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OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog ...

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I have previously covered obtaining and installing Ubuntu Linux, and this time I will touch on desktop and server installations. Both types of installation address ...

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I am trying to get a working install of linux on my P4 system. The problem I am facing is my serial ata (ICH5) drives are not well supported with the 2.4 kernel. So is there a way that I can do a ...