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Why use Linux?

Are you sure Windows XP/VISTA is the best Operating System?
Are you sure Windows XP/VISTA takes less time to install than Other Operating System in your Computer?
Is it possible to install Windows XP/VISTA in your PC without Protected Key?
Is it possible to run Windows XP/VISTA in your PC without install it?
Have you ever seen Windows XP/VISTA can run from Live CD?
Have you ever seen Windows XP/VISTA can run from Live USB Flash Drive?
Is all the Softwares of Windows XP/VISTA work properly?
Have your PC never infected by VIRUS?

Is it to difficult to remember 3/4 simple commands as a CSE-student???

Compare all the advantages between Windows and LINUX.
Some of the simple advantages of LINUX are here:
(1) You can boot it from live CD, DVD or now your pen drive.
(2) Install from pen drive is much easier and faster than CD and DVD.
(3) VIRUS Protected and you will never effected by VIRUS.
(4) Boot from pen drive makes your PC so faster that it seems like boot from hard disk.
(5) All softwares are available, free and source code is open. You can customize these softwares as your own choice.
(6) All the process never run one at a time except you run the programs for use. i.e, unnecessary processes never run like windows.
(7) Maximum server use LINUX environment.

Please think all these at least one moment, Why you don’t use LINUX. Decision is yours.

Write Ubuntu to and Install from a USB Drive

Ubuntu 8.10 has been released.Ubuntu has been made available to users as an image for CDs and DVDs to date. But CDs and DVDs are slower, less portable and less convenient than USB sticks. Now, a simple application in Ubuntu will allow users to write Ubuntu to a USB drive, even a modified version of Ubuntu with their data on it, so it can be carried everywhere to plug in and use on any machine.

I have tested it in our PC. It takes less than 25 seconds to boot from live USB flash disk drive and takes only 8-10 minutes to install it in my PC. If you want to do this, just follw these instructions:

(1) First download the iso image of UBUNTU 8.10 from this link bellow:
http://www.ubuntu.com
(2) Download the package UNetbootin - Universal Netboot Installer from this link bellow:
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
(3) Install it in your PC. It is open for both linux/windows platform.
(4) Here you can see 3 radio button as follows:
a.Distribution
b.Disk Image
c.Custom

select Disk Image from these and browse your iso image of UBUNTU 8.10
From the option of Drive select your USB flash disk drive and press on OK button.
(5) After all these i.e, after finishing it’s task to write iso image in your USB flash disk drive it needs to be reboot to install UBUNTU or boot from live USB flash disk drive.
(6) After reboot your system enter your bios and set your first boot device priority to your USB flash disk drive.
(7) Finally everything is as like as boot ubuntu from live cd if you are familiar with LINUX/UBUNTU.

[Note that Your system needs at least 512 MB ram to boot from USB flash disk drive]

Multiget, the alternative of Flashget in ubuntu

Good news, No need to find the flashget. Use multiget to get better download speed in ubuntu. So those who are not satisfied to use ubuntu without flashget for downloading important data, or install it by using the help of wine, can use multiget for complete satisfaction. Here is the url:

http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=MultiGet

APTonCD on UBUNTU8.04 is coming

Hi, everyone, We, the SUST OSN members are preparing to build APTonCD for UBUNTU8.04. Already the ISO file has been build for it. Testing is running, just wait. For more information contact with SUST OSN members.

Connecting Edge/Gprs using Nokia mobile in Ubuntu Linux.

1. first type lsusb on terminal

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0421:002f Nokia Mobile Phones
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000


2. See the ids for your mobile, and fill the command.

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0421 product=0x002f

3. Then write

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ wvdialconf create
Editing `create’.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

WvModem<*1>: Cannot set information for serial port.
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — and failed too at 115200, giving up.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI — Nokia
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT — OK
ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 — OK

Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.
create: Can’t open ‘create’ for reading: No such file or directory
create: …starting with blank configuration.
Modem configuration written to create.
ttyACM0: Speed 460800; init “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″

4. See the modem port . then write

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

5. Then put the following codes on gedit, and save it.

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = AT&F
Init2 = AT E0 V1 &D2 &C1 &S0 S0=0 +dr=1
Init3 = AT+IFC=2,2;+CVHU=1
Init4 = ATS7=60+DS=3,0;&K3
Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=,,”gpinternet”
Init6 = ATS0=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = Nokia GSM Phone USB Modem
Phone = *99#
Username = any
Password = any
Stupid Mode = 1

6. Then dial.

shamal@shamal-desktop:~$ sudo wvdial

7. For disconnect press Ctrl+C

This is enough for any Nokia Edge/Gprs modem. And also same for Siemens/Motorola. But I am not sure about other mobiles(try yourself). This is also same for other Linux distributions.