Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
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Installing Ubuntu from a USB drive
An Ubuntu expert describes why Windows XP Pro would refuse to recognize Ubuntu from a USB drive. Continue Reading
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Installing xrdp on Dap desktop 6.06 or Fiesty Desktop 7.04
An Ubuntu expert recommends a link to a thread on how to install xrdp on either the Dap desktop 6.06 or Fiesty Desktop 7.04. Continue Reading
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The future of Linux, Microsoft and patents
There has been much discussion about Xandros, Linspire and Novell -- the commercial Linux companies who partnered with Microsoft. What about Canonical, Red Hat and Mandriva, who all said "no"? An expert weighs in on how they'll be affected by these ... Continue Reading
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SPARC/Solaris vs. Intel/Linux
A Unix-Linux migration expert describes the differences between Solaris on SPARC as compared to. Linux on Intel. Continue Reading
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Linux on Intel or RISC?
A Unix-Linux migration expert warns a user to consider customer needs when purchasing the latest hardware, like Intel, RISC or mainframes, in order to find out where performance should be emphasized. Continue Reading
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Printing from Windows to Linux
A Unix--Linux migration expert recommends sticking with both Linux and Windows, in this case, to remain with a supported printer program. Continue Reading
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Compiling OpenSSH on Feisty Fawn
An Ubuntu expert describes where in the process of compiling OpenSSH on Feisty Fawn a reader missed a step. Continue Reading
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Uniform standards for the Linux/OSS community
An open source software and applications expert describes his observations about the progress the Linux Foundation has been making towards creating uniform standards for Linux/OSS. Continue Reading
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RHEL 5's KVM vs. Feisty Fawn's KVM
A user asks what the difference is between Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5's (RHEL 5) kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn's KVM. Continue Reading
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Incorporating multi-master support in MySQL
A MySQL expert describes two ways that the multi-master support can be used. Continue Reading