I've been wanting to try Linux but I'm afraid I am not that much of a techy to be able to use it.  I just want to do stuff like browse the web, watch YouTube videos, listen to music, watch movies on my computer and perhaps a little bit of word processing.

My friend recommended Ubuntu but he says there are still a lot to download (codes he says) before I can use it to play movies and stuff.

Is there a Linux version that I can setup and immediately let me do the stuff that I want to do?

In my laptop I used PCLinuxOS. Now I am getting a problem.

Please take a look at this error snapshot shown here-

Error:

Unable to mount FAT32 sdb1

DBus error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.Failed:

An operation is already pending.

                             OK

I am not able to mount other partitions manually also. I can’t understand what is the problem?

Can anybody help me?

In my computer I use ubuntu OS. I use a camera (model: Fujifilm Finepix F40fd). When I connect my camera to my PC and try to open it then I first receive the following error message-

Unable to mount Fuji Photo Film Co., LTD FinePix F40fd (PTP)

DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)

OK

And another window shortly afterwards saying:

Unable to mount Fuji Photo Film., Ltd FinePix F40fd (PTP)

Hello experts! Is there a way to disable the Login sounds in Ubuntu? I was in a public WiFi hotspot and everyone turned their heads towards me when they heard the Ubuntu Login sound.  It's really embarrassing and nothing's worse than booting the laptop in a public place and subjecting around you to the Ubuntu login sounds.  So if there are simple steps to follow, I would be glad to disable it for good.  Or is there a way to change the sound to a windows login sound?

I want to get the Qalculate on Linux. I don't know what is required and from where it need to be downloaded and installed?

It is used to convert currencies based on the latest exchange rates. But I also heard that it can be used to solve and calculate extremely complex algebra functions. I don’t know what is best for me and what software is best to perform that task. If you know something better, then please inform me about it. And also tell me how to install it

I heard from a lot of people using Ubuntu that you can use standard Microsoft fonts when creating important documents or reports. Is that true? If it is, then I would like to know how to do it. I occasionally create reports, essays, legal documents, and other critical documents for editing. I want fonts like Times New Roman, Arial fonts and Courier New. Is there software needed to download for that? Is there a cost for that?

I’ve downloaded a new version of Ubuntu which is version 11.04.

I am currently running an old version of it which is Ubuntu 9.10. I decided to upgrade it to a newer version, but I get an error during the process.

I need help upgrading my Ubuntu. Any suggestions would gladly be appreciated.

Error:

Could not calculate the upgrade

An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:

I am using RedHat Linux 5.4 for Oracle database.

I made some changes in Linux kernel and after changes restart is mandatory for effect, but due to time consuming and application critically i can’t afford to restart the server,

How I can perform this task on running a server to avoid the restart.

hello guys i need help on my ubuntu os i cant seem to run games and play movie the video projection is so slow i think i need to install a video driver but how can i do this ? i new to the ubuntu family what should i do ?

Hi I was wondering what the best Linux Distro optimized for Pentium 4?, my hardware use Ram:512, Vga:128, and pentium 4 2.8Ghz,

The linux  I want :

1. Free
2. Have software for office (like microsoft office)
3. would want something based on debian
4. generally easy to install
5. Nice interface