I've got a fresh new install of Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop (it's dual booting w/ xp) and I'd like the hive's recommendations on how to proceed from here. What should I configure first? What apps I should add next? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2007 - 4 answers

Why can't I connect to an L2TP VPN on my Mac? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 6 answers

Configured Readline with the prefix 'ur/local' on OSX. Then installed Ruby in /usr/local, but with Readline. Would like to put everything in the proper place without damaging anything, so what do I do now? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me with PHP configuration for GD and JPEG. I can't determine why JPEG functions aren't working. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 13 answers

When installing software on Unix, why do you have to type "./configure" ? Most programs would work by just typing "configure"... why is this different?
posted on Jan 14, 2005 - 16 answers