Ubuntu and WinXP
Scott
geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com
Fri Oct 13 05:38:29 UTC 2006
", "squareyes spake thusy);:
> Duncan Lithgow wrote:
>> Is his drive partitioned as fat32? If yes that's fine - if it's ntfs you
>> should be careful and read about ntfs support in linux. It's not
>> perfect.
>>
>> Were you running a root terminal when you tried to delete these things?
>> In Knoppix just open terminal and type
>> $ sudo -s
>>
>> to get a root terminal, I think it's the same from an Ubuntu Live CD.
>>
>> Duncan
>>
> Hi Duncan
>
> unfortunately his drive is ntfs, and I did run as root. with Knoppix.
> I think that ad-a-ware may now have removed it for him. I am just curious
> as to how problems such as this can be attacked. Better that I know how,
> no one else in town does :-)
I highly recommend a book called "Knoppix Hacks". Included among the
many "hacks" listed are some covering situations just like yours.
http://www.nerdbooks.com/item.php?id=0596007876
Of course much of this is documented on the net, but I find the book far
more convenient (it's a small one too).
--
Scott
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