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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

while on the topic of partitioning... whats up with the swap partition i keep hearing/reading about? is it necessary? what exactly does it swap? is 512mb always enough for a swap partition or is more space sometimes needed? Edit: i didnt notice this thread had a second page....this post...
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- Post #24
- Jul 16, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

k thx thats the first helpful piece of info i have gotten in the last couple hours will be back later with more questions im sure so here's hoping this topic doesnt get deleted
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- Post #16
- Jul 16, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

i keep getting people telling me to not worry, GRUB will take care of everything.....except they keep thinking that im installing both OS's on the same hard disk....which is not the case (not saying that misunderstanding is here.....talking about on many other forums) i have yet to get a...
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- Post #14
- Jul 16, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

well that is simple i might actually have to resort to that because someone on another forum site told me that Vista doesnt play nice with other operating systems, dual booting and whatnot
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- Post #11
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

is there a viable alternative to GRUB? i have decided that i want to dual boot Vista and either OpenSuSE or Ubuntu using 2 SATA hard drives from what i have read about GRUB, which i will admit isnt too very much, it seems to be a complicated process to set up, and im looking for something...
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- Post #9
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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does ubuntu have kickstart functionality?

What is kickstart?
- Lvl21nerd
- Post #3
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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UBUNTU INSTALLATION

ImgBurn is what i use for burning....its nice and simple and i havent had a coaster yet =D
- Lvl21nerd
- Post #12
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

yet another question forgive me because i am new to Live CD's but why can i not install the Flash Plug-In for Firefox?
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- Post #7
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

this is pretty neat im using the OpenSuSE 11.0 i386 Live CD right now as i type this everything seems pretty user friendly one question i have is, what codecs are, or should i say are not supported by the media player on OpenSuSE i like to watch a lot of videos on my computer and...
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- Post #6
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

Very good, so i have a starting point i mistakenly downloaded the 64bit version of OpenSuSE 11.0 so i must now download the i386 version (better compatibility yes?) but i will try it out and report back thanks for the quick response too =D
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- Post #3
- Jul 15, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultimate Linux/Unix n00b....help?

ok im not in a jam yet, but i have basically no experience with anything other than Windows98, XP, and Vista i only have access to Windows 98 and Vista now, neither of wich are useful to me, and i would really like to get back to my preferred Windows XP, but since that will take a while i...
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- Jul 14, 2008
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Open Source

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