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Linux Ports Accesibility of Linux Ports

Linux Ports: ; Linux Ports; Accesibility of Linux Ports. By cwemoy How accessible are Linux ports and how can I get authentic ones Due to the rare use of this operating system, I presume they are normally hard to come by.[1] Does the Linux OS employ the same formatting procedure to the one used in Windos XP and ...

Linux Multimedia The Linux multimedia studio

Linux Multimedia: ; Linux Multimedia; The Linux multimedia studio. By cwemoy It is actually possible to play MP3s, MPEGs, CDs and even DVDs on Linux.[1] The Linux Multimedia Studio LMMS 0.4.4 has also been released.[2] Described as a commercial alternative to programs like Fruity Libs FL studio, you can be able to produce a series of melodies with your computer and in a user-friendly and modern inerface.[3] All this is available online ...

Linux Drivers Where do Iget authentic Linux Drivers

Linux Drivers: ; Linux Drivers; Where do Iget authentic Linux Drivers . By cwemoy Where can original Linux drivers be purchased from.[1] Can they also be gotten online because most of the time software dispensed over the net is normally of trial version.[2] I once heard that using Linux as an OS is safe for your computer because viruses cannot infect your machine and you do not need to install an Ati-virus.[3] How true is ...

kde Definition of kde

kde: ; kde; Definition of kde. By cwemoy What is kde in full and what sort of industry is it suited for Any Linux gurus out ...

perl What is Perl

perl: ; perl; What is Perl . By cwemoy The Wikipedia defines Perl as a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language.[1] Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall, a linguist working as a systems administrator for NASA, in 1987, as a general purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier.Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular among programmers.[2] Larry Wall continues to oversee development of the core language, and its upcoming version, Perl 6.[3] Perl borrows features from other programming languages including C, shell scripting sh , AWK, and sed.[4] The language provides powerful text processing facilities without the arbitrary data length limits of many contemporary Unix tools, facilitating easy manipulation of text files.[5] It is also used for ...

Linux Jobs Anyone hiring trainees

Linux Jobs: ; Linux Jobs; Anyone hiring trainees . By cwemoy Is there anyone there looking to train and possibly employ Linux gurus or Java developers I only know about JJ people which is some UK ...

Ubuntu Linux Who detests Ubuntu as much as I do

Ubuntu Linux: ; Ubuntu Linux; Who detests Ubuntu as much as I do . By cwemoy I have previously worked with Windows Vista and Windows XP but adjusting to Ubuntu Linux has proved to be no easy feat.[1] I particularly do not like the way its desktop looks like as well as all the other features.[2] Is there a possibility it will undergo a facelift any time soon Also, when a flash disk is not able to be detected in a computer, what are the most common ...

Linux Hosting Unixdev Hosting Solutions

Linux Hosting: ; Linux Hosting; Unixdev Hosting Solutions. By UDShells UDShells.com Services: Web Hosting, IRC Shells, To VPS's ... Tags: web_hosting shell_accounts hosting domain_registration vps ircd_shells irc_serve

Linux French Guiana user of linux in Guiana

Linux French Guiana: ; Linux French Guiana; user of linux in Guiana . By Bill How extensive is the use of linux in french guiana do they have an open source software program like ...

Linux Training No need to train for linux

Linux Training: ; Linux Training; No need to train for linux. By Joe I think with Ubuntu 8.10 one doesn't really need any training to use Linux.[1] Install and go is the order of the day.[2] Non-windows users will never know the grief they've missed.[3] Windows users will suddenly feel relaxed and stress ...

x11 remote X11

x11: ; x11; remote X11. By Thomas I've been using nxmachine for remote access to a system.[1] Are there better ...

Linux Peru Ubuntu users groups in Lima

Linux Peru: ; Linux Peru; Ubuntu users groups in Lima. By Nancy Are there any user groups in Lima I use ubuntu and would like to meet with others that do, ...

Linux Cluter What is linux cluter

Linux Cluter: ; Linux Cluter; What is linux cluter . By Liam Will it help me setup some networking at ...

Linux Networking Linux home networking tips

Linux Networking: ; Linux Networking; Linux home networking tips. By Elroy Are there some websites with a good tutorial for setting up a home network with linux I want to share my G3 internet connection with other computers in the ...

Linux Configuration Linux Configuration Linux will work on an average PC

Linux Configuration: Linux Configuration; Linux Configuration; Linux will work on an average PC. Linux Configuration By Sams from Linuxworld 5 comments. Linux can run on a PC which has average configuration.[1] I have been able to run Linux on Intel Pentium III with 128MB SDRAM, 20GB HDD ...
---Last comment Fri Feb 20 17:09:00 2009 by Arun:
Hello Everyone, Please let me know the latest hardware cofiguration for redhat enterprises linux-5 RHEL-5 For example: which CPU, Motherboard Does core2due support rhel--5 As well as which latest laptop does support RHEL-5 Please help me out from this confusion. ...

hardware hardware PC configuration for RHEL-5

hardware: hardware; hardware; PC configuration for RHEL-5. hardware By Arun from Nasik Hello Everyone.[1] Please let me know the latest hardware configuration for RHEL-5 Redhat Enterprises linux-5 For example CPU MotherBoard As well as which latest laptop does support for RHEL-5.[2] Thanks ...

Linux Colombia library for children

Linux Colombia: ; Linux Colombia; library for children. By zounon Hello I am from west africa ivory coast i am creating a library for children in a precarious aeria, please i need books and conpunter thanks Kouadio ... Tags: children_library

Linux Suriname interested in a bit of work

Linux Suriname: ; Linux Suriname; interested in a bit of work . By allen 1 comments. Hi, Apologies if this is not the best place for this..[1] but we are looking for tech-aware people from Suriname for a bit of tech-support work.[2] If you can read/write in English, and especially if you can also read/write Dutch or French, I am interested in talking to you. ...
---Last comment Sun Dec 7 12:59:31 2008 by Michael Dabydeen from Guyana:
Hi, I am interested, but live in Guyana Email me details : ... Tags: suriname surinaam job baan werk work linux tech

Linux Guyana Linux Popular

Linux Guyana: ; Linux Guyana; Linux Popular . By Jerry 1 comments. How popular is linux in ...
---Last comment Sun Dec 7 05:58:20 2008 by Michael Dabydeen from Guyana:
I may dare to say that I don't think there may be any other guyanese in this forum Anyways, Linux and Open Source is very much new still is to Guyana but it is catching on.[1] It started to progress slowly but now it seem to be catching on as more persons get interested in using Open Source Software.[2] Guyana has a LUG called GLUG Guyana Linux Users Group and can be found at http://www.glug.org.gy and it mailing list - glug sdnp.org.gy ...

Linux Applications Help with GTK Installation

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; Help with GTK Installation. By star123 1 comments. Ok, I'm trying to install gtk 2.2.0 and I'm stuck on a config script error.[1] The configuration scripts halts telling me that it can't find libX11.[2] I'm a newbie to linux so I really don't know what to do.[3] I went into "/usr/X11R6/lib" and found the following files: libX11.so, libX11.so.6, libX11.so.6.2.[4] I don't know if this error has something to do with pkg-config file.[5] Here are the last couple of lines from the configure script before it dies: Package xft was not found in the pkg-config search path.[6] Perhaps you should add the directory containing xft.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'xft' found checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11...[7] no configure: error: libX11 not found.[8] Check 'config.log' for more details.[9] Any help would be greatly appreciated I could ...
---Last comment Sat Aug 30 06:38:48 2008 by Manoj Pushpakumara:
Hi All, I also having the same error.[1] Last few lines of configuration error was like this.[2] checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE...[3] yes checking for XOpenDisplay...[4] no configure: error: libX11 not found.[5] Check 'config.log' for more details.[6] Please reply us as soon as posible.[7] Regards, ...

php Find A Social Network

php: ; php; Find A Social Network. By GeneralManager Search our directory of Social Networking sites and discover Social Networks related to your interests.[1] Connect with like-minded people and make new friends.[2] Also promote your social network by submitting it for ... Tags: social_networks social_networking

Linux Server Diald

Linux Server: ; Linux Server; Diald. By carlos Please i need help in configuring Diald or wvdial on my machine.i juss don't know where to start, i'm new to this kind of work so need some advice on how to start and how to troubleshoot when i have encountered a problem in the long ...

Linux Applications Mozilla Firefox and Java

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; Mozilla Firefox and Java. By star123 I have managed to get the ICS to work, Linux-->XPhome after i found out the secret.[1] Now would like to install JRE for Firefox.[2] The instructions from the Sun website are confusing as I am not very knowledgeable of the linux directory structure.[3] after downloading the file, I haven't been able to even come close to the install.[4] I want to make sure that All the Java will work for all users, so I assume that it shouldn't be installed in a users home/java directory I don't like it there anyways, trying to keep things organized......[5] Trying to move the file to a directory such as usr/java with the "move" command didn't work.[6] I thought it would be easier if I could move the .bin file to the directory it would be installed in for simplicity.[7] Tried move and copy commands but couldn't get neither ...

Linux Applications LibGC

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; LibGC . By star123 I want to install inkscape on my comp, and when I try to build it, it complains that it can't find libgc Boehm's garbage collector .[1] So I go off to the gc site, download the program, and start compiling.[2] I successfully did ./configure, make, make check, and make install, but then I don't know what to do.[3] The instructions say 'Link against /lib/libgc.a or /lib/libgc.so.' but I have no idea what that means.[4] I'm using Mandriva 10.1.[5] I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me on this Thanks in ...

Linux Applications PangoCairo package missing

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; PangoCairo package missing. By star123 I am trying to do an install of gtkmm which requires pango and apparantly pangocairo.[1] When I do a ./configure for the pango package I plan on installing, I noticed in the directory that I "./configur"ed a pangocairo.pc file was created.[2] After doing a make and make install, it appears to install correctly;however, when I navigate to /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig, there is pango.pc but not pangocairo.pc.[3] When I go to attempt to install gtkmm, it says that there is no pangocairo pacakge found.[4] I checked my PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and I have it set to /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig Is there something more I need to do to get pangocairo ...

Linux Applications DVD Playing

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; DVD Playing. By star123 Can anyone give me some help on how to play dvd's in linux I'm using Mandriva 10.1, and my dvd player worked perfectly well in Windows, so I have no hardware issues.[1] I already have Xine installed.[2] Thanks in ...

Linux Applications Amarok iPod

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; Amarok iPod. By star123 i've managed to get my iPod working with gtkpod.[1] It syncs.[2] and writes correctly to the device, no problems.[3] However, i can't get Amarok to transfer to to the iPod.[4] It can connect to the device, read the contents perfectly but when i attempt to transfer any queued music i just get: Could not write to /mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F...[5] If gtkpod can write i'm guessing it isn't a permissions issue.[6] Is there anything further i'd need to ...

Linux Applications Looking for Linux-Windows cross-platform PIM

Linux Applications: ; Linux Applications; Looking for Linux-Windows cross-platform PIM. By star123 I do development on Windows and have been moving more to Linux to do development there.[1] Under Windows for many years I have used Starfish's Sidekick 98 as a PIM, giving me a calendar, address book, and notes options.[2] I can export the address book and notes portions to CSV file formats from Sidekick 98.[3] I am now looking to get off Sidekick 98 in order to use a cross-platform Linux-Windows PIM application where I can share my calendar, address, and noted information on a common directory of a FAT32 drive.[4] I have searched for such a cross-platform PIM but the few I have found seem inadequate, and a few others appear to have stopped development in the past.[5] My needs are a program that runs under Linux and Windows, is able to share data, allows for me to import my data from Sidekick 98 through ...

Linux Applications Linux Applications GIMP - solution for Graphics

Linux Applications: Linux Applications; Linux Applications; GIMP - solution for Graphics. Linux Applications By Sams from Linuxworld 6 comments. When I was looking for a quality application for Graphics, I was suggested GIMP.[1] I must say, I have been impressed by the product.[2] It is a good solution to Graphics on ...
---Last comment Tue Dec 5 05:02:30 2006 by star123:
Gimp is best software and more important things is that its freeware., ...

Linux General Linux General Log out problem

Linux General: Linux General; Linux General; Log out problem. Linux General By Sams from Linuxworld While I am trying to end a session, my system is getting freezed, nothing is happening.[1] What may the ...