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Well I actually would like to install as many systems possible (maybie not but at least very many) so suggestions are welcome. I know for sure I'll install: Archlinux, openSUSE, probably slack and...

I'm a reasonably experienced linux user and would now like to try some different systems. I have a laptop with 80 gb hd which will be the candidate. However, can I have several OS's installed on a...

Yeah I also had dsl in mind but was thinking if an older system (sunOS, BSD?) wouldn't be better for the box, since it's supposed to be used as a desktop. I'm looking in it right now and it seems it...

I have an old pc, about 133-200 mhz with very little memory and hard-drive. I want to install a small and fast *nix system with ion or some other simple wm for maximal performance. It's supposed to...

How can I do that? I just changed it in the console but apparently it doesn't change the X system. I'm using Arch.

/Richard

I'm pretty new to *nix systems and been using Ubuntu and Debian for a while but think it's pretty much 'overkill' lauching any of these systems. I've always been in need of a simple system, with a...

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Ok. Well a useless feature. But now we know it!

Thanks for the research!

/Richard

How can i do that? Is it safe? Why is it disabled by default?

Thanks
/Richard

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ie: the program to write to other users on my computer.
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Yesterday I incidently called apt-get with an ending "-". I noticed that I got promped if I wanted to remove the file. My question is if it's safe. I've never heard of anyone doing it so I just...

Well depends on how/why you're doing it. If you're writing a script I guess you can call the date program and append the ouput to the file. I guess backup-programs are a common scenario. It can look...

Problem Solved!!

It was my keyboard-manufacturer-setting that was wrong (strange only ONE button got messed up though).

Well. couldn't find the program. Have an X-server now though? What can I do to access my documents?

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Sorry :P Didn't see your link there. Gonna try the program now.
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I get a:


Requirements:
SDL


when I'm browsing (www.happypenguin.org) for games.

According to wikipedia SDL can be:



where some are more likely than others. However, which...

Debian. Stable.
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 44
model name : Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+
stepping : 2
cpu...

How can I configure it?

I have a swedish keyboard with swedish keyboard setting. Everything works perfectly (åäö) except that button. What can be wrong?

/Richard

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NOTE: It seems like the...

That's my ouput when I try to configure.

194305/home/riwa/.programs/tmsnc-0.3.1# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is...

I don't know what to modify to not start GDM. First I tried RTM's suggestion but my computer got into 'read-only' mode and I had to re-install the whole system. I realised I didn't do as you said (I...

I get this ouput

c-5feb70d5:~# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Package `xserver-xorg' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and...

I only see 800x600 in my 'resolution' list but my screen is capable of 1024x768. How can I increase it? I remember that I got the option when installing the system but I recently installed and...

I tried to complile a text-based messenger program but, while configuring, got a message saying that ncurses wasn't found. Though it appears to be there...

This is the program:...

I'm running Debian and doesn't really like gnome nor KDE and read about this XFce that ought to be a more simple X which is exactly what I'm looking for. So I re-installed the bare minimums of Debian...

I guess people aren't that experienced installing X Systems. Anyways I have the System (Xfce4) and have a manager (XDM) but it won't launch. It complains about /usr/bin/X11/X: no such file or...

I have a bunch of e-books I got but i can't open them. Can I somewhat convert them into html? I don't have an X-server yet so any GUI-programs are out of the question. Are there any programs I might...

I just reformatted my computer because of a bad tip I and I installed only the base-system to add what I'd want later. My question is how/where can I get a good X-server for Debian? I'm so used to...