@jmoore, tnx, but will i have 2 burn only d ISO file

K_bimz:

@jmoore, tnx, but will i have 2 burn only d ISO file

Yes, you can burn it to cd or usb flash drive

@jmoore, but my laptop is not booting from flash drive, it can only boot from cd or hard drive

K_bimz:

@jmoore, but my laptop is not booting from flash drive, it can only boot from cd or hard drive

I hope you have tried to see if you can set it up from the setup menu to boot from usb.
If you have tried and it can't boot from usb, then burn the iso into a cd and use it.Though there is another way of installing from usb without booting. If you want to install linux from usb on a computer that cannot boot from usb, you must have windows xp running on your system, just click the setup file on the usb and it starts installing. It will not work if you are using windows 7

@jmoore, tnx am already installing but is taking much time. Again, it dint ask me d partition i want to get it installed

K_bimz:

@jmoore, tnx am already installing but is taking much time. Again, it dint ask me d partition i want to get it installed

just wait till it is finished, but are there any windows files in your system that is important to you? I hope you made a backup of your necessary files if there are any before installing?

can anyone help me. av been trying to install ubuntu linux and is realy taking much time.
though am connected to d internet. can dat be d cause?

it should not be taking much time. Are you installing from cd?

its going to take time. its probably downloading updates from the internet since u have the machine connected.

i do hope u know what u doing, cuz from what im reading it sounds like u have overwritten your windows install and have ubuntu on a sole boot!!

just installed ubuntu linux on my system. soooooo fast. very easy to install. tnx 2 you all on ds forum

do i need to install antivirus on ubuntu. i already av it on my windows though

No, ubuntu is immune to virus. You do not need to install antivirus

Yreee canonical don come again ooo. Anyone seen d new menu idea? watch d video. The unity debate will be childs play

pls do i need to install any antivirus(like avast) on ubuntu linux or it came with a default antivirus.

K_bimz:

pls do i need to install any antivirus(like avast) on ubuntu linux or it came with a default antivirus.

No, ubuntu is immune to virus. You do not need to install antivirus

K_bimz:

pls do i need to install any antivirus(like avast) on ubuntu linux or it came with a default antivirus.

Always do your update. Press CTLR+ALT+T , type sudo apt-get update into the terminal box and press ENTER key.

4llerbuntu:

Yreee canonical don come again ooo. Anyone seen d new menu idea? watch d video. The unity debate will be childs play

I must say, I kinda like the idea o! Saw the video and was impressed. But IMO, it shouldn't replace the menu bars entirely. For instance, how would I know what to search for if I am using an application I am not so conversant with for the first time?

Sha, lets see how it goes when its released.

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i see the action has been going on while i was away;

jmoore:

No, ubuntu is immune to virus. You do not need to install antivirus

actually ubuntu is NOT immune to virus, it's just that most viruses are written for windows and windows programs do not run on linux
if there was a virus written for linux there is a chance it would infect ubuntu.

For those of you who are fans of the classical gnome interface (4ller i know this is not for you) i just read this: "Linux Mint releases Cinnamon, GNOME 2.x style desktop":
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/linux-mint-releases-cinnamon-gnome-2x-style-desktop/10220

^^^^^
hehehe

surely, its not for me!!

truth is, the new HUD thingy is actually very welcome by me, it solves a major gripe i have had with ubuntu for years.

i hate all the indexing apps on ubuntu, they always manage to slow down my pc and somehow they never get to do contextual search properly.

i deal with lots and lots of documents daily and i usually have to simply search for a word i think will be present in the document im looking for. works well on windows start menu.

this looks promisin. i just hope they dont get over excited with it and remove the menus altogether, its still a windows world and i dont think anyone coming from windows will immediately understand having to work with just the keyboard and no menus from the word go

Hello Guys,

I am new to Linux, trying to read it up myself. i need you guys help. First, what is the command to change from $ to #? Secondly, how can i navigate to the last folder of /var/www/tomcat/services/middleware/. Middleware cant be found in the server i am trying to access. I tried this command ls -d /var/*/ to display the directories under var. i dont know if i am doing something wrong. please help me.

Regards

Nicesoul:

First, what is the command to change from $ to #?

sudo su -

Nicesoul:

Secondly, how can i navigate to the last folder of /var/www/tomcat/services/middleware/. Middleware cant be found in the server i am trying to access. I tried this command ls -d /var/*/ to display the directories under var. i dont know if i am doing something wrong. please help me.

Regards

to display directories under a path:
ls -l | egrep '^d'

I am not sure if there is a command to list all directories/sub-directory tree information.

well i'm not sure of what you mean by changing from $ to #, do you mean you want to change to root access? if so you use the "su" command
typing su will ask you for root password; however if you're using ubuntu you may not have that password. instead prefixing any comand you want with "sudo" will give that command root priivileges e.g sudo ls
as to the tomcat problem unfortunately i haven't used tomcat for a while; what exactly are you looking for? did you install tomcat and are looking for it 'cos i'm almost sure tomcat doesn't come installed by default. please give more info so we can help you look up possible solutions

Unity is really shaping up nicely. Can't wait for 12.04. However, unlike with 11.10, I won't be dowoading Alpha or Beta images cos I don't have time to look for bugs and that's the only reason you should use dev version OS anyway

Nicesoul:

Hello Guys,

I am new to Linux, trying to read it up myself. i need you guys help. First, what is the command to change from $ to #? Secondly, how can i navigate to the last folder of /var/www/tomcat/services/middleware/. Middleware cant be found in the server i am trying to access. I tried this command ls -d /var/*/ to display the directories under var. i dont know if i am doing something wrong. please help me.

Regards

I doubt if sudo su- would give you what you needed but sudo -s [/b]would. That is, it would return you to the root system(like root@whateverssystemname:~$).If you are interested in listing your sub-directories with information in them then you would simply have to use [b]ls -R to do that. I hope that is what you are looking for.

@Nicesoul i have another question for you, what linux distro are you actually using? is it ubuntu?

Hi fellas

I am trying to rip tracks off a pal's iPod. I can access the files and have copied it off onto my drive. However, the iPod stores the files with file and folder names as "FN4TH" and "F00". . .this isn't too good for my library where i like dumping files in directories named after the artistes.

In the past, I know I have used an "audio tag" tool that automatically renamed these files and pushes them in folder correctly named based on the tags on the audio files. But I cant recall the app, and I have search the software center so tay I don tire!

Is there any tool I can use to extract tracks from an iPod and have the files correctly named?

(Hope my need is spelt out clearly)

sorry guys my response to yourquestions came quite late. I was actually banned from posting here, hence my post was removed. I have figured out the issue. I configured a wrong ip address on my putty, so its navigating to a different directory. I need to do a tail -r of the logs, any help on this? Solution will be highly appreciated.

Regards

@ maleeq. Not sure of what u mean but u could try easytag

Has anyone seen the new BOMB announced by ubuntu!!!

yeah man, we taking over.

check it out here: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android


this concept puts the G in Genius. it makes sense now, it makes sense now
GNOME? MINT? pah!! chop dirt abeg.

now its becoming clear why ubuntu forked. . . . . . . and im liking it

4llerbuntu:

Has anyone seen the new BOMB announced by ubuntu!!!

yeah man, we taking over.

check it out here: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android


this concept puts the G in Genius. it makes sense now, it makes sense now
GNOME? MINT? pah!! chop dirt abeg.

now its becoming clear why ubuntu forked. . . . . . . and im liking it

Niceeeeeeeeeee! This is so cool! I think I have to gear up and go get me an Android phone soon.