Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
How can I have the option to select which Operative System to run after the BIOS load.
Details:
Both OSs (x64) installed in separate partitions and with different filesystem.
Partition where is installed Ubuntu, doesn't appear on My PC.
After the BIOS load, only Windows load up and there's no clue about Ubuntu.
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
How can I play regular off the shelf DVD movies in Ubuntu? Ubuntu's movie player won't playback regular movie DVDs. It comes back with an error msg stating "Error: Cannot read source". I think this is because the movie DVD is encrypted. Surely there must be some software out ...
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
I'm new to Ubuntu. What I'm trying to install specifically is Adobe Flash Player. Any help is greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance!
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
I have 1 computer with 2 hard disk. First is 320GB (let say diskA) and the other is 80GB (let say diskB). Both are SATA with the diskA being master. Now I want to install Ubuntu server in diskA and FreeBSD in diskB. My goal is that two of them ...
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
We have to log into a linux and our user accounts ore locked, We go through the backdoor using ctrl, atl, f2.
We log into root. Then type slappasswd -s then make a password for ourselves.
But then the problem is the encrypted password is a line above were we typed ...
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Ive been learning how to use linux and have messed up a few things that i cant figure out how to fix. I would like to start from scrach without re-installing.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
I have used powerISO to mount the ubuntu iso file (from its install folder) onto the cd drive, it gets mounted but then the proper installation of ubuntu does not start when I open the cd drive. It has the same folders as the cd from which I copied the ...
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Friday, February 17th, 2012
I installed Ubuntu last night, and I am trying to run it. Are there a way to run it while i am using window? (like switching between window and linux) or I have to reboot the computer each time I want to switch over?
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Thursday, February 16th, 2012
How can I prevent someone accessing my files with some sort of Linux disk?
My dad enjoys looking at my files every once in a while using this disk to bypass my login screen! How do I prevent this?
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
How do I get Ubuntu 11.10 (running in VMware Workstation) to connect to my wifi? I dont like using the "wired" connection. What should I have the Network Adapter settings on?
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
I just recently got my hands on an old Power Mac. It happens to have OS distribution 8 point something.This info is mostly for the purpose of dating the thing.
What I want to know is what is the best distribution in this case: Yellow Dog or Ubuntu? I ...
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
I'm buying a new printer and I'm a Linux user but I also do photography I looked at a cannon printer that does 9600 dpi prints but it's not compatible with Linux. Found an hp similar to it but it didn't have anywhere to plug in cards and such. Found ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
I want to get linux, I am a teenager and I like coding. I have learned CSS, HTML 5, Python, ti-84 programmy thingy, and java. Is linux easy or hard to use? I know you have to know commands for it.
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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
I recently got a used desktop, and decided to install ubuntu on it. Because it is old, it does not have wireless capabilities. My laptop right next to it does, and it runs on windows 7. I already (think) I have the ICS on the windows 7 working ...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
I wonder how to install Ubuntu as an Operative System and a Windows application at the same time, so that I can choose whether run it inside or outside Windows interface.
Do you recommend the built-in option of install as a Windows application or recommend to install it as a virtual ...
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I am looking for the latest version of iPod linux to be installed from an IBM compatible onto an iPod Classic, which according to Wikipedia will run up to iPod Classic, generation 6. Can you provide a link(s) where I can download the installer, preferably one with a grub or ...
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I am looking for the latest version of iPod linux to be installed from an IBM compatible onto an iPod Classic, which according to Wikipedia will run up to iPod Classic, generation 6. Can you provide a link(s) where I can download the installer, preferably one with a grub or ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
I dont really know much about linux, but i know its open source and its community based but other than the fact that its free, why would anyone want to use it? And I want to use it just to try it but i dont know where to start. Is ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
How do you design your own version of Linux? How do you change every aspect of the free open source operating system?
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
I installed Linux Mint 10 to my flash drive using the UNetBootin program. I only wanted to give it a test run. Now that I know Linux, I want a different distro. I was just wondering if there was a way to take off the Linux OS from my 4 ...
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