From Windows XP to Ubuntu

[DiliBau]

Need Help mounting my FAT32 and NTFS Drives and connecting to internet via PPPoE

or... recommend me a version or build that supports Windows Drives and PPPoE

[antidrugue]

You can mount Windows partition like that :
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#Windows

About PPPOE, this should do it :

sudo apt-get install pppoe pppoeconf

And then :

sudo pppoeconf

Alternatively, you can install PPPOE like that :
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:E....28RP-PPPoE.29

[DiliBau]

sudo apt-get install pppoe pppoeconf

as far as i know this downloads something from the web...
my problems is that i can`t connect to the web without PPPoE

[antidrugue]

sudo apt-get install pppoe pppoeconf

as far as i know this downloads something from the web...
my problems is that i can`t connect to the web without PPPoE

True that. Then you can use the alternate method I explained : just download the required file using a computer that has access to Internet.

Or you can install pppoe (not sure it is needed) and pppoeconf (is essential) from the Ubuntu CD :
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/#add_cd

[DiliBau]

THANK YOU !!!

[Nvening]

yep, sorry i didnt see you edit before

Thanks, it worked fine!

Should i be running any sort of security software, especially a firewall?

[antidrugue]

Should i be running any sort of security software, especially a firewall?

A firewall should be enough. There are many, firestarter being perhaps the simplest to configure.

[DiliBau]

i got my ubuntu up and runnig thanks to you...
but i got other problems now...
for example how do i compile DC++, i didn`t manage to find a precompiled version, and how to install .rpm files?

[antidrugue]

for example how do i compile DC++, i didn`t manage to find a precompiled version

Yes, there is a package for dc++ in Ubuntu, it is called linuxdcpp, and it is in the Universe repository. Just ensure that your repositories are properly configured : ->Desktop -> Administration -> Software Repositories

how to install .rpm files?

You'll need to convert the RPM files to DEB first, like that :
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/344262-post10.html

[DiliBau]

i must be the dumbest linux n00b alive...
i got azureus working but linuxdcpp give`s me an error that says " Could not launxh item ... Details: Failed to execute child process "linuxdcpp" ( No such file or directory ) "

if i manage to get linux runnig properly with the softwares i`ll need, i`ll hate windows for ever because it`s so easy