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I'm having some issues with Transmission. It seems that whenever I open the app, my system slows to a crawl. It's almost impossible to run while Virtualbox is running. If I open a web browser in addition to these two programs (either in the host or the guest OS), my system becomes damn near...

The United Space Alliance has decided to stop using all Windows computers aboard the ISS, in favour of Linux—to ensure it's systems are "stable and reliable”. Ouch. Read more...

Does it significantly limit what you can download?

I prefer Linux over Windows. But there are many different Linux OSs. Linux is just the kernel the OS runs off of. You can find one that suits you best at distrowatch.com Linux features: -Open source (Free) -Virus free -Highly customizable Much more...

I am working on linux container with android as guest OS and Ubuntu as host OS. I have following questions 1)How can we make our own template of android OS to make it run inside linux container 2)Will this also require some kernel patches to be installed on our host linux kernel 3)Please...

I have my own home server and was hosting minecraft but lately me and my friends haven't bothered with it, what other games have a dedicated tool for linux?

Hi, I am searching for some Linux Based OS on my HP Laptop. I have came across some: Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Xbuntu. I am really confused and cant decide which one would be more suited for my needs. Below are my premium uses: 1. Java Development - JDK, JRE, Glasssfish, Weblogic...

I am an experienced linux user and i know how to install tar.gz in other linux distributions such as ubuntu. I want to install some software that is in tar.gz format on tiny core, but I cant find a guide online. All I found is how to make extensions on tiny core wiki, but I just want to install...

Okay, about a year ago, I switched from Windows 7 to Linux (Ubuntu)... When Partitioning, I just deleted the whole windows partition because I had no intent on going back to Windows 7. Now I want to go to windows 8, but I can't because I have 0% of free space in the partition. I just want to...

handheld emulator names?

Hello all, im trying to get optimum performance for transmission, but i cant seem to properly open my ports. Here are a couple screen shots imageshack.us/a/img845/8388/portl.png imageshack.us/a/img822/9281/belk.png Where it is labeled Lan ip address it only allows me to type in 3 character..so...

I just downloaded ubuntu and have no real prior understanding of linux systems. I found an explanation on how to do it but that's still over my head. Anyone able to explain it for me? http://www.slsknet.org/news/node/482

Linux Lite aims to show people just how easy it can be to use a Linux based operating system.

In the Windows world, DVD Fab will decrypt the copy protection and then do a full copy of the DVD disc, folders and all? Whilst I realize there are some Linux DVD ripper software, like acid rip and DVD::RIP and others do any of these remove copy protection?

I am new to Linux. I am trying to teach myself linux administration, I am reading the book shell scripting by Todd Meadors, one of the questions at the end of the chapter has me a little puzzled. The question is to issue the command to display a message indicating a file named cactus.dat was...

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When you open a "console" widow you are running command line Linux. Linux can be fully run with out the GUI screens, in fact most servers never setup the GUI interface! The terminal "window" is very powerful and should be understood to really operate Linux to its full capacity. Try these...

I have been trying to get videochat to work for my gmail for ages, and I think the problem is that the plug-in won't install correctly. My OS is Linux, so it's not exactly standard (I'm pretty sure it's a .32-bit). When I download the plug-in, it downloads fine and I can open the folder. But, as...

Picasa sucked. Make no mistake about it. Whether on Linux or Windows, Picassa took the worst of all the different photo management software and combined it into a single app that I would never recommend anyone install. Except one thing; Picasa was good at enhancing photos. It had a couple...

In terms of Looks, graphics, animation and performance... I am using Win XP, but due to old config cant upgrade to Win 7, hence for a change I want OS which is good in looks, graphics and animation. Thanks for your answers...