Linux...I love it

Conrad11 said:
Ok, yeah i understand the top bit, but surely there are some virus' out there to catch *** linux user that thinks liek that?
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Put it this way your more likely to get owned from not keeping your services patched up to date or from a local user getting root than you are of catching a virus in linux. There are linux virus's yeah, but its a similar state of play to osx/bsd etc...
 
Ok kool.

Is there such a thing as a recycling bin in linux live as i have accidentally deleted something from a pen drive nad i want to get it back.

Thanks.
 
Gnome (which I assume you're using) has a trash can in the lower right corner by default. You'll be able to recover the files from that.

If perchance you misused the rm command at the command-line there's not much you can do about it.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
Gnome (which I assume you're using) has a trash can in the lower right corner by default. You'll be able to recover the files from that.

If perchance you misused the rm command at the command-line there's not much you can do about it.
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Lovely thanks.

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If i donwload something a stick it on a usb drive, will i be able to use it in windows? (i am downloading the latest version of ubuntu)
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
Yes because the filesystem on the flash drive should be FAT which is readable and writable on both platforms.
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Lovely. Someone above said dont get 64bit but didn't really explain why?

What would you suggest getting, 64bit or 32bit? Surely 64bit would be faster?
 
Conrad11 said:
Lovely. Someone above said dont get 64bit but didn't really explain why?

What would you suggest getting, 64bit or 32bit? Surely 64bit would be faster?
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I would imagine it would be due to program compatability? I am probably wrong though :D
 
I'd get 32-bit unless you specifically needed to address lots of memory. 64-bit isn't really any faster, perhaps 3-4% at best, and it can be a hassle for a desktop user.

Open-source applications are just fine on 64-bit Linux but proprietary support is iffy. For instance the Flash plugin for Firefox is not available for 64-bit. You'd have to specifically install the 32-bit version of Ff just to be able to punch the clown or whatever else they're doing in those annoying ads these days. ;)
 
Ok fair enough, well i am actually 76% through the 64bit version at the moment, so i will stick with this unless i have any issues which i havent on the current version i am using (64-bit 5.10).

Thanks for everyones help!

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Well thats just a bugger. 80% and its crashed. Probably run out of memory to store the 700mb on :/
 
Conrad11 said:
Ok fair enough, well i am actually 76% through the 64bit version at the moment, so i will stick with this unless i have any issues which i havent on the current version i am using (64-bit 5.10).

Thanks for everyones help!

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Well thats just a bugger. 80% and its crashed. Probably run out of memory to store the 700mb on :/
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There are newer versions then that, 6.10 IIRC. Are you installing Ubuntu on a USB stick? The default install is not really going to work as it takes up quite a bit of space! You could start with a min install and build your way up and just get the packages you need, but that is a bit of effort.

Also I would recommend 32bit over 64 due to the greater level of support of the 32bit platform.

As you have been told about the "Trash" in Linux, the file is kept (while in trash) in the same folder you deleted it, but just hidden.
At the command prompt
$ ls -a
You will see a .trash folder, it will be in there. MacOSX uses .Trashes
 
There *is*, but at the moment I think its pretty much read-only access. I have completely forgotten what its called but a google for "mounting ntfs volumes ubuntu" should turn up a few hits :)
 
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