I got an older laptop broblably running Win95 (I may be wrong, problably not that old) or UP and I was wondering what Linux OS would work best with? And yes I’m wiping the HDD from any Windows it may have…

I also have a tower and was going to install Linux there. But I’m not so hot with my laptops performance and I’m sort of open to new stuff so I want to know if installing Linux might do me well. My laptop is primarily used for writing and internet research.

Please no answers like, "Yeah, Vista sucks!" looking for cogent help here.

after i install linux 9.1 in my laptop i try to login but after login i dont know how to do ?it not start with linux

I’m fixing laptop, and the hard drive has several bad sectors on it. My intent is to get windows back on it (it is a friends computer), but windows won’t install until these bad sectors are fixed. I was able to load ubuntu on the laptop as a temporary fix and so I have an os to help the diagnosis and extract some data from the corrupt windows installation. Is there any disk checking utilities avaliable for linux that also attempts to repair bad sectors?

I installed Mandriva on my other laptop (for non-dual boot). I was switching from openSUSE. I got to the whole restart phase but when my computer restarted, the graphics started looking very jagged and faded and eventually, before getting to any significant screen, my screen turns into a faded light blue-green screen with nothing on it. My computer stays like that. My first instinct (i’m a linux newbie) was to panic and force the computer to be turned off by holding the on/off button. Once I tried to turn it on again, not even the BIOS screen appears. THe screens starts out all black then turns into the light-blue green screen. At no point do I see any sort of text. Pressing any key buttons (such as Delete, f8, etc) that BIOSes recognize the computer just makes beeping sounds but still nothing on the screen. I don’t know what to do. Please help!!!

The laptop is an HP Pentium 4, 3 ghz, 1GB of RAM, Ati video card *I forget the model*.

I’m trying to get Yahoo Messenger on this laptop that’s running Linux. I really don’t know anything about Linux and I’m planning to change back to windows, but I need to get yahoo messenger on here first for reasons that are really offtopic.

Anyway! when I go to the Yahoo Messenger site it says Redhat 6, 7, 8, or 9? I don’t know what this is, or what it means, but when I download any of them the .rpm files don’t run, how do I run these files?

I’ve a 64 bit Acer laptop, what would be a good alternative to Windows XP, and where can I find it?

I have a Canon PowerShot A95, on my laptop I am running Linux (debian) I need help downloading my pictures when I plug my camera into my laptop and turn on my camera I get a pop up which says ~Camera has been detected ~ and it gives me the option to inport the images. I press inport and nothing happens please help

I want to know and also if I can use the yellow dog cd (the one meant for ps3) to shrink the partition size of the vista partition on my laptop. I plan on buying some laptop at walmart with vista on it and putting yellow dog on it for fun and also to try it out before committing to the ps3 to use it on too.

I want to know and also if I can use the yellow dog cd (the one meant for ps3) to shrink the partition size of the vista partition on my laptop. I plan on buying some laptop at walmart with vista on it and putting yellow dog on it for fun and also to try it out before committing to the ps3 to use it on too.

I want to change my OS (Vista) to any Linux OS that supports My Laptop with out any trouble.

Are there any? My favorite is Linux. Is there a version of linux that exists now or is in development specifically for use on a Laptop? Most are for use on laptops(Or geared towards desktops) Can Linux run on a ManBook Pro? Are there any other systems besides Linux, mac, Or Microsoft? Give me a website link for more information on the system please!

I have bought a laptop and the OS is Suse linux 11 enterprise. before I was using Windows. I would like to find a software pack or smth like that that I can dowload some software for example like VLC, bittorrent and other softwares that an average PC user uses which would be compatible on linux. any suggestions? where can I download it from?

I am running Fedora Core 1 on my laptop and would like to use my Microsoft mn-720 adapter to access the internet, but don’t know where to find drivers for it.

Is it possible to reformat a Linux OS laptop to a Windows OS? I have an original Windows recovery CD and I am wondering if I can use it to reformat my laptop

I’m going to install Ubuntu Linux (as an application) on my laptop, which already has Windows (and I’m going to keep them both). I have a lot of files and applications inside Windows, so I want to know: will I be able to work with them (whether it’s a file or an application) while using Ubuntu Linux?

I am having HCL laptop with Realtek 8068C / 8011C (P) fast gigabit Ethernet card. I loaded Redhat enterprise linux 5.0 version. My laptop doesnt detect the ethernet card. So I need ethernet driver for Realtek 8068 card and also guide me how to load this driver since i am new to linux environment please.

I have 2 debian linux computers. One is a media pc server that’s hooked up to a bigscreen. The other is my laptop. I want to be able to control the server from my laptop over a network, so when i point and click it on my laptop, it will start a movie (or whatever) on the media pc. I installed VNC but it seems to only let you login as a seperate session… so im kinda stuck. Any help?
It’s not that I have a ‘morbid fear’ of the command prompt, I just don’t want to have to take the time to learn commands for something as simple as turning the volume up and down, or making a video fullscreen…

it just makes more sense for it to be graphical to me.

Hi,
I’m trying to install linux Debian, linux Unbuntu, and Windows XP on my laptop, but havn’t been able to do so. everytime I try, I have only been able to load only two (2) of them. Does anyone knows how to do that? If so, please help me.

Thank you in advance for your patience and coorperation.
Every time I insatalled the 3rd OS, the computer only load the 3rd OS, but doesn’t give me the option of chosing the othe OS installed.

I had a college class with the linux terminal application, and i did most of the homework on my laptop. i had vista premuim on it, hard drive is 160gb. made the 100gb windows, and the 60gb fedora. now i have dual booting as well. now that im done with the class, i want my 60gb back to windows without screwing up my vista. how can i go about doing this safely and efficiently? thank you!

I want to install SUSE onto my laptop, but here’s the thing: I don’t know how. I also want to update to the new version, but I don’t know if I can or if it’s free. Lastly, is Ubuntu better, because I might just go with that too (if Ubuntu I’d need directions on installing too.). Thanks!

Keep in mind that my laptop has an 18GB hard drive, with 256MB of RAM…So I want something that runs smooth too.
Also, are there any REALLY COOL creative Linux programs out there I could use for stuff like that?

how to uninstall mandrake linux 9.1 becos i install mandrake linux after install and login its not work ?so i want to uninstall my linux but its so hard to uninstallit becos my windows is lost onli linux in my laptop

I installed RedHat Enterprise Linux on my Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop.After installation, I couldnt use GUI mode. I tested with other distribution of Linux too..Can any one help me please to eradicate this problem?

I had a college class with the linux terminal application, and i did most of the homework on my laptop. i had vista premuim on it, hard drive is 160gb. made the 100gb windows, and the 60gb fedora. now i have dual booting as well. now that im done with the class, i want my 60gb back to windows without screwing up my vista. how can i go about doing this safely and efficiently? thank you!