Whenever i download a new program in my PClinuxOS, it shows it as a ".exe" file but doesn’t open it.For example in my desktop a file lies as "AdbeRdr920_en_US.exe" but when i try to open it they ask me which application to open it with and shows a bunch of applications already installed by linux only.

Other then packaging:

variant choices of desktop environment (slim or not)
preinstalled application.
distro name
logo
community
rpm or deb.

I’m not putting down Linux I think it is a great operating system, but also see that it is run by a community that has a mindset with no real focus. Reinventing the wheal over and over and over again. Nothing wrong with doing so to learn or even share. But there should be one and only one officially supported and managed operating system for the home and business sector. The rest should only be considered results from personal development, enhancing code, features, creating new proposed software for the official version . personal use and sharing. And should be noted as such. Linking back to one officially managed standard Linux and package system. Linux could be so many more years ahead of Microsoft and OSX.

Linux is it’s own worst enemy. They think they are fighting a war against Microsoft. But the troops are only marching to drum beats of distro’s egos. So many chiefs. Microsoft is just laughing. How does Microsoft manage to sale products that are known to unstable over free products. Well its the only choice. Linux just has too……… many choices (really just pkg customization, custom names, and logos). But the average person doesn’t know that. And linux user will argue differently. But it is the same. Some better packaged then others. But the same nonetheless. None linux user think "which way do i go, which way do i go, ah yes Microsoft the choice is clear." Same thing applies for Game development Shops.

You might not agree with this scary thought ( I say scary because for some linux people its like tearing off their hearts) but what doesn’t grow eventually goes out of scope in life. Remember Eventually Microsoft, OSX will master each and every technology to great perfection. The effort of Linux will become nothing more then a college project and history knowledge. Your passions lives through the code past down and perfected, from one generation to another. Your code.

I hope the Linux community gets its act together. Or there is always PC-BSD (Free-BSD + user friendly). They are short on developers but they have one and one focus. Real centralize effort with infocies on quality all the way from the code. If I may say so.
I much rather on the deb side I much rather use Debian then any of the forks. mint, unbuntu,kubuntu,ubuntu ultimate addition,etc … Xandros, Knoppix etc… I tried ubuntu and loved it, I got curios so I tried debian. I didn’t see a difference, Other then the fact that debian is much more stable and the others are prepackaged. The difference is an illusion. Its just some logos here, name there,wall paper, prepackage so software, packaged choices of desktop, etc..

From the deb side I would go with Debian. On the rpm side I would go with Centos. Debian = Centos.

imho their should be only one official standard linux. Runned by some form consortium. If only the distros could put their ego aside.
I much rather on the deb side I much rather use Debian then any of the forks. mint, unbuntu,kubuntu,ubuntu ultimate addition,etc … Xandros, Knoppix etc… I tried ubuntu and loved it, I got curios so I tried debian. I didn’t see a difference, Other then the fact that debian is much more stable and the others are prepackaged. The difference is an illusion. Its just some logos here, name there,wall paper, prepackage so software, packaged choices of desktop, etc..

From the deb side I would go with Debian. On the rpm side I would go with Centos. Debian = Centos.

imho their should be only one official standard linux. Runned by some form consortium. If only the distros could put their ego aside.

Looking for website feedback and viewers. I feel that open code makes a more secure program. Internet Exploder got Firefox, Windows got Ubuntu Linux and both open counterparts beat their closed, buggy, security holed, softwares.

Here’s my question, Do you think we deserve a DAILY VOTE for N America’s 360,000,000+ people alongside our 5 YEAR vote???? (of least worst guy)

What problems would every day voters cause?
Security problems? How would YOU secure an online, open voting system for 7 billion humans on Earth? Server OS? Open/closed source code? Hackproof?
Should 90% in favour or displeased be enough to have citizen reforendums FORCING votes on popular opinions? 90% against sueing music fans? 90% against wasting money on wall street bail outs BEFORE it’s spent?

Open by design, linux manages MANY users opinions on writing new code, only in THIS case the code would be our laws and I feel ALL Americans/Canadians/Earth people DESERVE to vote every day under their "elected" "leaders".

http://www.opensourceg.com is my 15 dollar contribution in tribute to Linux! Anyone know any coders that can build this?

Even if just (to start) for stats, iVote app (free) and a website would freaking ROCK, no? I often thought 3rd party do gooders would spear head this b/c it’s not "profitable" to give up THAT MUCH power to every day citizens, ignorant about the world and all having problems to drown out the society. I say organize their thoughts and collect their votes!
Thanks for the posts, as for Andy H, well, that’s kinda the point. I don’t care if the elite and rich lose SOME power and wealth. That’s the friggan POINT. The ignorant kind who’d vote OUT basic health care for all. lmao.

"This President will NEVER allow electronic voting unless ACORN controls it the way they have gamed the paper ballot process in 2006 and 2008."…….pffffft. I’m not interested in "leadder" opinions, just regular people’s.

3rrd party will build this and won’t NEED permission for simple stats collecting (to prevent tampering). I agree official channels will NEVER want this. (so it’s worthwhile…lmao, just like p2p file sharing)

Well if injected UNDER our official politician’s regular votes (that count, public can be just stats for a few introductory years to get it right)

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…

I have SuSE Linux 10.1 installed along with Windows. Now I want to uninstall it. So can anyone tell me how i can uninstall it? I tried using the partitioner to delete all the partitions but the linux partition just like it is explained in the manual at http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:How_to_Uninstall_Linux but its not working. I am getting an error message when I press the "Apply" button in the partitioner. So any other way to uninstall it? I cant use the Linux CD cause my CD Drive is not working.
Didn’t I mention that my CD-Drive is not working?

I’m running Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 on an old Powermac 8500. I would like to update the software using the "yup update" command in the terminal. It polls the RPM database, runs the dependency sanity check, the server signals ready — but then it fails with the message "Error: 550 Cannot get file size." This is making me crazy. Anyone have any ideas?
The problem is not simply downloading the file, which I can do. I’m trying to use the command line update tool so that I don’t have to handle the updates manually, which can be done but is a nuisance.

i have fedora 10 if that helps
ive followed instructions
extracted file.tar.gz
up to ./configure
no such command as make
and tried to follow instructions
and it said that I need a file to compile it
went to website and it was in source code

is there an easier way that has a "GUI" program
to compile source code to .rpm or .deb packages
or a website to do this please dont tell me to use the Terminal
or Konsol
sorry the program is terminal

Can anyone plzz suggest a linux program with which i can open the windows partitions of the harddisk in the debian My Computer.. When i tries to open windows local disk partitions through linux. Its telling " can’t mount volume" Pllzzz suggest a program to open this partitions so tht i can access all the files in my harddisk in linux so i need not need to copy all my pics, videos and musics again to linux file system to use it.

I received an Asus EEE PC 900 as a gift. It came with a bunch of games and "learning" software. I’m just wondering how to get rid of it. A fairly detailed response would be appreciated. I’m new to Linux.

I have a Xampp for Linux installed on a Debian 4 Linux box.

I have to login as root and issue the following to start.

/opt/lampp/lampp start
… starting apache
….starting mysql
…starting ….

However when I reboot, I would like this to be automated.

I can’t remember if it has to do with the "inet" or do I have to write a separate script with "sh" or something?

any help would be great.

i am instaling java, im as superuser, on the java directory in the terminal, i put in "chmod a+x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin" to change the permision for instaling the java and it said there is no such file or directory, help?
oh i am in the java directory, and i downloaded the java linux rpm(self extracting file). plz help, and hey, if it wprks, ull get 10points, plz help!
cmon ppl, answer me!
i have 2! use it, i have a chat room, i used 2 go on with lot of friends and a high lvl runescape account!
answer and help me plz! im never gunna give up!

i wish to download a debian image on a "faster" computer and set debian boot cd up on a deferent computer when i down load the powerpc from this link will it download linux to the "faster" computeR????

please help!!!

http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst

it powerpc in small cd!!

Hi, I am in a minority of Net users who is against open-source software On msg. boards, it seems that any criticism of Linux or OSS is "trolling" or "FUD." I just feel that OSS made it harder for smaller biz. to develop software. Also, it is very easy to compare OSS to slave labor, since while major transnational corporations like IBM pay their employees to work on open-source projects, professors and individuals think they are supporting "freedom" or "charity." While the recent redefining of copyrights and patents as a property right may be wrong, abolishing it entirely is just too extreme. Often, people will defend OSS due to this, or support the slave labor as "choice."

But what bothers me the most is that every time I do a search on "anti-open source" or "against open-source", I get "anti-OSS attitudes" or "anti-OSS lawsuits." Also, I find it strange that "open source" encyclopedias ripe with politics and errors are first in the results. Why are both search engines so biased?

please help me.I want to remove the redhat linux enterprise 5. "Thanks a lot"