Hats off for Linux

I decided to use Fedora in my Laptop. The biggest hindrence I had to shift to Fedora from Windoz is now solved. You can plug and play USB HSPA modems now. Now hassles, just plug it and it works, even faster than on windoz xp.

This facility is available in Fedora 11 and Ubuntu 9. Guess most of the new Linux like Oss should have this.

Login to Linux without password as root

This is a very interesting fact. There is a method to log in to any Linux OS as root (super user) without a password. Further it is possible to change root password as well. Here is how to do it.

1. When you get the Grub boot loader screen select the linux OS
2. Press 'e'
3. You will be directed to another screen which is similar to Grub boot menu. Locate the entry having the word 'kernal'.
4. Press 'e' again.
5. You will be directed to a screen where you can edit the line having linux os. Type a space and single there.
6. Hit enter. Now you will come back to the Grub screen. Note that Linux Os line now has single attached to it.
7. Press 'b'

Now you will be logged in as root in to a shell.

Type passwd and hit enter. Now you can give a new root password. Enjoy...

Dual booting : Risk free introduction to FOSS world

If you are new to the world of FOSS and willing to experiment with FOSS operating systems, yet not like to forget everything about license OS, the best thing is to have a dual boot.

I have successfully done dual boots with Windows xp / PCLinuxOS, Windows xp / Fedora core and Windows xp / Red hat Linux. Yes what you think is correct, I have changes the linux OS but not the Windows xp. There are reasons for it.

1. As Linux OSs are free, I have the total freedom of switching them as a new version / OS is coming. But due to the huge cost involved, I did not change my windows xp for more than 5 years. still I'm not willing to spend / invest for Vista.

2. Windows xp is one of my favourite OSs. It is so nice. Well done Mr. Gates


Here I'm not going to teach you step by step how to install a dual boot. You can search the internet and can find any number of articles, tutorials, cheat sheets on them.

But will give you the very abc on them.

1. First install Windows xp

2. Install linux OS and select to use an unpartitioned free space or carefully select a partition which does not have your important data to be formatted. PCLinuxOS has a new facility so that you can resize windows partitions.

3. Be sure that in the bootloader, it has included windows in the OS list. Else you will lose windows.

Good luck