Linux Box http://www.linux-box.org Linux Box Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 What is the best linux for an old computer to play a nintendo emulator? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-for-an-old-computer-to-play-a-nintendo-emulator http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-for-an-old-computer-to-play-a-nintendo-emulator#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:32 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-for-an-old-computer-to-play-a-nintendo-emulator

I need a linux that I can just pop in an old computer and install a nintendo emulator easily on.

How about Ubuntu and install one of the many emulators from the software center?

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-for-an-old-computer-to-play-a-nintendo-emulator/feed 3 How many Linux distros do people usually put on a Live USB? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-many-linux-distros-do-people-usually-put-on-a-live-usb http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-many-linux-distros-do-people-usually-put-on-a-live-usb#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:17:12 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-many-linux-distros-do-people-usually-put-on-a-live-usb 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?

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.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-many-linux-distros-do-people-usually-put-on-a-live-usb/feed 1 What is the best Linux operating system out there today for low speed computers? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-operating-system-out-there-today-for-low-speed-computers http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-operating-system-out-there-today-for-low-speed-computers#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:57:07 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-operating-system-out-there-today-for-low-speed-computers I need a good linux OS that would run on 256MB of RAM or less. & with CPU 1GB.

I have Xubuntu on my old desktop works good

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-best-linux-operating-system-out-there-today-for-low-speed-computers/feed 6 How to capture C and CPP files in the linux operating system? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:11:07 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system I am new to linux and have been trying to figure this out forever for a homework assignment! I am supposed to use appropriate linux commands to capture all "C or CPP" files in the linux operating system and make a list of the files. I am using Xubuntu. I am a beginner and could use any advice! Thanks!

What does it mean to capture a file??

If you mean to find the files and list the results, use the ‘find’ command to search for *.c and *.cpp files in the whole system. You will get the result on the screen, and you can redirect the output to a file.

To find *.c files:
find / -name *.c

To find *.cpp files:
find / -name *.cpp

Explanation: the "/" means to start the search at the top of the file system, meaning that the search will include all the system. The "-name" means to search by name, and "*.c" is the file pattern you want to find.

To redirect the output, use "> output_file" for example:
find / -name *.cpp > output_file

Hope it helps. See the manual page ‘man find’ to learn more.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-capture-c-and-cpp-files-in-the-linux-operating-system/feed 1 How do I put Windows XP on my linux running Acer Aspire One? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-i-put-windows-xp-on-my-linux-running-acer-aspire-one http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-i-put-windows-xp-on-my-linux-running-acer-aspire-one#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:55:22 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-i-put-windows-xp-on-my-linux-running-acer-aspire-one I currently have two acers, one with Windows XP and the other with linux, Is there any way of putting xp on the second netbook? I’ve read about using a usb data traveller and transferring xp from my other netbook. Would this work?

if you try to use this way then it will not work.

To do this you have to purchase OEM XP CD from Microsoft and then you can Install XP first and then Linux second after Windows XP.

You can keep both Operating system.

But cannot change.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-i-put-windows-xp-on-my-linux-running-acer-aspire-one/feed 4 How do you list mountable usb devices on linux from terminal? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-you-list-mountable-usb-devices-on-linux-from-terminal http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-you-list-mountable-usb-devices-on-linux-from-terminal#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:23:53 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-you-list-mountable-usb-devices-on-linux-from-terminal I am using Damn Small Linux and would like to display a list of all connected usb storage devices and their names from terminal for example i would like to be able to figure out what my ipod would be when connected for example /dev/sda1 or whatever. Thanks in advance!

Actually what you want is probably a combination of "lsusb" and "dmesg | tail".

- Run lsusb before and after you plug in a USB device – it lists all the detected USB devices on the system. If you get a new device listed after you plugged in, you’re on your way to mounting the device.
- The next step is to run "dmesg | tail". The dmesg command spits out the kernel log. The tail command will filter it to show the last few lines. You are looking for something like:

sd 15:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete

As you can see in the example above, I attached a removeable disk which was assigned to sdb (of course yours might be sda, sdc, etc).

With a combination of the 2 commands above, and possibly doing a "ls /dev | grep <the assigned device node from above, like sdb>" you can find what devices you have available to mount. The reason you might want to do the ls is for devices with more than one partition.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-do-you-list-mountable-usb-devices-on-linux-from-terminal/feed 2 How to get WindowsXP to see a shared linux folder? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-get-windowsxp-to-see-a-shared-linux-folder http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-get-windowsxp-to-see-a-shared-linux-folder#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:51:02 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-get-windowsxp-to-see-a-shared-linux-folder Recently installed Debian and completely new to linux. Installed Samba package and selected the shared folder. On my windows machine, I can see the linux box but not a folder or drive under it. The folder is shared under linux with SMB (also tried NFS). The Windows machine has TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and Netbios protocols. When I bring up the add network place window, I can see the box but no folder/drive. When I right click to add it, I get a login window but no login I type in works. Tried the root and user I set up with installation.

Need help with this but also could someone recommend a complete noob guide to linux? All the sites I’ve read are not easy for complete beginers.

To share a folder between Windows and Linux, it should be formatted as FAT.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/how-to-get-windowsxp-to-see-a-shared-linux-folder/feed 2 What linux distros work with broadcom 43xx cards out of the box? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-distros-work-with-broadcom-43xx-cards-out-of-the-box http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-distros-work-with-broadcom-43xx-cards-out-of-the-box#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:05:30 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-distros-work-with-broadcom-43xx-cards-out-of-the-box I have a dell inspiron 1501, and the only thing I’ve tried that works with the wifi card is sabayon, I’ve tried countless fixes, and none seem to work. So I was wondering if there are any linux distros that will work out of the box, and more specifically, if the dell ubuntu iso will work?

Linux Mint has excellent wireless support:
http://www.linuxmint.com/

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-distros-work-with-broadcom-43xx-cards-out-of-the-box/feed 3 What Linux program would you recommend for beginners? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-program-would-you-recommend-for-beginners http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-program-would-you-recommend-for-beginners#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:41:06 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-program-would-you-recommend-for-beginners I am currently using ubuntu 8.04 version on Linux. For the most part I like it, but I would like something a little easier. I wanted to install java, but it required a lengthy process, which evolves root access, is their something a little easier, so I can just install java and flash by clicking on the installation file.

Linux Mint, based on Ubuntu, but polished better for a beginner. It comes with alot of the multimedia packages that aren’t’ installed by default with Ubuntu.

]]> http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-linux-program-would-you-recommend-for-beginners/feed 4 What is the ubuntu Linux font equivalent to Times New Roman? http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-ubuntu-linux-font-equivalent-to-times-new-roman http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-ubuntu-linux-font-equivalent-to-times-new-roman#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:40:13 +0000 admin http://www.linux-box.org/linux/what-is-the-ubuntu-linux-font-equivalent-to-times-new-roman I really like linux I want to continue using it. I found out there is no times new roman so what is the equivalent to it in linux. I need it because mla formats.

Just do a search for msttcorefonts in Synaptic. That includes about a dozen fonts that come with Windows.

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