which destro is well suited for study perpose .....mean learning a linux system.

[ambika]

Originally Posted by vinayasurya

what are you trying to install ?

I guess you are trying to install a program.
You have to make the .sh file executable. To do it
chmod +x filename
then execute with
./filename
You may have to login as root for successful completion.
When you are facing problems, Please post the terminal output as well rather than saying error.

Hey these r error ..........file exist on my directory but its says ......like this.

root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# chmod + /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install sh
chmod: cannot access `/home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `sh': No such file or directory
root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin
bash: ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin: No such file or directory

.................................................. ........................
i have tried these command to install .......may be these r wrong .......please see.
$ cd qflash

Install Qflash
$ sudo sh install-sh

run qflash:
$ qflash

[ThinkFree]

Originally Posted by ambika

Hey these r error ..........file exist on my directory but its says ......like this.

root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# chmod + /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install sh
chmod: cannot access `/home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `sh': No such file or directory
root@ambika-desktop:/home/ambika# ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin
bash: ./home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin: No such file or directory

.................................................. ........................
i have tried these command to install .......may be these r wrong .......please see.
$ cd qflash

Install Qflash
$ sudo sh install-sh

run qflash:
$ qflash

Should be

chmod +x /home/ambika/Desktop/qflash-0.1-bin/install.sh

[ambika]

may be i missed this time +x ....sorry,whts this x represent in command ...??
before this also.....i was facing the problem.
Now i m working in winxp so....i will check with correct commands..
plz provide me some details about install sh.
thanks....

[ThinkFree]

^^It's to make the file executable.

[drsubhadip]

i ve a old system...pentium 4 , 2.4 ghz, 256 mb ram,80 gb hard disk..intel original 845 gvsr mother board..
i ve already used ubuntu 8.04 for 7 months..along with windows xp..
few days back i uninstalled ubuntu ...
wanted to taste ubuntu 8.10..but can not install it as it is not showing anything after installation..inside windows....
guys can u tell me which distro will be god for my age old system?
i ve already installed other distros like open suse, fedora,kubuntu,mint etc...
can i install gentoo or arch in my system to make it fast?
is vector linux is alos helpful?
help me please

[ThinkFree]

You need ubuntu alternate cd to install on that system
You can install xubuntu.
If you think you are having enough knowledge of linux, then you can go with gentoo/arch as well.

[drsubhadip]

i ve used xubuntu..also puppy 4 ...
i feel better to use puppy but it is so small ...
so i feel nimblex custom linux,,.but that too not well covered..
so i want to make mine .....so can i go for arch or gentoo...
which will be better in my system ....
also tell me more about ubuntu alternate cd

[ThinkFree]

You can install software on puppy linux as well.
Else you can just install the minimal install cd of any distro and add software as per your needs.

If your computer is not able to run the standard Desktop installation CD, you can use an Alternate installation CD instead. The Alternate CD also allows more advanced installation options which are not available with the Desktop CD.

[vamsi360]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Dude, its not like that. The kernel as it is supports many many features. Its source code has a built in kernel creator software/script. Compiling your own kernel results in much better performance on the hardware you compile it for. And it makes the kernel lighter. For example, you can remove IDE support and FireWire support if your computer does not use them.

And yeah, if you compile your own kernel, you can also optimise it for the no. of threads your CPU supports.

And 32bit OS can support 16GB ram if you compile your own kernel.

Then the process is like installing Gentoo. It also does the same thing and lightweight too.
What according to my knowledge in Digital Logic a 32-bit OS can support upto 4GB max of RAM or even less. Please explain how can 16GB be used for 32-bit OS. Is the RAM usage different for 32 bit linux and windows.
Meanwhile...have you had any experience with Gentoo?

[ThinkFree]

^^I had read that you can use upto 32GB of RAM with 32 bit linux kernel .

[drsubhadip]

puppy linux i m now using from my 2 gb pen drive....it is great with my 5 yr old system...

[vamsi360]

Originally Posted by ThinkFree

^^I had read that you can use upto 32GB of RAM with 32 bit linux kernel .

please provide the link so that i may have an idea of that architecture

[ambika]

Can someone tell me a good download manager with all utilities for ubuntu 8.10.
Please don't assign me Gwget , it is worst .

[Rahim]

^If you using Firefox, them try DownThemAll.

[thewisecrab]

Originally Posted by ambika

Can someone tell me a good download manager with all utilities for ubuntu 8.10.
Please don't assign me Gwget , it is worst .

DownThemAll for FF 3.0.1

[jxcess3891]

In my opinion all linux distros r gud 4 learning. But check out gentoo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1rlo...ext=1&index=17

Its unbelievable! Vista is nothing compared to gentoo in visuals. just look @ what u can do with the windows.

[anshad666]

Originally Posted by ambika

I am new to linux technology .Please someone describe me a distro which i need for learning this technology.Which distro is best for learning purpose?

my opinion is linux mint6.0..it is awesome nd enhancd user interface...also hav 3d window like aero in vista...restictd multimedia codecs are avalible and not need any effort to intall that..

[ambika]

system error .....as follows .....

"There was an error starting the GNOME setting daemon.
The setting daemon restarted too many times.
GNOME will still try to restart the setting daemon next time u log in ."

Please see the attachment and please tell me what is going wrong with my linux system .

What i did wrong ? PLease guide me to sort out this problem.

I am not able to open my other harddisk partition.

Help me guys.

[vamsi360]

this thread goes on building.....
meanwhile have you learnt linux?
I think you would have learnt enough to answer some queries in other threads.
If you have got through basics read Sumithabha Das UNIX book and learn LINUX commands. That is definitely going to help you get through companies such as Yahoo!....thats true

[hullap]

Originally Posted by ambika

Can someone tell me a good download manager with all utilities for ubuntu 8.10.
Please don't assign me Gwget , it is worst .

d4x too if you wanna try.

[vandit]

hello guys !! another linux amateur here.

what I like about all the distros is the awesome man page that comes bundled - solves my most probs.

also I would like to know what or how different is ubuntu from fedora and gentoo ?? I mean is there any difference in the commands or something like that ??

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by vandit

hello guys !! another linux amateur here.

what I like about all the distros is the awesome man page that comes bundled - solves my most probs.

also I would like to know what or how different is ubuntu from fedora and gentoo ?? I mean is there any difference in the commands or something like that ??

Its basically how the packages are handled, the package manager etc. Also there maybe optimized builds of packages (like kde-mod for ArchLinux). Other than that all the distros come with the same Linux kernel, the standard set of utilities and the standard desktop environment. Distros like Gentoo, Arch give user the full control over system and hence it is the user who has to configure the system from almost zero level while distros like Fedora, Mint, Ubuntu configure most common things automatically when possible.

[FilledVoid]

also I would like to know what or how different is ubuntu from fedora and gentoo ?? I mean is there any difference in the commands or something like that ??

As Infra said. The main differences are

* Complexity involved installing it
* How packages are installed
* Resources used.

[vamsi360]

also I would like to know what or how different is ubuntu from fedora and gentoo ?? I mean is there any difference in the commands or something like that ??

the shell remains the same in all the distros. All use the default shell as bash. So all the commands are same. I say the commands havent changed significantly from the UNIX time too but if you have a grip of UNIX commands you can handle linux very easily.