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This post has been edited by kons: Oct 17 2007, 06:14 PM

how to ins linux red hat in windows with dif hd

Please use this thread or post a new thread.

Anyway, for your question, you have to boot from the RH cd and choose the right hdd to install it.

any one knows software like utorrent/bitloard in linux version???

Azureus works fine...

I thought utorrent is just released for Windows based machine.
You can use ktorrent in Linux.

Wine. What you are looking for is Wine. Take a look at http://www.winehq.com. It's a windows application compatibility layer.

Extract from www.winehq.com:
Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available. Wine provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.

Anyway...

While you *can* use kTorrent in Linux, it's not as good. It's not as feature-rich as Azureus and uTorrent. For more info, take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client


Yeah, sure Azureus works fine in Linux. However, like all Java applications, Azureus is bloatware, or almost there anyway. Azureus may be the most feature rich Bittorrent client I've ever come across, but it cannot beat uTorrent at low memory and CPU footprint. When you want to do many things at the same time with limited resources on your computer, you tend to want applications which can accomplish the same thing while eating less resources.

Thanks...

Erm.. just found this in http://www.bittorrent.com/download

Download other versions:
BitTorrent for Mac
BitTorrent for Linux (RPM)
BitTorrent for Linux (deb)
Older Versions

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Added on April 1, 2007, 2:37 amand.. maybe i will use Azureus in my fedora.. hehee..
i got best review in azureus web site...
thanks..

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Added on April 2, 2007, 1:19 amHem.. i installed the azureus, tried and succesfull..

.. how to place the shortcut to my desktop ha..?



This post has been edited by krolls: Apr 2 2007, 01:19 AM

Right-click your Dekstop Computer and select New > Shortcut from the drop down menu...

Type in the console command which you are using to fire up the azureus...

Why i can't enable beryl?

What distro/version is it?

Ubuntu, but i dunno the version because the cd is 1 of my friend gave me geh

What video card are you using? And give us the kernel version.
uname -a

I'm using HIS x1600pro

Since you're not sure of the version, I think it's best that you go grab a copy of Ubuntu 7.10 tomorrow and try again.

can someone tell me how to use linux...
i am quite interested with linux

Just grab any distro and install in a spare PC.

hmm, just started to look into linux - ubuntu 7.10
where's actually the thread for newbies?
where to start off? mind to share A-Z steps for me?
as i've seen, codes are needed for using linux right?
and any other things which a basic pc user should know about....

thx for sharing..rgds

I use Ubuntu 7.04 and Debian Etch (still newbie) and the installation did not require any special codes. Anyway, you are guided through the installation.

If you just want to have an idea of what it's like, you can always download a LiveCD e.g. Ubuntu. You can run it off the CD and will not mess any current installation you have. If you are really adventurous, then you can always dual-boot or even tri-boot!

If you have problems after installation, Uncle Google is always there to help you.

Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
Debian - http://www.debian.org/


This post has been edited by Xybirium: Nov 25 2007, 07:41 PM

DELUGE. The best bittorent client so far. Getting 80KB/s average

This post has been edited by skymyxe: Jan 3 2008, 09:07 PM

i feel interested for using linux but i dont know how i can get linux installer... can anbody help me?

Please take a look here

a firefox competitor

if i install Linux as OS, the sound or display same as Windows?
Does all the driver support Linux?
Have Linux software can listen Music as a Player?

i recommend you download any of the latest live cd of knoppix or ubuntu, give it a try.
it will answer all your questions without

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

i've heard positive reviews of DELUGE, other than that, torrentflux is also a good torrent client (you might need to install LAMP before using it)

need an answer....how tolearn the coding in linux/ubuntu (newwest) it juz been installedin the pc

what do u mean by coding?? shell script?? terminal commands? if terminal commands, basically its like learning DOS... for starters, u might wanna take a look at this site..

There are tons of website around to guide you on linux, for Ubuntu related articles, please visit http://www.digg.com as this social content website will usually have some interesting Ubuntu related website on the front page.

This link here is a tutorial on how to create a linux Desktop App, I hope this is what you are looking for http://www.clivecooper.co.uk/tutorial/index.html

To get yourself familiar with the commands used in Linux, please check out this page http://blog.lxpages.com/ultimate_linux.html

how bout games? can any game be installed in ubuntu? always wondered bout that..

I agree, juz replace my azureus to deluge, and it's works excellent...

susah sikit nak belajar linux pasal tak popular kat sini

if want to learn ubuntu...there's many website outside there...here is the list...
in bahasa melayu website...

http://melayubuntu.blogspot.com/
http://mydubuntu.blogspot.com/
forums.ubuntu.com.my/

I think we should encourage more ppls to go open source way, with the latest development in the open source world, many distros are offering the system on par if not batter then the popular(read controlled) one.
To me I dont find anything less in open sources operating system, saved only for a few advance and memory sapping games.
Whatever task we want to do in our computer, we can do it all with open sources.
It is time we take control our machine and communicating with them instead of just using it without knowing the processes behind , and the result is of course knowledgeable products.

Hi I wish to know if AMD64 Ubuntu will work on Intel chipset or not? Cause I wanted to try out 64bit OS on my computer, but found out that there's the AMD64 and Intel 64, so if I install AMD64 Ubuntu on my Intel PC, will it works?

If your Intel processoe is 64-bit capable, there should be no prob.

I've just tried Ubuntu 8.1 64bit on E8400.
It even runs on a Pentium D, gee, I didn't know Pentium D is 64bit capable.

You can look at the output of cpu-z. If you see EM64T for Intel Processor then it's 64bit capable.

anyone have experience in combining windows n linux??
really need tutor to help me.
please...

You mean dual boot?

Ok, i own an Intel Mac (Tiger 10.4.4) and i want to dual boot Linux on it. I'm not entirely sure if Boot Camp would work fine as i've received mixed feedback from other users. Some explanation and clarification would be much appreciated. I'm planning to get Ubuntu

nope.. i meant make the os hybrid..
it's known as safest system in the world.. it was really amazing..
i read it from chip megazine last year..

Firefox w/out the fox.. That is what they get for forcing EULA on firefox for Debian...

there is another one.. ice cat

I still don't understand what you meant.. is it combining windows and linux in server environment?

You either dual boot or you can run it in Parallel VM.

I recommend dual boot with rEFIt because it's much faster & you can have desktop effects which is not possible in Parallel.

I've never heard of a hybrid, but it's possible to install X.org in MacOS X and run most X apps in it, if that's what u r talking about.

Is this only for Linux or Windows acceptable..??

News from Fedora Project..

Fedora 11 Release Name is Leonidas

nice name is it?

Im looking for expert Linux that can manage/ install/ setup for my server at my office. we will pay for it. pls email to me/ pm me : amstraider@yahoo.com.

Dunno which 1 of Linux version should I approach, I have both Red Hat 9 & Fedora Core 1 DVD installer, but both also trouble me to install internet connection & others driver.

My suggestion is either one of this (if it's your first time venturing into GNU/Linux):

1. Ubuntu Linux

2. Linux Mint

3. openSUSE

Most of your proprietary hardware drivers and multimedia codecs will work out-of-the-box with the above distros. Same goes with your local network and internet connection. Information of the package contents and screenshots can be found here:

http://distrowatch.com/

i think ubuntu is the best for newbies.......

for pro...slackware...........

I love deluge. http://deluge-torrent.org/

ktorrent for KDE
deluge for gnome.

or libtorrent if want simpler, access via webui.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: Dec 31 2009, 02:20 PM

I Own BenQ s57..
when i install windows 7 my laptop is running smoothly and most importantly not overheat..
first i try to change to linux mint my laptop overheat
then i try to ubuntu also overheat..

overheat by shutdown to protect etc hardware...
how can i install ubuntu?
i really interested in trying..

i try install in windows and bios...
both does not work for me..

- Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P8700 2.53
Ati radeon hd 4650 512 mb
ram 2 gb

Alternatively, use VMware or Virtual box to emulate linux in your windows 7

can anyone suggest a website link to download red hat 9 freeware??

you can install ubuntu in windows like ordinary windows software.
just insert ubuntu cd into ur cd drive then follow on screen instruction.
to uninstall it, use add or remove in control panel.
ubuntu also automatically detect windows installed on hdd for dual boot installation.
Gud Luck mate...

This post has been edited by hantu666: Feb 8 2010, 12:59 AM

hello..
im just asking..
-Will Chrome OS become open source?

-when will the google OS will b launce>?

These kind of questions, you better be asking google.com themselves.

has anyone try playing game with wine? how is it? i want to play baldurs gate and diablo. any info is appreciated thanks.

Deluge by far is the fastest (thus making it the best in my opinion) torrent client I've ever used, and I also like it so far.

My only gripe with it is that it causes quite some slowdown on the connection while surfing, but that's not severe enough for me to not call it a trivial matter.

This post has been edited by FlameReaper: May 13 2010, 12:58 AM

Last time tried and suddenly crashed out and never tried it again ever since

Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” frozen

In this very moment, during the ongoing annual Debian Developer
Conference “Debconf10″ in New York, Debian’s release managers have
announced a major step in the development cycle of the upcoming stable release Debian 6.0 “Squeeze”: Debian “Squeeze” has now been frozen.

In consequence this means that no more new features will be added and
all work will now be concentrated on polishing Debian “Squeeze” to
achieve the quality Debian stable releases are known for.

The upcoming release will use Linux 2.6.32 as its default kernel
in the installer and on all Linux architectures.

New features of the upcoming release include:
* State of the art desktop environments, based on KDE 4.4.5, Gnome
2.30.0, LXDE 0.5.0, XFCE 4.6.2, X.org 7.5, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1
and many other applications.
* Stable and current versions of common server software such as
Apache 2.2.16, PHP 5.3.2, MySQL 5.1.48, PostgreSQL 8.4.4 and Samba
3.4.
* Modern interpreters and compilers for all common languages such as
Python 2.6 and 3.1, Perl 5.10, GHC 6.12 and GCC 4.4.
* DKMS, a framework to generate Linux kernel modules whose sources
do not reside in the Linux kernel source tree.
* Dependency-based ordering of init scripts using insserv, allowing
parallel execution to shorten the time needed to boot the system.

Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” will also be accompied by variants based on the
FreeBSD kernel for amd64 and i386 machines, together with the GNU
libc and userland as a “technology preview”. Users of these versions
however should be warned that the quality of these ports is still
catching up with the outstanding high quality of our Linux ports,
and that some advanced desktop features are not supported yet.
However, the support of common server software is strong and extends
the features of Linux-based Debian versions by the unique features
known from the BSD world. This is the first time a Linux distribution
has been extended to also allow use of a non-Linux kernel.

Further work
————
A number of bug squashing parties will be organized before the new
distribution is released in order to classify and fix the remaining
known problems in the new distribution. As the set of features has now
been finalized for “Squeeze”, developers can now begin to create
documentation such as release notes and the installation guide.
Interested users and developers are invited to join the #debian-bugs IRC
channel on irc.debian.org and help with these efforts or test out
pre-release versions of “Squeeze”. To support more users, the Debian
project also asks for help with translating the new documentation to as
many languages as possible.

About Debian
————

The Debian Project was founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock to be a truly
free, community project. Since then the project has grown to be one of
the largest and most influential open source projects. Over three
thousand volunteers from all over the world work together to create and
maintain Debian software. Translated into over 30 languages, and
supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the
“universal operating system”.

Contact Information
——————-

For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
www.debian.org

http://www.debian-news.net/2010/08/06/debi...squeeze-frozen/

^Good news for millions of servers around the world.

No difference for me, though.
Personally, I wish they froze it later, with kernel 2.6.33... that way, people with SSD drives could get TRIM support by default.

Doesn't really matter since I prefer using Unstable sources with Zen or Liquorix based kernels (or self compiled ones)

latest stable kernel : 2.6.35

http://www.kernel.org/

is anyone know what is the most challenges in implementing open source apllication?

weak standardization.

hi guyz, wanna asking u,....

I'm using ubuntu 10.04

now looking some software that can process RAW format file..

something like lightroom3 or photoscape application

Currently I am using Gimp and ufRaw which of course is not eual replacement of photoshop but most of the basic post processing features is there. Thats all I need. You can download the software from Ubuntu Software center and it will install automatically. I also download Picasa for web album.

just installed ubuntu 10.04 LTS to my laptop. Still a long way to learn. But the main different that i notice is, the internet speed is way better and faster from window. Love it.

Ive try the Ubuntu 10.04 & openSUSE 11.3 on HP 2230s, all hardware working just fine including the VGA. So, my question is.. Is it possible to port the VGA driver into OSX environment??

nope i guess. those two uses totally different format of drivers.

Hmm but IF there is someone who has a good skill of programming shall re-write the coding into OSX & I think its might working.. Just an opinion..

drivers for most Linux distro stuff works on the kernel level, meaning it is irrelevant what distro you run on as long as the kernel you have for it works with your stuff - which is why most stuff work in most linux distros out of the box.

you'll have to dig into the kernel to understand how it works and then, separately, understand how OSX's ones work. you can't just be good, you have to be an expert to be able to tell the difference between the ways osx and the linux kernel handles drivers, and translate that into the way OSX's works. if there's no implemented method to properly "translate" that, then you're basically at a moot point until either gets a way for one. VGAs with proprietary drivers are an exception though, but they usually manage to cater to different OS users by writing drivers for every single different OS. like there's drivers for both Windows and Linux, no problem there.

by the way I guess there is no need to port VGA drivers' into os x as I believe most of them are already provided by its respective VGA card makers. i might be wrong based on a recent googling, plus I don't use macs that often even though I have one in office (office property yo), and even then that uses intel graphics not some bombastic ones like ATI and NVIDIA

This post has been edited by FlameReaper: Nov 2 2010, 08:03 AM

OSX is not open source. OSX come with mac. Hackintosh is another story.

i want to install ubuntu 10.10Lts on my laptop...
istallation must use netbook version or destop version?

you can use either depending on your laptop. if you feel you need it to be light you can go for netbook edition.

as for me, I'm using the desktop edition since my work tends to border towards the power-user side.

Before asking question,i let you all know my laptop spec first.
Compaq V3839TU
Wireless Broadcom 43XX
Ubuntu 10.10

Question is i dont know how to enable wireless.My laptop got a switch button to trun on/off for bluetooth and wireless.I turn it off before,after that turn on.The bluetooth and wireless no function already(meaning disabled or turned off).I have go to screen upper right hand side click bluetooth to turn on.But wireless I dont know how to turn it on.Can anyone teach me by using terminal ?

have you installed the binary driver/ndiswrapper (check which applicable) for your Wifi hardware?

use wired connection then press alt+F2 and run

then activate the wifi driver/firmware

This post has been edited by Acid_RuleZz: Dec 4 2010, 03:21 PM

Are you meaning that press Additonal Driver there,then install the driver ? If you saying that i have already install the driver.Just cannot enable it,after i press the switch turn on/off.

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Added on December 4, 2010, 11:27 pmI say again my question
Problem now is wireless driver is already installed and activated,but the wireless icon on desktop display that "wireless is disabled".So i cannot search any local area wifi.
Example like : At Windows XP my wireless driver already installed and activated,but at control panel>network connections>wireless network has been disabled(this is just a sample to show my question only,pls dont misunderstanding)
So how can i enabled my wireless network in Ubuntu OS.

This post has been edited by xavierkang: Dec 4 2010, 11:27 PM

Hi guys. I finally installed Ubuntu last night after so many years of using WIndows And I would have to say, I don't see any reason to login to windows unless I wanna play my games

Good luck with that, hope you enjoy your new system!

any sifu can tell me, where can i get installed Unbuntu os ... plan to to try it...

There are few topics about Ubuntu at the main discussions down there, you can check and ask there.

hello..
[WTA]

can a notebook support 3 OS? linux, ubuntu and w7?? i jz wondering.. it keeps bothering me
and it might be use a lot of ram

thanks XD

^ FYI, Ubuntu is Linux.

Support 3 OS as multiple boot or run 3 OSes at the same time with VM?

i tot linux is linux like red hat, and ubuntu is ubuntu.. VM?? erm, no use it. if like dat consider 2 OS lo, ubuntu and w7, is it possible add another one? triple boot

ubuntu and red hat are both linux.

yes u can. i used to triple boot 7, ubuntu and jolicloud before.

whoa.... thanks.. btw, u use triple boot gt effect the system?? like slow/lag when play some games?

No it won't bring any effects besides eating up your hard disk.

so, no lag effect la...

How to install linux os(Debian/Ubuntu) in Window7?

U mean like using VMWare/VBox?

Yup~

VMware not cause performance lag my fren use Vmware, really laggy..

Can give the download link for the VMware? Look like need to pay for it? And also, which download version should i download? For example, Ubuntu offers burn into CD/USB drive one, window installer, and alternative download...window installer i tried before, always stuck at the download. Sorry for silly questions~XS