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    i wanna mod my linux desktop

    lynucs.org is great, but i cant install fvwm2 on which some good themes are made ( the newer version of fvwm2): it says after the ./configure step that GTK support is not enabled, whereas i had it installed. anyway, i got gtk, glib atk, etc latest versions, but then glib is not getting...
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    Kernel Upgradation

    yup, got it ...i just wasnt getting a nice site, so i posted this . job done, and the 2.6.10 kernel is up! thanks . :D ps: i used google.com/linux
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    Kernel Upgradation

    I think this was taken up somewhere in the forum b4, but not answered clearly enough...so i restate it: Ok, i see that kernel version 2.6.10 is out, and i download the bzipped file(~30 mb). Now how do i proceed to upgrade the current kernel? (irrespective of the distro i am using?) For...
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    Latest Hardware Prices & Quotes..!!

    in mumbai amd 64 3000+ costs 7.7 - 8 k.
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    Problem installing FC3

    Hi, i am facing the following problem while trying to install FC3 from the DVD in LFY. during partitioning (i told it to go ahead with disk druid, as i was not very sure abt manual partitioning) , it says that partition request failed.... and shows the state of the drive as "none" against all...
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    Some questions in (suse and) linux...

    Thanks nicxcraft, for ans... thats solved most of my questions. :D
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    Some questions in (suse and) linux...

    Hi, My system specs first: AMD 64 3000+, running suse 9.1 pro (32 bit) dualboot with winxp., 512 ram. here are the ques on my mind: 1) what are users,owners groups in linux? the permissions are stated in 3 sets :which are for what? 2) what does mounting actually mean? when i point...
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    Networking fundamentals needed

    hi, I would like to know the basics of networking and how they are implemented in linux. the latter part i can find in tldp.org, but they all start off with " TCPIP is a protocol that is implemented by..." . hell, i dont know what a protocol is.. :oops: i guess you get the point. something...
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    Fifa 2k5 problems with fx5200

    thanx, i downloaded an earlier version of nvidias drivers, which doesnt support directx9.0c, and the game is up and running.! :D
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    Fifa 2k5 problems with fx5200

    hi, i have an amd64 3000+ sys with geforce fx5200 gfx. When i run fifa 2005, the menus display properly, but when the game starts, its like a ...well....flickering tv set. part of the screen is eaten up by this blank portion where a THICK horizontal strip of badly/ un rendered area keeps...
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    Computer fan making too much noise!

    hi there doesnt seem to be anything blocking fan from outside.... i have to check it from the inside. the system temp , as shown by MBM 5 is: cpu temp around 40 generally, peaked around 50 during games then dropped down...to 40-42 max, and case temp around 40. i think this is ok. i had...
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    Computer fan making too much noise!

    Hi, A few days ago,all of a sudden, my power supply fan started making a lot of noise, and continues to do so.....initially it didnt make so much. my comp is an amd64 3000+ system that is one month old. Why is this hapening, and any ways to fix it? Further, where do i get the thermal grease...
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    AMD is NOT crap. Right?

    I have been using amd 3000+ for a month and a half now-- no troubles at all yet........ :) .....(touchwood)
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    fedora core2 x86_64 on amd64

    Hi, I just installed fedora core2 x86_64 on my amd64 3000+ system. I am new to linux. Any website where I can get the basics on linux-- installations, filesystems, networking etc. fundamentals clear? Also, which issue of digit has anything on this? Also, when i try to install some...
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    amd 64 headache

    Slipped up-- didnt read your posts (which were on the next page) before posting my reply. Consider mayur's comments as ignored!
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    amd 64 headache

    just a min-- if the benchmarks dont account for 'speed', then what does? :shock: and as long as it gives a better gaming performance,and comparable performance in other apps who cares abt the speed-- speed becomes just another number! Which applications in the "real world" DO require...
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    amd 64 headache

    Talking abt the athlon 64, i just got a new one with a asus k8vx mobo: although it says 3000+, the cpu speed is listed as 2000 Mhz( thats quite a drop); what is the 3000+ about? And i chose this over a p4 3.0 ht with Intel 915 mobo! :? how do they compare? how does the athlon catch up?
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    New Comp with Intel 915 motherboard recommended?

    Hi, I am going to get a new comp, but am facing the foll. problem: (Pardon my ignorance :- { ) a) The 915 motherboard( Intel original) reportedly performs slower than the 865 with avilable DDR RAM(NOT DDR2) in india. It also has only a PCI xpress x16 slot, and not the agp 8x one. With...
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