be working with...

I was wondering. lets say I have suse 9.3. I have been hearing about 10.2 and have been thinking about the upgrage to it. Do I need to download 10.2...

I've been trying to figure out how to change my resolution to 1280x1024 at 80Hz. I read other posts about how to do this but my xorg.conf doesn't...

Yeah I'm trying to switch to linux, but I have no idea what I'm doing...I want to be able to access the internet, and play guild Wars on it, besides...

I am running vncserver, which I got to run, but I was hoping the interface on Bill's box, would be identical to the one on my linux box. Instead I...

I've tried a few distributions and they failed to detect my on board ethernet. I have to compile the driver which I found on the internet. I need...

Im a newbie on linux and im just started using them for programming.I just finished the installation part and i tryed to get into suse10.2.While im...

Hey guys I've just installed Debian 3.1, first time linux user. When i log in it says "You have mail." What is it? but more importantly,...

I'm trying to install this program for linux: http://www.isc.ro/linux/download.html When I type the command it tells me to, it says "java is not...

I'm running slackware 11.0 on an old compaq with an integrated video card. How do I find out the make, model and amount of memory? Thanks in...

Hello all, What is IDE harddisk and SCSI harddisk? What's the difference between the two? Thanks.

Here's the scoop. I had been using an old WinXP box as a home file server. I decided that Linux would be a better option, and so here we go. I...

Hey guys Am still stuck in Text-Mode. I am running an ATI Radeon 9250. What is the command(s) i need for downloading the driver from the ATI...

Hi guys,, could some one help me figure out, how can i create a partion /home. Is tht done using Gparted??

Hi, I have installed tomcat on my Linux VPS server. I can not run JVM on my server. Jsp page can not work. I have received following error while...