Sound, antivirus & VB 2008

[athieboy]

Q1: Can someone tell me why the sound doesn't work I have "Opensuse Linux 10.3" do I have to setup sound or something?
Q2: Where will I get a 100% free antivirus programme for Linux?
Q3: Is there any Visual Basic 2008 Express Edititon for SuseLinux 10.3?

[techieMoe]

Q1: Can someone tell me why the sound doesn't work I have "Opensuse Linux 10.3" do I have to setup sound or something?

We can't tell you why your sound doesn't work unless you tell us what kind of sound hardware you have. Usually you can find this out by running this command in a Terminal window:

lspci -l

Q2: Where will I get a 100% free antivirus programme for Linux?

There are several to choose from. ClamAV is the only one I can think of at the moment, but I'm sure others will have suggestions as well.

Q3: Is there any Visual Basic 2008 Express Edititon for SuseLinux 10.3?

No. Visual Basic is a programming language that is specifically designed to run only on the Microsoft Windows operating system. The closest equivalent to Visual Basic that runs in Linux is the Mono project.

[oz]

Sound is often muted by default, so it might be as simple as un-muting it.

As suggested by techiMoe, you can try ClamAV, as it might be the most popular option under Linux. Here's a brief security article that you can read to help with security concerns under Linux. Lots of Linux users don't even bother at all with any type AV program.

[athieboy]

We can't tell you why your sound doesn't work unless you tell us what kind of sound hardware you have. Usually you can find this out by running this command in a Terminal window:

lspci -l

There are several to choose from. ClamAV is the only one I can think of at the moment, but I'm sure others will have suggestions as well.



No. Visual Basic is a programming language that is specifically designed to run only on the Microsoft Windows operating system. The closest equivalent to Visual Basic that runs in Linux is the Mono project.

I've tried typing in that code you said "lspci -l" It says it's a wrong command.
And I think you will laugh at this, well: When I download something a programme comes up called "YAST2" and sometimes YAST2 just crashes but when it doesn't loads and loads of files pop up and I can't find the setup file. I'm just new to Linux I always had Windows XP Professional which was way easier! Thanks.

[techieMoe]

I've tried typing in that code you said "lspci -l" It says it's a wrong command.

Sorry, that should have been just lspci. I'm not sure where the -l came from.

And I think you will laugh at this, well: When I download something a programme comes up called "YAST2" and sometimes YAST2 just crashes but when it doesn't loads and loads of files pop up and I can't find the setup file. I'm just new to Linux I always had Windows XP Professional which was way easier! Thanks.

XP is easier because it's what you're used to. People who have never seen a computer would find Linux, Solaris, or Windows to be on equal footing.

YaST is actually a very helpful tool when you know how to use it. What are you trying to download?

[gogalthorp]

the command must be run as root to become root first type

su

then the root password (note the password is not echoed to the screen)

then type

lspci

this will list all your PCI devices (note do not use the -l)

Yast is the Suse installer program it is best to install all programs via Yast You can get to Yast by going to the menu and selecting Administrator settings (Yast)

Yast is where you control the settings and download and install software etc. Think of it as the Control Panel in Windows

You should set up the repositories you will want to use.

YaST - openSUSE

Additional YaST Package Repositories - openSUSE

[bobescalin2005]

the command must be run as root to become root first type

su

then the root password (note the password is not echoed to the screen)

then type

lspci

this will list all your PCI devices (note do not use the -l)

you can use

lspci

as user too and it shows the same thing. Tested!

Cheers!

[gogalthorp]

you can use

lspci

as user too and it shows the same thing. Tested!

Cheers!

Odd It only works if you are root on my machine??? (10.2)

[Thrillhouse]

Odd It only works if you are root on my machine??? (10.2)

It depends on the distro. Most redhat based distros don't include /sbin in the PATH for regular users. Others do. My guess is bobescalin2005 is using one of those other distros.

[bigtomrodney]

Odd It only works if you are root on my machine??? (10.2)

lspci lives in /sbin/ which is only part of root's $PATH in SUSE and most distros. However Ubuntu and similar distros include /sbin/ in everyone's $PATH that is in the administrator group.

Try running it in SUSE as /sbin/lspci and see if it works.