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A: This varies from distro to distro. Probably the biggest problem in this area is that there are SO MANY GUI tools to choose from. RedHat has an "Internet Configuration Wizard", and will also let you set up a dialout connection under "Network configuration". This is very similar to how XP handles things.
Ubuntu lets you configure dialup connections under "Networking", and for easy control of the connection you can add the "Modem Monitor" applet to your panel.
-kppp is the only other GUI tool I've used and it's also very easy. I've also heard ModemLights mentioned favorably.
+kppp is the only other GUI tool I've used and it's also very easy. I've also heard ~
ModemLights mentioned favorably.
Worst possible case, you might need to get help setting up pppd(8) 'the hard way', but if you get it set up for DialOnDemand you'll never need to worry about it again because your computer will just dial out by itself when any application tries to use the internet.
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Reformulation: Where do my applications get installed to?
A: /bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
-If you stick with a packaged distro such as RedHat, [Mandriva] or [Debian], applications will be put somewhere sensible that you never need to worry about and an appropriate menu item will get added so you can run them.
+If you stick with a packaged distro such as RedHat, [Mandriva], [Ubuntu
] or [Debian], applications will be put somewhere sensible that you never need to worry about and an appropriate menu item will get added so you can run them.
If you really must know; "which programname" will tell you where programname is getting run from, and "locate programname" will find directories, configuration files, etc. that are probably related to it.
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Reformulation: How do I setup new hardware (in particular USB)? Is it possibly to do this automatically when the device is plugged in?
A lot of supported hardware just 'appears' when you plug it in, eg cameras, scanners, cd writers. Run the appropriate application and you might find the device is already configured.
-In Ubuntu, "System > Preferences > Removeable Drives and Media" has an option to run programs automatically when various devices are connected, although this is more than most users need. Printers are configured under "System > Administration > Printing" and the correct port and printer type is usually autodetected for you. Most scanners are detected on the fly by xsane, although some types (like parallel port scanners) need a slight configuration change first.
+In [
Ubuntu]
, "System > Preferences > Removeable Drives and Media" has an option to run programs automatically when various devices are connected, although this is more than most users need. Printers are configured under "System > Administration > Printing" and the correct port and printer type is usually autodetected for you. Most scanners are detected on the fly by xsane, although some types (like parallel port scanners) need a slight configuration change first.
If you use RedHat, try running the printer config (System settings / Printing). It might be automatically detected, and a lot of printers are already supported.
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Q: I put the install disk into my PC with 256Mb of RAM, but it wont run the installer as it says I only have 64MB of RAM?
Reformulation: Why won't it detect more than 64Mb of RAM?
-It probably also says what you can try to resolve this problem; if you KNOW you have more ram, reboot and type 'linux mem=256M' at the boot prompt. I'll bet this hint is RIGHT THERE on the same screen because it's a well known issue with some BIOSes.
+It probably also says what you can try to resolve this problem; if you KNOW you have more ram, reboot and type 'linux mem=256M' at the boot prompt. I'll bet this hint is RIGHT THERE on the same screen because it's a well known issue with some older
BIOSes. This shouldn't affect you on a more modern PC
.
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Reformulation: How do I access Windows filesystems from Linux?
A: During the install, it identified your windows partition. If you're using FAT32 and thought ahead, you might have assigned that a mount point such as /mnt/windows so you'd be able to access it from Linux.
-If you forgot to do that, or if you're running a 'marginally supported' filesystem like NTFS it's still not too late but it's a bit harder to set up. Bring the box along to a meeting and ask for help.
+If you forgot to do that, or if you're running a 'marginally supported' filesystem like [
NTFS]
it's still not too late but it's a bit harder to set up. Bring the box along to a meeting and ask for help.
You can also access your Linux partitions from the windows side with a number of third-party tools. Google [ext3+linux|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] or [reiserfs+linux|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=reiserfs%20windows].
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@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@
Q: Where is my print queue?
Reformulation: How do I manage printing?
-RedHat has a very windows-like print manager. So does Ubuntu. You should be able to figure it out.
+RedHat has a very windows-like print manager. So does [
Ubuntu]
. You should be able to figure it out.
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A: This depends on your distribution, for debian you usually use apt(8)
For redhat, you run 'System settings / Packages' and get a package manager remarkably like windows' add/remove programs.
-In Ubuntu there's an "Add/Remove programs" option at the bottom of the main menu.
+In [
Ubuntu]
there's an "Add/Remove programs" option at the bottom of the main menu.
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Q: I have jetstream with an internal modem, where is the PPPoA in Linux? How do I configure Linux for PPPoA?
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Q: I have Win2K / XP installed and the setup program warns me it does not support NTFS?
-Reformulation: Are there any problems with reading NTFS file systems? And how do I do it?
+Reformulation: Are there any problems with reading [
NTFS]
file systems? And how do I do it?
-A: Since NTFS is a closed standard, it's hard to write support for it. Linux can read NTFS fairly well, but writing it is still very risky. If you really need to share files between Windows and Linux set up a fat32 partition they can both read. Or transfer all your files to a genuinely open and properly documented filesystem which [both OS's|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] can share.
+A: Since [
NTFS]
is a closed standard, it's hard to write support for it. Linux can read [
NTFS]
fairly well, but writing it is still very risky. If you really need to share files between Windows and Linux set up a fat32 partition they can both read. Or transfer all your files to a genuinely open and properly documented filesystem which [both OS's|http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ext3%20windows] can share.
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A: Instead of treating your hard disk is one large chunk of data, you usually segment it up into smaller sections (called [Partitions|Partition]). Usually an OperatingSystem will require at least one Partition. Linux usually uses at least one extra for swap as well. See PartitioningSuggestions.
Partitions are managed using fdisk.exe under windows, fdisk(8) or cfdisk(8) under Linux.
-You can set up Windows to use different partitions for the system and user data if you want, most experienced users do. You
can also
run Linux on a single root partition with a swapfile, the way Windows is typically set up by default.
+You can set up Windows to use different partitions for the system and user data if you want, most experienced users do. And you
can just as easily
run Linux on a single root partition with a swapfile, the way Windows is typically set up by default.
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@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@
Reformulation: How do I burn CDs?
Try k3b, xcdroast, GnomeToaster, koncd, or any of the several other GUI tools.
-In Ubuntu, insert a blank disk and it will ask if you want to write a data CD or an audio CD. It couldn't be easier!
+In [
Ubuntu]
, insert a blank disk and it will ask if you want to write a data CD or an audio CD. It couldn't be easier!
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Q: What is all the crap that scrolls as Linux is starting, is it error messages?
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@
Q: What the hell is a bad super block?
A: The first block of a partition is the "super block". this contains information about what kind of filesystem it is amongst other things. Without this a filesystem is pretty useless. Never fear, there are backup superblocks. Talk to an advanced user about repairing your (very) broken filesystem.
-And if your NTFS partition was this badly corrupted, you would likely see a windows "stop screen" on boot which is even less informative.
+And if your [
NTFS]
partition was this badly corrupted, you would likely see a windows "stop screen" on boot which is even less informative.
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Q: How do I back-up my files?
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Reformulation: I can't get things working, where do I go for help?
A: Hey, thats why we have the LUG right? Try reading around the wiki, we may have already answered your question somewhere here. Try emailing the wlug mailing list (wlug@list.waikato.ac.nz) asking for help, or try asking us on [IRC] irc://irc.undernet.org/%23wlug
-Most of the options are the same (IP address, DNS, gateway, and so on.) and in very similar places, particularly with Ubuntu, so often times the best option is to just not tell them you use Linux. Or if you dual-boot, copy the working settings from Windows to the corresponding places in Linux.
+Most of the options are the same (IP address, DNS, gateway, and so on.) and in very similar places, particularly with [
Ubuntu]
, so often times the best option is to just not tell them you use Linux. Or if you dual-boot, copy the working settings from Windows to the corresponding places in Linux.
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