linux

I rarely cn linux on ( friends ) desktop. so i don't know anything about it. i want linux in my desktop for graphics work (Maya, nuke, 3ds max, vray) but i don't know which linux distro is more suitable or should i say most stable for rendering & productivity work & drivers availability. after...

i-Nex - A CPU-Z Hardware Stat Tool for Linux | OMG! Ubuntu! "I recently needed to check up on the capability of one of my ageing netbooks (chiefly to compare the Intel Atom within it to the CPU of an early Samsung Chromebook). To aid me I turned to an app similar in design and aim as the...

with-just-two-months-of-life-left-windows-xp-powers-almost-30-of-all-pcs/ Win 7 powering almost 50% of all PCs worldwide. Although sad to see linux come last:-(

i am having i5 laptop with 4 gb ram,win7 64 bit....i am currently a btech 1st yr cse student and i am studying c language ,data structure currently ....i want to know is there any compiler available for windows other than turbo c in which i can practice c language ,data structure .....or i am...

I have Sony Xperia j.can I install linux os on my phone.please give details! what are pros and cons of installing Linux on pc(old) if I have Windows os on it

Its been a year and i have been loving my lenovo y500. Now i have to install ubuntu on it but when i searched the interent with "installing ubuntu in lenovo y500",i saw a lot of users complaining and the installation methods were also quite complex. Its necessary for me to use linux so i...

I have a 7 year old HCL PC (Asus P5VD2-VM, Intel Celeron D 3.33GHz (Some geriatric model), 2GBs of Aftermarket RAM, Radeon HD 5450 1GB 650MHz GPU) Which has been giving me Grief. It boots into Windows 8 desktop, then explorer.exe spikes in activity and everything but the cursor freezes. No BSoD...

I am planning to buy new PC in coming weeks and contemplating to switch to Ubuntu. I do play games but not hardcore gamer hence planing a GPU in range of 15K. Need help with following points: 1. How is driver support from Nvidia / AMD for Linux? 2. How is game playing experience on Linux? (May...

Hi, I want to download the bootable version of oracle linux, but they are showing as update1, update2. confused which one to download. Need help to download the image.

I have a IBM r52 laptop. I want to install a Linux operating system in this machine. The configuration is as follows : Processor intel centrino 1.7Ghz Ram 1.5 GB HDD space: 60GB Once i had installed ubuntu 8.10 in this laptop and the performance was superb but recently I installed latest...

hey, so i thought of using my laptop for creating virtual machines . when i create virtual machines using VMWare Workstation v9, my laptop reboots without any warning. this happens after i power on the virtual machine after creating a new machine and after i select the option in the boot menu...

Hello, It's been 3 Years I'm working as a .NET Developer. Now it looks like I'm stuck here and can't find the path beyond. Yes I know about WPF, WCF, WWF, MVC etc. But unluckily none of these technologies is used at my present firm and I don't think they will be using it in near future. And...

I am finally able to hibernate from my primary OS (windows 7) and boot into secondary os (Linux Mint 15) and vice versa. Steps required to do this setup: 1. Do a complete format and install Linux Mint ( or any other OS using GRUB2 boot loader) 2. Don't create a seperate partition to install...

I'm having a Windows 7 pro + Linux Mint 14 dual boot laptop. I'm able to hibernate Linux Mint and then boot into windows 7, but i'm unable to do it vice-versa. Can somebody please suggest a way to hibernate windows 7 and then boot into Linux Mint.

Hi, Please suggest me a lightweight distro Requirements -Easy to use [for a linux newbie] -Ultra Lightweight [Should be able to run on specs given below] -Must run smoothly,shouldnt lag -Attaractive/Modern GUI P.S. the apps/softwares for linux are dependant on the distro?? ex. if...

i have been using SQL box in w3schools for sql practice, now i need to find a place to try linux commands on net without installing additional plugins.. as i am planning to practice it with offc pc.. no admin privs to install plugins/freewares.. do we have any websites where i could possibly...

Now I have uninstalled LinuxLive USB Creator 2.8.19 . After that I have facing problem !! when ever I insert any DVD or CD , it displayed LinuxLive Key . please suggest me how to remove this one ??? :confused: :shock:

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I am looking for a laptop which will be used to run only Linux (specifically openSUSE). I am currently looking at the following specs: 1.) i5 Third Gen processor 2.) 8 GB Ram 3.) Integrated Graphics 4.) Preferably one without heating issues 5.) FreeDOS as the base OS 6.) Wireless Drivers...

I am looking for a laptop which will be used to run only Linux (specifically openSUSE). I am currently looking at the following specs: 1.) i5 Third Gen processor 2.) 8 GB Ram 3.) Integrated Graphics 4.) Preferably one without heating issues 5.) FreeDOS as the base OS 6.) Wireless Drivers...