Linux Help

Did you switch from Windows to Linux? How did you find the process?
I've been fed up with Windows ever since I switched from a Win98SE box to WinXP a couple of years ago. But I haven't made the switch for various reasons, one of them being the sheer numbers of Windows programs I use. I'm ready to see how to do the switch anyway and see how Wine works. But that seems to defeat th... 16 Nov 2009 23:33

FAT32 vs NTFS, can Linux be used under NTFS?
I'm confused, I was told initially that Linux had to be put on a system that was formatted to FAT32. Yet I've seen posts about Linux under NTFS. One of the main reasons I've not switched from Windows to Linux, besides tons of Windows programs I use and learning curve, was precisely because of the file size issue ... 23 Nov 2009 18:37

For your consideration
For those of you interested in an alternative to OpenOffice, you might take a look at IBM's latest offering. http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/products Deb ... 19 Nov 2009 00:39

Question...
I have heard that there is some software out there that will let you emulate other OSes under linux... eg os2 Will I need to hunt down the OS2 drivers for the network card on this computer, I ndon't think it'll be out, or does the "software" emulate the network card for OS2?? Thanx ... 10 Nov 2009 04:47

Ubuntu & Synchronet
I may have put this request in one time before... I am trying to learn Ubuntu and I have some challanges... :( Anyway, can someone give me a few moments of their time so that they can walk me through the instalation of Synchronet BBS software... I live in a remote area and there are no pugs t... 9 Nov 2009 22:13

choppy video when compiz is running
Is there a fix/workaround to allow full screen video to run smoothly when compiz is running? I've tried totem and vlc. Both have the issue, especially when running in full screen. The system is a core i7 920 with 12GB RAM and ATI 5850 (fglrx) running ubuntu 9.10 64-bit. ... 18 Nov 2009 07:48

Traffic Management
Hello All, Due to my isp traffic shaping depending on how much i download, i started to think would it be possible to monitor how much traffic there is going through my Linux box? If so how would i detect it? Then how would i set up a script to basically to monitor and adjust my available speed depending... 9 Nov 2009 07:45

Log console boot messages
Is there a way to log to file the messages during bootup about services starting, those that end with [OK] or [FAILED]? Thanks, Paul ... 7 Nov 2009 15:08

Remoting from windows
I need suggestions for a simple interface that will run on assorted linux boxes (including debian and puppy) which can be accessed with a simple interface from a window box by a relative novice who feinted at ssh and the like ( they have experience with ultra vnc ) tia ... 3 Nov 2009 19:20

Peice of Linux Os...
Snuhwolf wrote: I thought PCLinuxOS was a lighterweight distro.. No. Rec hardware suggests 1G ram for the generic, minimum 256. I wouldn't try to run a KDE distro on 256. There's a PCLOS w/ lxde that ought to be a lot lighter. Also an E-17 one. lxde would be lightest; e-17 weight would comparable to x... 4 Nov 2009 17:29