Please note that this will be the last issue of Top Tips. So I figured it would be fun to finish up with 15 classic Linux tips. Hope you enjoy them.
Thanks to all of you who have contributed to Tops Tips via your posts in the forum over the years. You did a great job helping people that needed it. Thanks!
Which Debian Based Distro for Newbie
For a first time debian user, which distro should I download and then burn to disk? Would it be the "binary" disk images? I read somewhere that all I really need is disk 1, but that disks 2-7 are all just special interest apps...is this true?
I have a Pentium III, 1Ghz Dell Dimension 4100.
NT services and Linux
Does anyone know of a utility that will let me control services on an NT-based system (specifically, Windows XP Pro, but that shouldn't matter) over the LAN directly from a Linux box without the use of remote control? CLI or GUI is fine, though I prefer the GUI. Seems like it would be part of SAMBA, as SAMBA knows pretty much how to speak Windows, but I didn't see any reference to that sort of thing in the documentation. I want to be able to start and stop services and change their startup type.
Can I Add KDE to My Ubuntu Linux System?
Can I get KDE for my Ubuntu installation?
Is Linux Immune to Viruses?
I am wondering about Linux and viruses. I have an acquaintence who claims to be very knowledgable on Linux (I am not...at all), make the statement that "there are no Linux viruses. You do not require protection for them. It is just a Windows thing. No Linux system has ever had a virus. That is because Linux is not a bootable program.
You can actually boot Linux from a floppy disk. Every time you boot it up it is sanitary. The biggest problem with Linux though from what I have heard is there is no compatibility with Windows at all unless you partition your hard drive and use half of it on Linux and the other half breed with Windows. You can not use modems, even simple dial up programs do not work. You have to script your own."
So is this guy full of it or is he right? I would really appreciate some input here, and some examples if possible.
Need a Hand w/XP-Xandros Install
I know the "how's the best way to do this" question has already been asked but...
I'm starting with a brand new 80GB drive- just out of the box- nothing done to it. I was going to go 55GB for XP- the rest for Xandros.
I've been reading online & found what sounded like a quick & easy install:
Using the "custom" partition choice at the beginning of Xandros, make the two partitions, the 1st (for XP)- as FAT32 & the second as ReiserFS for Xandros.
The instuctions go on to say to do the partitions but stop & then load XP- reformatting at that time as NTFS. Then go back after & let Xandros do it's thing- including installing it's boot manager. OK- seemed fairly straightforward- except...
I hit a screen asking if I want a boot manager on Hda- w/a copy going onto the other part. (no choice on the copy). Do I? Or do I say no & back out of this in the next screen? I don't want to do a step now that I'll regret later on.
Is this a good install plan or...?
IP Software for Debian Linux
Is there a program for debian linux that can tell me what IPs my computer is accessing and what IPs are accessing my computer and the port?
Linux Home Network?
I have my house wired for 10/100 via a 3COM 10/100 hub. I have two terminals running Mandrake 9.2, and two terminals running 98SE, I also have an old notebook running 95, and am toying with creating a BSD system. I can hit all of them with CAT5 cable.
How do I get these to talk to one another?? I would like to share out printers, and possibly a slow dialup connection. I would like to do file transfers and share out file some applications (In other words - about everything imaginable).
Looking for any leads or good HOWTO pages.
Remote Hosting...Windows to Linux?
Ok..heres the thing..setting up a server that will be running Debian, in order for me to keep cost down I need to be able to do basic upkeep remotely over the internet. My system at home uses win2k and I would rather not install a full linux to it (I do use knoppix from time to time)..what are some good programs that cross from one to the other for this?
Need to Defrag in Linux?
I was wondering if there is a defrag utility for Linux (I have RHL 9).
Can someone point me to a site that has info on how to use the 'task scheduler' that is under system tools?
Linux Boxes on a Windows Network?
I'm wondering how well Linux networks with Windows. Not just in terms of being able to communicate on a network, but in terms of security, too.
Can a Linux box be configured to log on to an NT domain, for instance, and can it be integrated into Active Directory?
Enable DMA in Linux?
How do I enable DMA? I am a new Linux user.
Best Card for Hassle-Free Sound in Linux?
Which budget sound card would you recommend as the most likely to be configured automatically by a majority of Linux distros? Which high-end card?
SuSE 8.2, my main OS, is the only distro to successfully configure my AD1885 sound chip. I have been experimenting with Slackware 9.0 and Debian/Knoppix and have wasted far too much time trying to enable sound. I am considering getting a new sound card and I want to make sure that it is well supported and easily configured without recompiling my kernel, inserting modules, or installing ALSA.
Wireless Networking and Linux
Can anyone tell me if their is support in linux for wireless cards. I connect wirelessly to my main computer in the office with my laptop when im in the livingroom and so far have not been able to connect through my linux partitions when they are both using them.
Nvidia Driver and Tux Racer?
So I got the latest NVDIA driver installed on red hat 9 (store bought) and it went fine and at the end it says make sure to configure x86 as needed, since I am clueless about that, after I rebooted ( cause I had to go into windows for something) and then got back to rh 9, i tried to open tuc racer and it as gone. befrore the driver install it would open, but of coutrse without the 3-d acceration it's unplayable.
Now the icon is there but nothing hapens when it's clicked. so I guess there's some sort of configuration issue. I insatlled the driver in runlevel 3 and the install seemed to go fine. It's the correct driver, but i'm clueless what to do nex. (I have always, since dos been command line challenged so if there's a lot of that to do to make this work im gonna have a headache) Nevertheless im willing to take a stab at it if someone has any suggestions.
Multimedia in Linux
I want to migrate from Windows to Linux, So I install it and begin solve the problems I meet until I can use it completely rather than Windows. The problem I like to solve is the multimedia problem, I have a lot of songs, clips, movies with different formats. I need a program under Linux which can view all this types of media, can any one help?
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