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hey can anyone help me…
1.i had installed Ubuntu linux on my system but the problem is that its resolution is 640 X 480 .. which sucks big time and the problem is tat it is the only available resolution in the system settings.. though in windows i m able to go upto 1280 X 1024 .. i have a samsung LCD display monitor.. can anyone tell me how to increase the resolution in ubuntu as this is the only reason due to which i do not use ubuntu linux.
2. i want to know how to format ubuntu linux from my harddrive

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Ok I just got done downloading the Live CD torrent file for Mandriva 2010. It gave me 4 .ISO files and I tried using a virtual drive instead of burning the .ISO files to a CD/DVD, which failed because in my BIOS settings I couldn’t find a place to boot from the virtual CD drive. So my question is, is there something I’m missing in BIOS to where I can boot it from a virtual drive, or am I going to have to burn it to a CD? I say CD because my laptop doesn’t have a DVD burner only CD burner. I know the .ISO file is like 4.26 gb, and it’s been awhile since i’ve burned a CD so do CD’s even come in 4.26 gb or is it a must to burn to dvd. I’m pretty knowledgeable when it comes to computers (except i’m a first time Linux user) so I dont know if im overthinking this or what. Any help would be great. Oh and I’m not trying to install 2 OS. I just want Mandriva 2010.

I already have Sindows XP. Now i like to have Dual Os. So Like to install Federa Core. I have images of Federa Core OS. I have one Partition free with NTFS File system.I dont know how to install the Federa Core in that..

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I have a game but it says I need directx 9 to play it I have tried to use wine but many say it is impossible because wine already has directx capabilities. so is there any way to install it or is there an alternative to directx? I use debian.