I am having problems making a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a usb thumb drive. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 3 answers 
Yet another wiki question. I would like to migrate away from using TiddlyWiki as a personal wiki to one capable of handling a lot more data, but I need one specific function. [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2008 - 2 answers
What Linux Should I Use?-Also need advice/help setting up drivers/random linux stuff? for my computerI'm a pretty knowledgeable guy about computers. I also want to be able to have vista on my computer, and hopefully keep my laptops extra functionalities such as fingerprint reader. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 27 answers
I'm building a PC for the first time and need someone to check my work. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 19 answers
NTLDR is missing! YIKES! [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 17 answers
I just got a new laptop with decent specs and I want to take this chance at starting fresh. I want a machine that runs smoothly and doesn't have a lot of extraneous crap installed on it. I need advice about getting this set up the way I want it. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 19 answers
Can you name any laptop motherboards (brands, models, etc.) capable of booting from a USB flash drive? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 11 answers
How do I get PHP to send an e-mail. Is there a way to do it without recompiling PHP/Apache. If not, how do I recompile PHP/Apache on a linux system to do this? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2007 - 11 answers
I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 9 answers
Why is my (debian/linux) computer so sluggish? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2006 - 25 answers
Debian won't find my hard drive! Please help! I have details so there's [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2006 - 14 answers
What are some books and resources that can help a Windows expert make the transition to Linux for good? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 13 answers
Is it possible to partition a hard drive without reinstalling windows or formatting the drive? I have a 60 gig HD and would like to partition part of it to install ubuntu linux on. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2006 - 9 answers
My computer occasionally locks up, and sometimes completely fails to boot when I press the power button. Linux's "sensors" reports out-of-range voltage values. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2006 - 6 answers
Please recommend a motherboard for an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor that is completely supported by Linux. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 5 answers
How can I safeguard a Linux laptop with dial-up Internet access? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2005 - 14 answers
A crackling sound comes out of my speakers whenever the network is used [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 9 answers
I have $250, access to free computer hardware and a yearning to create something cool for my house. What should I do? [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2005 - 18 answers
My wife has an old laptop that can just barely handle running Windows XP. I've spent the last year acclimatizing her to Firefox and Open Office, so I believe she would be willing to give Linux a whirl, assuming I could find a distro that was usable, attractive, and faster than XP on her laptop. So what should I try? Specs inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2005 - 27 answers
Is there such a distribution of linux that is multiarchitectural and designed to run off of a flash drive?
posted on Sep 28, 2005 - 12 answers
Where can I buy an inexpensive small form factor Linux server with a hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2005 - 24 answers
My laptop is basically toast. I guess I need a new laptop. I was heading toward an iBook/Powerbook, but it suddenly occured to me that a Thinkpad with Linux or BSD might be good. Whatchall think?
posted on Apr 21, 2005 - 24 answers
Laptop from the late silurian period, want to run linux. Specific problems inside.[+]
posted on Feb 3, 2005 - 5 answers
My laptop, a somewhat rickety Dell C-series Latitude running Debian Linux, died. Can you help me choose or recommend a replacement? [Details of my requirements will be revealed when reading the comments.]
posted on Mar 12, 2004 - 22 answers
Linux / XFree86 question: Where is the actual resolution that X selects by default defined? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2004 - 11 answers
