Posts tagged as:

Linux

Not registered

November 16, 2011
Not registered

Q: Does Linux have a registry like Windows 7 or is it solely the kernel that one deals with? The reason why I’m asking is that when we install a program in Windows it writes it to the registry and when it is uninstalled sometimes the [...]

Read the full article →

Boot load problems

January 14, 2010
Boot load problems

Q: I had Linux installed as a dual boot with Vista. I got rid of the Linux partition and thecomputer was fine and working until I restarted it the next day. I got a GRUB loader Error 22 message and computer wouldn’t do anything. My [...]

Read the full article →

Windows 7 v Linux

November 3, 2009
Windows 7 v Linux

Q: Having looked at various magazines they have no real advice on what PC configuration I should be buying if I want to run such operating systems as Ubuntu 9.04, Open Suse 11.1, Fedora 7, PC Linux OS 2009, etc. At present I have a [...]

Read the full article →

Trouble running SUSE Linux

August 19, 2009
Trouble running SUSE Linux

System: Pentium III 600 CPU, 386MB RAM, Windows 98 SE Q: I am a 76-year-old pensioner, and I have a PC that’s nearly as old as me. The machine is forever crashing, and I have therefore tried to run Linux instead of Windows. I have [...]

Read the full article →