Question by Prakash: How can I set up the DSL modem in Ubuntu linux for internet connection?
I have installed the Ubuntu linux in my system using XP and use the dual booting option. I don’t know anything using linux. I wish to know how to setup the DSL modem to get internet connection through USB

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Answer by Kenneth J
you need to install the drivers for the USB in Ubuntu. they may not be available however for linux. it would be best to run your modem into the system using an ethernet cable. no drivers to install for the modem only for the network card. Ubuntu is a good version of linux but remember that linux and unix are open source and so no all devices will be supported for drivers.

Ethernet is probably the only way you are going to be able to go!!

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Question by Brent W: Has anyone ever had a virus running Linux that does any damage?
Can downloaded viruses damage Mandriva Linux 09?
You all have good answers. Wish it would let me select ALL
Thanks guys

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Answer by Nitin
NO Linux is not windows. There are no virus on LINUX.

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Question by !Kristina!: How can you run Sims 2 on Ubuntu Linux?
I want to play Sims 2 on my computer but it runs on Ubuntu Linux. Is there anything I can download that will allow Sims 2 to work on my computer?

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Answer by Rosch
As far as I know it is not playable in Wine but it appears to run in Cedega, “a proprietary fork of Wine”.

Now another possibility is to install VirtualBox with Windows XP. If your machine is powerful enough this should work fine.

cheers.

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Question by : Running Linux applications naively on Windows?
I have virtual box with ubuntu 10.04 installed as a virtual machine . I recently heard about using xming to run the applications from it natively on windows with xming . Is this possible ? If it is how would I do it ?

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Answer by Colanth
xming is an X server, not a Linux emulator. Linux programs won’t run natively in Windows. (xming runs natively in Windows, but it’s not a Linux emulator.)

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Question by Nige: How do I get Endorphin Running On Linux?
Ive tried wine but it doesn’t really agree with my computer. Are there any other programs like Wine.

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Answer by jerry t
There are others like codeweavers but unless the windows program has a lot of demand among linux users it is not likely that you will find a way to run it in linux.
You could try to run it in a virtual machine. Check out VMware. It is free for personal use.
Good luck

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Question by Confused about life: I need to update Linux kernel to latest version using Ubuntu. How?
I am trying to update the latest version of Ubuntu Linux to the latest Linux kernel so I can use ndiswrapper. I am unsure how to install the kernel, however. How can I do this so I can get ndiswrapper running under Ubuntu?

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Answer by inconclusive_conjunction
I’m assuming, for whatever reason, that you don’t have updates turned on automatically. If this is the case, either open your package manager and select “Update”, or open a terminal windows and type in

“sudo apt-get update”.

This will download any necessary updates. If their is a kernel (the latest version is 2.6.20-16 for Ubuntu), then you will need to reboot your computer. Then, you can install ndiswrapper.

You should be able to install ndiswrapper through “sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper”. It should work out any dependency problems for you, with no need to compile a new kernel.

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Question by Jumpin’ Barrels: What are the down sides of running a PC with no hard drive and running GNU/Linux on a USB flash drive?
I think 8GB is a lot of space. If half is used for the operating system then there is still 4GB for surfing the web and writing documents or whatever a computer is used for. Am I missing something?

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Answer by Colanth
Flash drives have a limited number of write cycles. Operating systems write to drives a lot. Your flash drive won’t last that long. (With USB 3.0, coming out next year, flash drives will be as fast as SATA drives.)

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Question by : If I Install Ubuntu Linux On My Netbook Can I still Use Microsoft Office?
I bought a netbook but i hate winndows 7 and want to install ubuntu linux. i bought microsoft office tho and i still want to use it on ubuntu linux. how is this possible?

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Answer by TaintedJ
if you dual boot you could probably use something like virtual box to boot up your windows 7 like a virtual machine and then use office from there. If you’re feeling frisky you could try wine to install it in the ubuntu side, if wine fails then use the virtualbox vm of windows.

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Question by Samuel C: How do I Start Internet in Ubuntu Linux?
I just installed Ubuntu Linux. I do not know how to initiate Internet Connection. ADSL Working here with Windows 98.

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Answer by bakegoodz
First, make sure you use the Ethernet connection on the modem, don’t use USB. Then go under System, Administration, Networking. Make sure there is a Wired connection in there and it is set to DHCP.
If no network adapter shows up, even though Ubuntu Ethernet support is awesome, it is possible you have a card that won’t work with Ubuntu. You can run down to your favorite big box store and buy one for $ 20 – $ 30. At lest 95% of all adapters will work. This list isn’t complete but you can find what will definitely work. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsWiredNetworkCards
Without more details, this is all I can think of.

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Question by Who cares?!: Will any version of Ubuntu Linux work on an Acer laptop?
I’m having to partition my hard disk in order to accommodate two operating systems among which one is Ubuntu Linux. Do I have to get a special version of Ubuntu for laptops or will the one that works for desktop computers work just fine?

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Answer by AiNoKeA
The one that works for desktops will work on your laptop

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