hey guys and gals noobie here lol

[niffer022]

First of all sorry if this is in the wrong section


Names nathan and im from UK, i installed kubuntu 6.10 today and to tell you the truth, i aint a clue what im doing All iv ever used is windows, and just jump over to a total differant o/s is a really eye opener..

im now duel booting between 3 o/s soon to be 4 come tomorrow, but as i aint used a linux based program before, i dont know what programs can be used... do i need a antivirus program, and how do i tell how much hard-drive space is left

its nice and simple to use, i suppose when i get to know what everythings called it wont be so confusing

so far all iv gone today is use internet and msn...

but apart from that, if i can help out alittle bit, in anyway let me know....


nathan

[armware]

Re: hey guys and gals noobie here lol

antivirus for linux is redundant due to it's strict permissions nature.
i check my disk space by opening konsole and typing df -h

[adder]

Re: hey guys and gals noobie here lol

About Antivirus:
I would not say that antivirus is entirely redundant, it is true that your linux system is safe but...
if you send and recieve email to windows users you can infect their computers so it is good practice to scan both incoming and outgoing email.

You can install clamav and klamav.
go to K-menu -> System -> Konsole
type:
sudo aptitude install clamav klamav -y
enter the password you gave when you installed kubuntu,
the antivirus program will be installed
and a graphical user interface is now to be found in the K-menu -> Settings

ubuntu starter guide:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper

[niffer022]

Re: hey guys and gals noobie here lol

cheers guys for the info, ill have a play tomorrow