Hello all,

 

I'd like to start this off by saying I apologize for making my first post such a cry for help, but that is really what it is. This being "linux-noob", I hope you are used to it to the extent of helping.. haha.

 

I'm currently working on a laptop, booted into a live linux cd (slackware based distrib).

 

I have a NTFS drive mounted as /mnt/mswin, and my goal is to bring a file local to that file system into my home folder so I can email it, put it on a USB key, whatever. I am convinced this hard drive is about to crap the bed, and who's laptop it is needs this one file - thats it.

 

I know I formatted the mv command wrong, but here is what I did =

 

Hi ! Just joined today!

I've been using Linux for nearly 4 years now, so maybe not quite a noob, but there again at my age (46) learning new things 'aint as easy as it once was, so maybe I'm a total noob after all ;) LOL

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Here is my current desktop.

 

And here is my current desktop running Windows XP in VirtualBox:

 

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The best of both worlds!

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Hey everyone - I'm prime.

 

I'm a senior in highschool who happens to have a lot of experience with Linux, Windows, servers and programming. Web dev is my specialty, but I can run a server pretty well, too. I've got quite the resume and am trying to get into MIT for the next fall semester. I'm hoping to share some of my knowledge here on these boards.

First of all, let me say that I'm an utter noob with Linux. I've worked with Windows my whole life (sad, I know) and am attempting to get on the bandwagon. Ubuntu isn't making it that easy for me, though.

I recently got a Ubuntu LiveCD and am attempting to install it dual-boot with Windows XP. I cleared off a drive and then proceeded to install Ubuntu. However, when the GRUB bootloader comes up and I select Ubuntu, it goes CLI, tells me I'm working in Debian 'ash', and gives me a prompt for commands. I have tried working with the GRUB options menus and with the 'ash' shell. There seems to be no effect - Ubuntu always boots to the ash shell. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for your time.

I have a 32-bit game that I run (circle-mud). I want to upgrade to 64-bit distro but in the past when I have I haven't been able to compile and run the game. What changes would I need to make in order to do this? Here is the first part of my Makefile file:

 

# C compiler to use

CC = gcc

 

# Path to cxref utility

CXREF = cxref

 

# Any special flags you want to pass to the compiler

MYFLAGS = -Wall

 

#flags for profiling (see hacker.doc for more information)

PROFILE =

 

 

##############################################################################

# Do Not Modify Anything Below This Line (unless you know what you're doing) #

##############################################################################

 

BINDIR = ../bin

 

CFLAGS = -g $(MYFLAGS) $(PROFILE)

 

LIBS = -lcrypt -lgd

 

 

I have a 64-bit AMD and 4GB of RAM (only 3.2 shows with 3-bit distro). Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need any other info.

I have a 32-bit game that I run (circle-mud). I want to upgrade to 64-bit distro but in the past when I have I haven't been able to compile and run the game. What changes would I need to make in order to do this? Here is the first part of my Makefile file:

 

# C compiler to use

CC = gcc

 

# Path to cxref utility

CXREF = cxref

 

# Any special flags you want to pass to the compiler

MYFLAGS = -Wall

 

#flags for profiling (see hacker.doc for more information)

PROFILE =

 

 

##############################################################################

# Do Not Modify Anything Below This Line (unless you know what you're doing) #

##############################################################################

 

BINDIR = ../bin

 

CFLAGS = -g $(MYFLAGS) $(PROFILE)

 

LIBS = -lcrypt -lgd

 

 

I have a 64-bit AMD and 4GB of RAM (only 3.2 shows with 3-bit distro). Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you need any other info.

I updated my Fedora 9 laptop today to Fedora 10, and this is how I did it incase any of you want to try (this is for the 32 bit release)

 

Quote:[root@localhost]# cat /etc/redhat-release Fedora release 9 (Sulphur)

Quote:(986/986): openoffice.org-core-3.0.0-9.10.fc10.i386.rpm | 90 MB 01:20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total 1.0 MB/s | 1.1 GB 18:57

warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4ebfc273

Importing GPG key 0x4EBFC273 "Fedora (10) <fedora@fedoraproject.org>" from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-i386

Is this ok [y/N]: y

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Slackware, the grand daddy of Linux distributions, has released a new version: Slackware 12.2. This new version runs the 2.6.27.7 version of the Linux kernel. The other updates include Xfce 4.4.3, KDE 3.5.10, HAL support etc. You can get Slackware 12.2 from one of their mirrors.

 

via osnews.com

http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linu...-kids-back.html

 

.. surprisingly, from the point of view of someone involved in education.

 

I say "involved in education" since it appears they are a teacher by vocation... but it looks like their minds are too closed to become educated themselves, sadly.

 

(footnote: the blog is not written by the teacher - they are reporting the teacher's objections)