Thursday, April 4, 2013

How does one run puppy linux in such a manner?

Q. I would like to keep a distro of puppy linux on a flash drive and I would like to keep all the downloads, applications, system files, boot sectors, etc. on the same flash drive so that it serves as a hard drive in a way.
Is there any way for me to do that?

A. Yes, it is a while since I ran puppy but when you first shut it down it should ask you where you want to create a file and if you select your flash drive thats where they will be

EDIT
I think what i did is install all the software I wanted and the did a 'full install' to a USB stick. This option is available in puppy somewhere

Puppy is very quick and great for recovering PCs and for browsing
I eventually moved to slitaz because puppy used to hang my router on shutdown and I get fed-up power-cycling the router

Hopefully some-one has done this more recently than me and has better recall - but I know it can be done pretty easily

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/puppy-linux-on-usb/

How to install applications in puppy linux?
Q. Hi, please help me. I am really stuck with this. I just set up puppy linux OS I want to install some software. But whenever I click on the setup file of a software, it says something like that I don't have a run action set. Now how can I install a software in puppy linux? Thanks.

A. You have to use the puppy linux way of installing apps, not the windows way (which is look for apps on the net and download and use the windows installer).

Can I download Puppy Linux with my current computer specs?
Q. I want to stop using Windows ME and switch to Puppy Linux. But I don't know if it would work on my old PC. I have a 6.2 gig hard drive and 128.0 MB of Ram would Puppy Linux work?

A. The 6.2GB hard drive and the 128MB RAM wouldn't give you any problems. But all you have to do is download Puppy Linux and, burn it to disk, and boot the Live CD to see if it works.

You can also install Damn Small Linux if that doesn't work for some reason. I installed DSL on a system with a 4GB hard drive and only 64MB of RAM. It is very very fast and snappy on that system. When first booted, it only takes up 20MB of memory space.

Even DSL Linux would be a big step above Windows ME.



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How do I install an operating system on a bare bone computer?

Q. Is there anyway to get free operating system for a bare boned computer? Would I be able to take things like an operating system and microsoft office from another computer? How exactly do I do this?

A. Well, linux is the most user friends FREE operating system. Download it on another computer and copy it to a cd or dvd.

Than pop it into your other computer and wala.


You CAN... but its illegal.



Hey, person above me.

Linux is NOT the only free o.s. but it is the most user friendly free o.s.

What is the best (and free) Linux Operating System to download?
Q. What is the best (and free) Linux Operating System to download and what are the minimum requirements to run it? I have an old emachine that someone gave me about 2 years ago and I am taking Computer Science in college and I would like to gain some experience with it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A. Linux isn't an Operating System. Also, there is no best. You use what works for you. As for free, most, if not all GNU/Linux distrobutions are free with the optiuon to donate. They are sold in varies places, but they are gratis online. I'd recommend starting with Ubuntu minimal if you want to learn a few things as a beginner.

Has Microsoft announced the date that they'll offer free upgrades to the new operating system yet?
Q. I want to buy a Dell for school, but I am waiting to get one so I can get the free operating system upgrade. Also, anyone know when it (whatever they're calling the new system) will come out?

A. If you're talking about the system that will come after Vista, it's called "Windows 7". Microsoft announced that it will be coming out sometime between September and November of this year! (2009)



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What do you think about a free operating system?

Q. I've read there are some free operating systems. Can anyone tell me about them and where you get them? Do they run like Windows or would I have to learn a whole new system? Do they include a lot of drivers so it can find the drivers I'd need since I don't have them for my computer? Any additional info would be greatly appreciated.

A. I tried Ubuntu about a year ago....best OS I have ever seen. And I was around computers before Windows was born.
It is a little different- but much better and easier than any windows product.

The only downside is that if you are a gamer....you will need to keep windows.

P.S. I am still using Ubuntu. Ubuntu can use KDE, XFCE, or Gnome desktop.

Google will come out with Chrome OS later this year. They have already released Chrome browser. It will be a free OS.
There are over 100 different Linux OS's. Most are free. They usually all come with all the applications you will ever need- free of course.

What is the best free operating system for a computer?
Q. So pretty much what is the best free operating system? By operating system I mean examples like window, vista, ect.
Anyways what's the best one?

A. Windows is not free, so that's out. Mac OS X isn't free, so that's out.

That leaves Linux for the most part. There are a truckload of different versions, but Ubuntu seems to be the popular one for people just getting into it. I've also seen Linux Mint recommended.

There are also an assortment of others, such as Unix (FreeBSD seems to be the most common there) and other even more obscure ones, such as BeOS and its spawn, Haiku, ReactOS, an attempt to build a Windows-compatible OS, and many other little ones.

What's the best free operating system for my old computer, why, and where can I download a CD image for it?
Q. I have a very old computer currently running Windows 95, that I'd like to fix up for my little siblings for schoolwork. Can you recommend a free operating system that I could download a CD image for (the computer doesn't have a DVD-RAM drive)?
Please include why you recommend this operating system, and a link to where I can download it.
Thanks

A. i suggest linux abuntu what you will need to do is go to the link iv given then you need to download linux abuntu.. then you will also need to get a program off the internet that can burn data to cd's as an iso image once you have that burn your iso image ov linux abuntu to the cd... then you will have to insert the disk then reset your computer and you will need to change the bios.. to change the bios you will need to press esc or delete befor your pc starts up... when your in the bios look for the start up options then set it to... launch from disk then save your new settings and restart pc then you can install linux abunut good luck..



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Anyone else having Steam for Linux overheating problems on laptops?

Q. Well I got most of my games from Humble Indie Bundle and they worked absolutely fine on my Dell laptop. No overheating or anything. I then get Steam for Linux and I play some games that I KNOW runs perfectly fine on the laptop such as Amnesia. Now when I play games through Steam my laptop overheats after a few minutes playing. Any reason why?

A. This site may be able to help http://www.linuxforums.org/ ...

Does every game on linux work on every distro?
Q. I wanted to try out Linux. I wanted to either get Fedora or Ubuntu (Mostly Fedora). So I'm a PC gamer, and I wanted to try out the Steam on Linux so my question is:
Most of the games on Steam say that they require one of the three distros Ubuntu, Fedora, and Mint.
Some other games say they only require one (usually Ubuntu) which sort of makes me think that means thats the only one that it will work on. So if it list just one of the distro does that really mean it can't at all run on any other Distro?
By the way the Linux game I'm looking at is Serious Sam 3, which is one of those games that say they only require ubuntu.

A. It depends on how it's packaged.

A game developer that just releases a .deb with Ubuntu in mind just hung Fedora and SUSE users out to dry because they use .rpm packages. Of course if the source code is available one could always compile the game manually, but that doesn't mean that every "Linux program" works on every distribution by default, as they obviously don't.

Steam for Linux is still in Beta, so things are still up in air, as you've noticed with the varying system requirements; it often seems that Valve is really targetting the Ubuntu and Ubuntu-derivative segment because it thinks that's where the biggest user-base is, but I'm sure Fedora and the other rpm distros won't be completely ignored.

How do I run Steam games on Linux?
Q. I got Steam to work on Linux using Wine. All my games worked just fine for a while, but all of the sudden none of them will run (except Portal for some reason). When i try to open them it says, "Preparing to launch," then does nothing. Does anyone know what the problem is, or how to fix it?

A. You could use a program like WINE (Windows Emulator) to get it going. Or you can try a virtual machine but sometimes that wont load drivers and you still wont be able to play. The best option will be a dual boot of windows and linux. The reason being, that for the sake of stability, for the drivers to work, and for you to get a good performance it is just easier to play on Windows (since all PC games are generally designed for Windows environments).



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How to get pictures to post on Craigslist on Linux Mint?

Q. I'm posting an ad on Craigslist, and my dad downloaded Linux Mint (Dumbest program ever!), and I don't know how to get pictures off of the SD Card that I have plugged in. How do I retrieve the pictures off of the SD card on Linux Mint?

Thank you!

A. Whichever photo manager is installed on your version of Mint (most likely F-Spot, but possibly Shotwell) should be set to open once a drive with photo media is detected. Your father may not have set that up when he installed Mint, so maybe that's why it didn't launch.

You'll have to manually launch the photo manager, and after that it's simple to import the files to the "Photos" folder in Nautilus.

How can i install the new linux mint and pclinux os with out a cd/dvd or a flash drive?
Q. Do you guys know of any good tutorials to download linux mint and pclinuxos with out a cd dvd or falsh drive i need a good tutorial im new to this :)

A. If you do not wish to tamper with a real system, you may try Virtual Box by Oracle. In that case you will not need any CD/DVD or Flash Drive either.

Just download the CD image and mount it on a virtual CD/DVD ROM like Daemon Tools.

You may visit the following page for further details.
http://www.virtualbox.org

How do I play Windows games in Linux Mint?
Q. I just installed Linux Mint 13 on my computer and I would like to play some Windows games on it. I downloaded Wine onto my system but how do I use it? How do I use software I downloaded using the Software Manager?

A. Your best bet is Play on Linux (which uses WINE)
MOST games can run on linux, but you have to mount them as a disk (if they are from ISO)

And just install them they should install all needed windows dependencies and there very few games I have been unable to get running on Linux

Summary, Just install them normally, you may have to open the setup.exe in wine, but you should be fine from there.



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How to install a downloaded software [ like browser etc. ] into Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Q. I have downloaded some software like a browser & anti-virus but unable to install those in my PC where Red Hat Enterprise Linux is installed. Please help me and tell me how to do that.

A. First, try looking in the package manager for those programs. That way, they download and install automatically.
Second, try looking on this forum:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/
Third, I don't know if this will help, but it might be useful some day:
http://www.thelinuxrevolution.net/Topics/Commands/How-to-install-a-linux-program-from-tar-gz.shtml

What's the latest version of Red Hat Linux? Where can i download free video tutorials to learn the basics.?
Q. I am in a plan to do system administration and as per the suggestion given by all my friends, i have decided to go towards Linux operating system and so i am interested in knowing about the latest release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and ofcourse the free video tutorial which would help me to learn the basics of Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems as i am totally new to it.

A. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Get it here:

http://www.redhat.com/rhel/desktop/

Help:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/red-hat-31/

How to install red hat enterprise linux 5 on a mac?
Q. I already have a mac with a core 2 duo with 3gb of ram

I already have leopard and I have installed xp using boot camp

I have Vmware fusion and I wanna install and use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

how do I do that

A. Why do you want to install such an old version?

Fedora 10 just came out:
http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora



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How can I create a Linux live USB that will retain the software i put on it?

Q. what I mean is how can I configure my live USB key to retain the data and changes I make to it. for example lets say that I am running Linux from my usb key and install some software or drivers. Normally as soon as i power off all those changes are gone. how can i set it up so all the changes i make stay put?
i will be wanting to do this with Linux Mint if that helps.

A. Using mint just install to a usb and should save to the usb. Do not install live as it wont save settings. Just ask in the Mint forums
Try http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Rod
"Puppy linux has that built in as a feature."

Puppy can be run using frugal install (the recommended way, the os being150mb+ a save file).
Puppy can be run from a cd/dvd-r and the changes saved to the same cd.
Called multisession. The cd has to be burnt open.

Puppy can run from
cd
dvd
usb flash
usb hard drive
camera sd card
ssd drive
network

The save file can be placed and loaded on any of the above except on a none rewrite cd.
You can also have multiple save files choosing which to use at boot up.
You can boot from a cd, load system from hard drive and save settings to a sd card!!
With a frugal install you load a pristine base system every time.
Puppy can be also booted up from a cd and will then load the system from the the media frugal puppy is on.

No partitioning is required as a puppy frugal will install on a windows nfts drive, Fat32 or Ext2,3,4.

How many Linux distros do people usually put on a Live USB?
Q. Is it possible to put more than one Linux distros on a Live USB? And if you do, how do you choose which one you want to use at start up? Does it look like the dual-boot screen if you had a dual boot on your computer?

A. It depends on the size of the usb and if it can handle more then one os.

Most people just slap one distro on their usb though.

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?
Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide



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