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Which Linux distro do you want? Here are instructions for Ubuntu.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

I have had the best success on old machines using Ubuntu or a distro based on Ubuntu, such as antiX, Zorin OS, and Lubuntu. They seem to have the drivers required without much hassle. If you do...

You can try out Ubuntu with out even downloading anything here. http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/en/

Keep in mind that Ubuntu uses the Unity desktop environment, which is very different from other...

If you are on a dinosaur, then you will likely need to run a lite version of Linux. I would recommend antiX. You can get it here http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Burn it to a...

Sorry for this late reply. Yes, you can have Win7 and Debian installed on the same computer and boot either one when the computer starts.

I am not sure exactly what is giving you this error,...

I am not sure if I am going to upgrade. 12.04 works fine for me and from what I understand, 12.10 has no major improvements.

Sounds interesting. I'll check them out.

1. I have never done exactly as you are describing; however, if I am understanding your situation correctly, I think you can just restore the Widnows boot loader on the hard drive. Grub will still...

Myth TV comes to mind.

What is the power rating on the old power supply?

Which Linux version are you using? Also, let me get this straight. You can log in as a user, but you can't switch to Root?

No. Just booting from a flash drive will not affect XP unless purpusly delet files or click the install icon or something like that.

There are a couple of ways you can fix your problem. First, you can remove Linux and reinstall, but you have already said you prefer not to do that. However, this may be your best option if you do...

You may not like this option, but this is my opinion. Get am XP iso file, burn it to a disk, boot the disk, repair XP, then boot an Ubuntu live disk, reinstall grub2, and you should be good to go.

FitBoot, I would download a boot loader call GAG here http://gag.sourceforge.net/. Burn it and reboot. It will run off of the installation disk. Just don't select the save changes option and your...

I have created distros in the past. Mainly because the Ubuntu live disk does not have Boot-Repair installed. I use a program called Remastersys. The program can be used to back up an existing...

8.10 is fairly old. Ubuntu 12.10 will be out in a few months. 8.10 is nearly 4 years old. Have you considered upgrading?

It depends on what your goal is. Do you want to see a history, or just periodically see what your usage is? I use GkellM System Monitor. It does not keep a history for the RAM; it only shows your...

That is like asking someone to explain the difference between Ford and Chevy.

You should try out each and see the differences for yourself.

If you can access a working Windows computer, you can use Linux Live USB Creator (LiLi) http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ to download and create a bootable Linux USB flash drive that will also let you...

If it is a graphical process, like Libreoffice, you can use xkill. After you type xkill in a terminal, you then just click on the program that you want to close. Works great for me and is much...

Linux 101, welcome to the forum. One option for you is to make a custom web browser. I have not done this yet, but here is a video that explains how to do it in Ubuntu. ...

If you are really worried about MAC address tracking, then on your next move, don't use the same hardware. Look back at the Tails link that I provided.

I am not sure if you are serious or not, but take a look at this.

https://tails.boum.org/about/index.en.html

Let us know how it works out for you.