Forum: Newbie

Hi, What does i586 mean and will the mandrake 10 download version i586 work if my mandrake 9.1 tells me that I have a i686?

Alright I've been using knoppix live CD for ages now whenever I'm near a ethernet connection. My problem is I'm stuck with windows xp at home since I...

I have a horrible problem. When I boot up my Redhat linux it gets to the startup screen of the GUI and freezes. I've restarted seveal times always...

I'm installing php4.3.8 on a RH9 Linux box. configure and make seemed to work fine, but I get the following error when I run make install: cp...

I am preparing to install, most likely fedora core 2, on a couple of separate machines to run 1.) apache web server 2.) Samba file and print server. ...

Hi All, I am just new to Linux. I have been asked to find a mail software that would run on RedHat Linux (version not known) and provide email...

Okay in KDE how can i set whatever is used to install packages to default when i click on RPM's in like konquorer? As in.. when i double click it...

Hello everyone, newbie to the forum and linux here. I have a problem related to groups and permissions. Here is the basic idea: / /temporary...

Hello, I'm trying to install my lexmark X74 driver on my computer. I follow the instructions for the installation. "Instructions: 1....

hello - I am considering installing linux. I am currently running Windows XP. One game that I play often (and not willing to give up) is Unreal...

Hey ppl, I came across an interesting thing.... I have a 56 kbps D-Link external modem, p3 450 MHz, 192 MB ram with fedora core 2. ...

Hello again, first off I would like to thank everyone who helped with my previous questions about installing linux and etc. But now my question is...

I want to wipe my MBR. I know of no program that can do this. BCWipe can only wipe partitions or whole disks. I have used dd to write /dev/zero to it...

What is the difference?? From what I have heard GNOME sounds better to me, but I am a total Newbie. Can someone give me a quick rundown?

Im wondering what i packages i need installed to browse my local home network on fedora core2 and transfer files etc. I can connect to the...

I don't know anything about Linux, except that it's not Microsoft. That's why I'm all for it. My small office needs a total upgrade, so I'm...

I own a ATI Radeon 9800 XT video card. Yeah. The $500 one. Well, I have Turbolinux 8 Workstation and it I guess you could say, doesn't support it....

hi my question is simple i would like to know how to send a wakeup call from my fedora core 2 linux pc to my win 98 pc to start it up over my local...

Why on earth is it that when you create an extended partition in fdisk, it creates one with a system id of 05, witch is a DOS 3.3+ Extended...