Just Ask Matt - Linux Edition

Today, David asks:
Hey Matt, read your how-to and watched the video on Youtube for getting
the default sound card to “stick”, but it doesn’t seem to be working for
me. I have an Audigy from Creative Labs (had a Xi-Fi bad had to go back
to my old sound card…don’t get me started on that) and a [...]

Today, Tom asks:
I have heard that it is important to make sure that you protect a Linux system from viruses, even though the viruses may not affect Linux? Why and what would I use on Ubuntu to protect myself?
Despite not really needing to use an antivirus in Linux, it is not a bad idea [...]

Today, Jon asks:
Hi Matt,
I’ve found your blog and videos to be of excellent help! I’m new to Linux- I’ve been running Kubuntu Feisty 7.04 for about two weeks, and I’ve spent hours researching how to get my machine to work. That is why I really appreciate what you and people like you are [...]

Visiting this link will provide you with this script
Follow the prompts and make sure to run the script in the terminal
Remember to make sure your browser is closed during the installation
Remember, just extract the folder by right clicking, double click on the script, choose run in terminal
It’s Ubuntu, 64 bit [...]

It’s easy to install and if need be, remove Ubuntu with Wubi
Provides a dual-boot without needing GRUB - uses Windows MBR
Remove it from within Windows itself - it’s just that easy

Do you have an Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Simply Mepis, Linspire/Freespire [...]

Today, Don asks:
I am running Ubuntu 7.04 on my desktop.
I have a Belkin wireless N1 router and desktop card. No problem with router as I set it up from my windows notebook. I haven’t been able to install the N1 card software.
Can you advise me if appropriate Linux drivers, etc are available or suggest a [...]

Today, Bob asks:
Matt, Just read your answer to the question about which distribution of Linux to run, and your warning about dual booting. I agree with you 100%. But my question is, how come, with hard drive prices so low, and modern computers, now will boot from almost any drive, doesn’t anyone advocate just installing [...]

Today, Michael asks:
I just wanted to know if you have any idea why I would be getting Grub
errors 16 and/or 18 when I boot into Ubuntu 7.04?  I’m not sure how
this would work with you, but I am willing to provide whatever info
you may need.
Thanks!
Not to fear, it is a confirmed bug with Feisty, among [...]

Today, David writes:
Hi Matt! I’m a long time Windows guy (16 years) with some Unix experience. I try off and on playing with Linux. I’ve recently been trying to get Linux going on a Dell Latitude C840 laptop with a Linksys PCMCIA wireless card. The card supports WPA in Windows. [...]

Today, John writes:
Matt, I’ve been looking into trying Linux for several months. I have tried Ubuntu from the live CD, and was just about to install it in a dual-boot setup and really start playing with it. But it seems like almost every day I see something about another distro that is even better [...]

Today, Larry writes:
Hello Matt:
I have been using Ubuntu 6.10 for a little while on a duel boot with XP Home. I recently upgraded to the new Ubuntu fawn 7.04( the new kernel) . Now the add software and upgrade is broken and gives me error message’s.. What do I do??? Any way to roll back [...]

Today, Jak writes:
Matt,
I am using Freespire 1.0 something and its supposed to do a wireless card easily, yet it’ still kludgy…
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how happy I am to see Linux Fanatics back up and running. I’m still a newbie.
I tried several Fedora distros and they were too far ahead [...]

Today, Holger asks:
Thank you for inviting to “Just Ask” a question. I am on dial-up ( I live too far away for DSL or Cable service) and my Ubuntu 6.10 does not connect with EarthLink server ( Modem connects when in I am in Ms Windows). My search in Linux sites pointed to Model [...]

Today, Guys asks:
I’m glad Linux Fanatics is making a come back. Not much going on there in the past little while. :o)
I’m planning to buy a mini-PC to make a small linux point-of-presence box. This box has a CF slot and I plan to install Puppy Linux on a CF card. I’m [...]