Q. Is it possible? I don't really want Linux, as I'm much more familiar with windows. How much would it cost?
A. first, look at the specs. if the HHD or SSD is small, you might be able to pull it off, but consider an external SSD or a high-capacity flash drive. Also, does it have an optical drive? if not, you would need an external one and it has to have some form of BIOS. (the thingy that loads before the OS). If the netbook meets all these, it might give you the option to boot from other sources. Press it and boot from the windows installation CD. Choose the highest capacity device that you can install it on. (With a netbook, you could probably do XP, but vista NO WAY!!!) Good luck! =D
Mount network drive on Linpus Linux Netbook?
Q. Is there easy way (for a complete linux newbie) to mount network drive on linpus linux netbook? I don't even know how to enter the commands on linpus linux although I have lots of experience on WIndows systems. TIA for your help.
A. Linux can read and write to most file formats. There are several ways to do this
The below assumes you have set up network security properly and have access rights to the drive
From the command line:
use the mount command
mount -t (type) device) (dir)
where type is the type of device the drive is
device is what the device is
dir is what the root director is
hint enter man mount at the command line to see the manual pages for the mount command for a fuller explanation and for correct syntax
On a GUI
Use the GUI to navigate the network to the drive you want to access
right mouse on the drive
mount the drive
Wish I could be more help, but I'm not sure what distro you are running
Good Luck and Welcome to Linux
The below assumes you have set up network security properly and have access rights to the drive
From the command line:
use the mount command
mount -t (type) device) (dir)
where type is the type of device the drive is
device is what the device is
dir is what the root director is
hint enter man mount at the command line to see the manual pages for the mount command for a fuller explanation and for correct syntax
On a GUI
Use the GUI to navigate the network to the drive you want to access
right mouse on the drive
mount the drive
Wish I could be more help, but I'm not sure what distro you are running
Good Luck and Welcome to Linux
What is linux netbook operating system?
Q. I know that it is an operating system, but what does that even mean? I have windows vista now, and heard that linux is better, but I'm not even sure what it is supposed to be better at!
Can it go on any type of computer?
Also, what is the cost?
Can it go on any type of computer?
Also, what is the cost?
A. Linux is an alternate operating system similar in many ways to Unix. It was invented by Linus Torvalds. The core of the operating system is available for free. There are many companies that distribute linux with various different bundles of software. I prefer OpenSuse however Ubuntu or Kubuntu is often considered easier for the average end user.
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kubuntu.org/
Why is it better?
More secure
more stable
faster
free
Did i mention it was free?
Not all hardware out there has drivers for Linux so no; it won't run <any> computer but You can run linux on more different computers than MS Vista. There are linux versions that will run with very old hardware and it can run on very modern systems so you have a lot more flexibility. I have a customer that is using 3000 old 486 machines from their surplus now because Linux is so much faster and more efficient and can work on those older systems and make a functional machine out of what would otherwise be junk and my machine here is running a quad athlon with Nvidia 9900 graphics on quad monitors and 32GB of Ram with OpenSuse 11.1. Life is good :D
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kubuntu.org/
Why is it better?
More secure
more stable
faster
free
Did i mention it was free?
Not all hardware out there has drivers for Linux so no; it won't run <any> computer but You can run linux on more different computers than MS Vista. There are linux versions that will run with very old hardware and it can run on very modern systems so you have a lot more flexibility. I have a customer that is using 3000 old 486 machines from their surplus now because Linux is so much faster and more efficient and can work on those older systems and make a functional machine out of what would otherwise be junk and my machine here is running a quad athlon with Nvidia 9900 graphics on quad monitors and 32GB of Ram with OpenSuse 11.1. Life is good :D
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