Help with Linux

If you cannot install it, linux is not for you.
An earlier version of windows would probably do you better.

Ok cheers

Don't go earlier than XP and make sure it's patched up otherwise it's a huge security risk. I would go with Linux. 10 minutes of reading on the internet and you should figure it out. It's as simple as downloading a 700mb file and burning it to a CD. Then boot off the CD and install Linux. A 10 year old could do it.

Cheers Petr will give it a whirl

what software do i need to guarantee security in wifi...areas eg cafes,airports,boats etc

ubuntu

freddie, you need a virtual private network (VPN). Hotspot Shield is a good, free VPN.

Hotspot Shield's server is US based though so you can't access Betfair with it. You'd need a VPN in the UK (or any country not blocked). Something like VPNUK.

Just download the latest ubuntu. Installs everything off the (live) CD.

Even sorted wireless network card that windows 7 couldn't recognise ffs. Went from sticking the disk in a ropey old laptop to having it on the internet all installed in about 10 minutes.

VPN is especially easy with the latest ubuntu, you just click the network symbol (wireless or wired symbol in panel) and click "vpn connections" and it handles it all.

Gone are the days of messing around with command lines, it's easier to install and easier to use than windows now. Especially easier than messing around with old and to-be-unsupported operating systems like windows XP.

You don't even need to burn a CD.

Just download the Ubuntu Windows installer, double click, answer a few questions and job done.

Waaaaaay easier than installing Windows.

Worth burning to a CD anyway in case you ever need a 'rescue' disk if your drive starts to die, it's amazing how much can be retrieved.

If you still wish to use Windows - you can install a cut down version - removing al the crap you dont need, making it a bit lighter. Google cut down windows , xplite and have a look

I once put a linux system on a old laptop think it only cost a £5:00 and all I did was pop the CD in and let it run. I had a option to either run windows or Linux simple.

Try googling "linux mint live cd download".

As it's a live cd you can trial it without installing.
Also you could make the laptop "dual boot" if the hard drive is bigger than 100Gb.

I'm just starting out with Ubuntu, so far so good - easy to install

Quick question, are there any one touch betting programs that work on it???

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx released
By Benjamin Rubenstein,

Just a little over a month after the first beta was released, Canonical has officially let loose the latest version of its popular Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu 10.04, also known as Lucid Lynx, has been a highly anticipated release within the Linux community.

The new version of the OS features much welcomed cosmetic changes, as well as some notable new features. The new theme takes on a darker, brown-less, Mac OS style look. By default, the window buttons are on the left side. However, this can be changed by the user. Feature wise, Lucid Lync brings a faster, more social experience to the user. With improved boot-up time and a new "Me" menu powered by Gwibber, and a built in video editing program, Ubuntu is sure to win over a lot of Linux fans.

Next up for Canonical is Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat. For a small peek at some of the things we may see in the next release, visit our previous coverage regarding Ubuntu killing off their OS's notification area.

For those who aren't full-on, hardcore Linux users but would like to try it out alongside Windows, Canonical provides a program called Wubi. This nifty little application will allow you to create a dual booting system from within Windows.

To download Lucid Lynx, visit Ubuntu's download page.

"I'm just starting out with Ubuntu, so far so good - easy to install

Quick question, are there any one touch betting programs that work on it???"


Many of these programs are badly written for even Windows or even DOS. If the writer compiles the source code for Linux use then it will run the same. Alternatively run Windows programs in WINE or in dual boot. Any Excel betting programs can be run directly in OpenOffice. Any VBA Macros are now translated directly in most cases.

Thats why you code in java.

Thanks for that - hopefully someone will write something for Linux and share it in the not too distant future :)

I am currently converting my home grown trading software from VB and C# into java, which is quite a lot of work.

I'd hoped to punt a basic C# "free to air" version out there about a year ago, then halfway through I decided to turned it into to java as I want mine to be able to work on linux, as as standalone smartphone app, and as a mobile-client to PC-server database analysis tool.

Its a lot of recoding (and reskilling) to say the least!

Agree Ubuntu rules, and it's easy to install and use. Only problem I've ever had was with web cams.

I used to have webcam problems but that's one thing that seems to have improved in the last couple of versions