Forum: Newbie

I have seen many....and i dont know which one is good...i want to run Linux with a dual boot put 1/4 of my HardDrive for Linix and 3/4 for WinXp I...

I saw <this> old '03 era article at MadPenguin.org on installing Nvidia drivers in Linux. I'm still very much a noob when it comes to CL commands,...

Hi everyone... I am a new knoppix user. Knoppix is able to detect my PCMCIA wireless modem on boot-up perfectly, it initializes card manager and...

Hi I have a fedora core 2 installation on a rented server that I don't want to upgrade. What's puzzling me is how to get a full /usr/X11R6...

How can I tell what port a server is listening on?

All distros use some common parts (the kernel, a GUI, some third party applications), but what different stuff do they put into the whole package to...

Hi, I'm a newbie to installing Linux, I've used it and Unix occasionally in work but have never installed it before. Anyway, after spending...

I have just installed Gentoo and some packages, and I don't know how to access the installed software. Is there a command that will show installed...

I'm somewhat new to linux and am comfortable with using the command line (though i'm not too great with it). I'm looking for a fast and general (for...

I'm building a computer for a friend's mom. It isn't a very high-end system, but i didn't take the most minimalistic approach, either. i'm wanting to...

Hello, I have fedora core 3 installed on my pc, and I have a domain registered (draikes.com). I have a zone file so my system thinks it is...

Although the install cd is for win2000/xp, i was sure that there were drivers for linux boxes. I am running FC3 right now (trying to upgrade to FC4,...

Greetings, I'm currently dual-booting Ubuntu and Arch. I have had enough of that piece of crap Ubuntu and wish to take it and the hard...

i have a (semi) serious problem with sending e-mail. bt have decided that they would stop letting me use their SMTP server for whatever reason. this...

Hi all, I am having some trouble getting MEPIS 3.3.1 to work. The live CD starts to boot, but after it starts to try to create the RAMdisk I get the...

Bear with me, been using Windows for 13 years and Linux for 4 days. I can't find any good information on this and always post my problem as a last...

Never happened on any other install with FC3 or Mandriva or SuSE 9. I dont get any graphical log in or anything, just a black scary grub-prompt when...

I want to put linux on an old computer that we dont use anymore. I downloaded mandriva onto 3 CD's but the computer doesnt recognise them as bootable...

hi i have a dual boot xp and fc3 i want to acess my files in linux which are actually stored in windows (u know gradually shifting from...

I am going to dual boot my laptop. I have RedHat 9 discs, Slackware 10.1 discs, and mandrake 10.1 discs. Which one will be the best for a dual boot...