I have set fileformat=unix in my .vimrc, and yet if I create a file in vim (running in Cygwin) it persists in creating DOS-format files, and I have to run them through dos2unix to clean them. (I guess I don’t really have to, since Git cleans them up for me, but it just bugs me … Read more
I have seen people connect two computers with an Ethernet cable, but the instructions I’ve seen were for Windows to Windows or Mac to Mac or Windows to Mac. I never came across any for connecting Windows to Linux. Is it possible to connect a Windows system to a Linux system via Ethernet cable? Answer … Read more
Is it possible to run Windows commands using rdesktop tool in Linux? I tried with rdesktop -s option: rdesktop -u user -p 10.0.0.2 -s “cmd.exe” but I’m not able to open the cmd.exe using the above command, also I tried with the full path: rdesktop -u user -p’password’ 10.0.0.2 -s “C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe” but there is no … Read more
Unlike rdesktop, when I press ALT + F4 in remmina, it doesn’t react in the Windows system, but instead closes the remmina window. Any thoughts? Answer Remmina has this configurable in the ‘Preferences’ -> tab ‘Keyboard’ -> Field ‘Grab keyboard’. On my Ubuntu installation this is the right Ctrl key. Works for me and seems … Read more
I use Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and KVM, my CPU is Core i5 3.3 GHz and I have 8 GB of DDR3 RAM. I run Windows 7 in KVM and it’s extremely slow. My co-worker use Debian on the same PC configuration and can run Windows 7 extremely fast! Where can be my problem? [guyfawkes@guyfawkes-pc ~/work]$ … Read more
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question I installed Cygwin, to be disappointed that bash by default runs within “cmd.exe”. I googled around … Read more
Just wondering if installing Wine might open up a fairly solid Linux desktop to the world of Windows viruses. Any confirmed reports about that? Would you then install a Windows antivirus product under Wine? Answer Yes and no. Viruses/trojans are just programs, and will work on Wine… Also, your normal Linux file system is exposed … Read more
I’m using Fedora 20 along with Windows 8. However, I’m unable to access the contents of the drive in which Windows 8 is installed. It shows: Error mounting /dev/sda2/ The NTFS partition is in unsafe state Windows is hibernated, refused to mount even though I had shutdown the Windows properly. Answer First, make sure you … Read more
Situation: I need a filesystem on thumbdrives that can be used across Windows and Linux. Problem: By default, the common FS between Windows and Linux are just exFAT and NTFS (at least in the more updated kernels) Question: In terms of performance on Linux (since my base OS is Linux), which is a better FS? … Read more
I’ve been reading a lot about dual-booting, and it seems as easy as loading Windows and then loading Linux with GRUB, but everybody says that Windows loves to trash GRUB when it gets the opportunity. What are some steps I can take to prevent this from happening (other than using Windows’ bootloader, I want to … Read more
