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How can I access ext partitions from windows?
XP and older - http://www.fs-driver.org/
Learning resources?
Just found this, I'll be following it at some point - http://www.linux.org/lessons/
Look around their bookstore and further links around the site as well.
Linux terminal commands directory - http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
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1.How do I defragment my Hard disk in Linux?
You don't need to, most Linux filesystems are designed not to fragment files.
2.Where can I get an Antivirus program for Linux?
You don't need one, Linux is secure by design, and it is actually quite hard work for a user to get a virus running on Linux.
3.Where can I get an Anti-spyware program for Linux?
See above answer 2
4.Where can I get a ZoneAlarm equivalent for Linux?
See above answer 2
5.Why can't I just click on an exe file to install a program in Linux?
See above answer 2
6.why do I need a password to change any system settings?
See above answer 2
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darrelljon (10/01/2008)
What distros should I try on old machines?
Zenwalk: http://www.zenwalk.org/
How do I get everything to work in X,K,Ubuntu 7.10?
CODE: sudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras
CODE: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras
CODE: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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Hi Folks
Absolutely superb thread, standing the test of time very well but no mention, so far, of THE newbie-friendly distro, Mint4 (Daryna), the only one that I have seen with pre-installed 'naughty' media codecs that even work in a LiveCD/RAM session as a very safe way to try out Linux features and concepts. 
Another tip. If a given distro, doesn't load into a CD/RAM session, try another, because different distros can use even the identical Linux kernel in different ways. 
And another tip, most distros contain the Linux free and superior alternative to old partition editors, Gparted (GNOME Partition Editor). For some distros it's rather 'hidden' or then doesn't get installed, but can usually be used to pre-prepare the hard disk drive for simpler installation partitioner use.
If sharing a hard drive with Windows, I have found that it's best to Resize/Move THAT along the drive (letting Gparted re-define direct addressing) and leave 'free space' (10GiB ?) for Linux, but to immediately restart Windows so that XP can CHKDSK or Vista can 'Repair', so as to use the new direct addressing. (If only because of its EULA conditions, it's a good idea to give Vista its own hard disk drive , minimum '40GB', but more space recommended). 
As most new distros default to an automatic search and install of GRUB and its menu for all found operating systems, use that at subsequent machine startup ? 
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