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knight4led
Joined: May 27, 2004
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From: Califonia, USA
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if you really need it I could send out the Fedora Core 3 disks
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Chazzer3
Joined: Mar 23, 2004
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From: Edinburgh, UK
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whats linux like, what does it look like? could someone show me? alot of people talk about it, but whats it like?
What advantages are there to other OS's, and does it have a GUI, or is it like MS-DOS?
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GOwin
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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@eastcoaststar
What have you been doing? Linux does'nt seem to like you much. 
(No, really. Please post why you can't seem to get it done.)
@Chazzer3
Linux has windows-like interfaces available.
If you're a PC gamer, your choices are very limited.
For most general computing tasks, you should be able to do whatever it is you do in Windows. |
EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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well... i downloaded ubuntu... i opened nero, burned it as an image, selected the ISO, and it burned, then i booted my computer from disk, and it starts and everythigns fine, then half way through it, i get an errorsaying that the program probobly wont work right becuase of some fatal error.
when i did mandrake, i downloaded the 3 iso files, burned them the correct way to 3 different CDs... then i put the first one in, and boot from disk, and everything goes fine, then itll stop while saying installign files, so i hut alt-F3 (it tells me to at the bottom, its an option) to view the log, and it says something about a splash error.
if you want me to, i will get the exact error, and write it down again.
i dont know what im doin for linux not to like me  haha. it must be me doing something wrong, but i cant fugure out what! i know im burning the iso the correct way and all...
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GOwin
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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Does your checksums of the ISOs check out?
How about trying to burn them at slower speeds? |
EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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i burb at 4x, should i try slower than that? and i will redownload and checksums, i forgot about that
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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i checked the ISO files, and the FIle Checksum and the Actual Checksum were the same.
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knight4led
Joined: May 27, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Califonia, USA
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why is it that you are installing Linux on that computer? If it was a fault with Windows maybe you should start thinking that there is some sort of minor fault with some of the hardware on there. It just seems strange to me that two different Linux distros both complain about installing.
Final question, can you run Linux off one of the Live CD's mentioned earlier?
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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it wouldnt run off og the ubuntu live cd, but havent tried any other live CDs.
im installing linux for a change... thats all...
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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From: England
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You haven't got a dodgy CD drive have you? I installed mandrake on an old machine once but had to swap out the drive because it just wouldn't install. I knew it wasn't the discs themselves because I'd already installed it on several other PCs
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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that could be a possability. i have burned alot on it before though. i will try somewhere else in a few days.
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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heyy all
i have finally installed ubuntu! linux sent me a few copies, and they worked no problem. so if anyone wants a copy, let me know.
secondly, how the heck do i install files?
[ This Message was edited by: EastCoastStar on 2005-07-08 07:24 ] |
GOwin
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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By "files", what do you mean exactly?
Programs can be installed via Synaptic. |
EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
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From: orlando fl US
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well i was trying to install AIM (not knwoing it was already on it), and it told me to log in as root. and i wasnt sure how. other than that i figured it out.
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EastCoastStar
Joined: Dec 07, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: orlando fl US
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heyyyyy allll
im baaaaaaaaack 
im looking for a few programs for linux (im running ubuntu, if it matters)
im looking for a p2p program... and a CD burning program. and any other helpful apps for linux.
oh and also... bluetooth software so i can use my :bt: dongle.
thankssss
i still dont know how to install a programmmmmmmmmm!! its frustrating me!
this is what is says on h wo to install...
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installation
Since the Qtella package uses automake and autoconf, compilation and installation of Qtella is quite easy. All you need are the Qt libraries compiled with thread support. You can check whether these libraries exists by typing "locate qt-mt". If locate does not list the libraries you need to download Qt from http://www.trolltech.com and compile it with thread support first. If Qt is compiled with thread support, you are able to compile and install Qtella as follows:
1. tar xzf qtella-VERSION.tar.gz
2. cd qtella-VERSION
3. ./configure
4. make
5. make install (as root)
You are now able to run Qtella by typing "qtella". When starting Qtella for the first time you should open the configuration tab first. Here you can configure the directory names for completed and incompleted downloads, the maximum number of uploads, etc.
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and i dont know what to do!
[ This Message was edited by: EastCoastStar on 2005-07-31 16:59 ] |
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