Please help a new linux user :(

[Guest]

Re: Please help a new linux user

I installed Kubuntu on a separate hard drive, the main drive has windows XP, every time I log into Kubuntu, then restart to window, my clock on windows is out of wack, any ideas?

Also, when i try to dowload new software like Mozzilla, how do i install it, i cannot seem to understand how to install the downloaded software?

[dibl]

Re: Please help a new linux user

I installed Kubuntu on a separate hard drive, the main drive has windows XP, every time I log into Kubuntu, then restart to window, my clock on windows is out of wack, any ideas?

No clue - is the time correct when you're running Linux? Linux gets the time from the Internet, during the boot process, so it's probably resetting your clock to "Universal Time", and then adjusting to your time zone.

Also, when i try to dowload new software like Mozzilla, how do i install it, i cannot seem to understand how to install the downloaded software?

If you're new to Linux, attempting to install downloaded software is a really bad idea. Besides which, Mozilla and most anything else you need are already in the package repositories, correctly packaged for your Kubuntu system. Open KMenu>System>Adept Manager, give your password, click "Fetch", then scroll down to the package you want, mark it, and click "Apply" on the top Adept menu. Your package will be installed AND your Kubuntu system won't be screwed up in the process.

[MoonRise]

Re: Please help a new linux user

Quote from: ldiserio on Today at 06:44:51 pm
I installed Kubuntu on a separate hard drive, the main drive has windows XP, every time I log into Kubuntu, then restart to window, my clock on windows is out of wack, any ideas?

No clue - is the time correct when you're running Linux? Linux gets the time from the Internet, during the boot process, so it's probably resetting your clock to "Universal Time", and then adjusting to your time zone.

Beat me to it! Yes, that is what it is doing. It goes back to how you initially set it up at install. I always tell it that my clock isn't set by UT time and leave the time displayed as is and never have had an issue. Once done though I'm not sure how to correct it other than changing your Time Zone.

[Fintan]

Re: Please help a new linux user

Great

Could you let us know what you did?

Others may be able to benefit from your experiences

[Guest]

Re: Please help a new linux user

I first installed Ubuntu onto my spare hard-drive, then I installed Kubuntu over the Ubuntu, when Ubuntu was installed my Windows was able to see the other hard drive and no clock problems, not any more with Kubuntu? the clock goes out of whack when I start Kubuntu, then go back to Windows the clock on Windows is out of whack, when I go back to Kubuntu the time is Ok on Kubuntu only. IT only affects Windows? the time is set to my time zone to reset from the internet.

Another strange thing, when I boot up, the choice to boot up between Windows and Ubuntu is displayed instead of Kubuntu?

[trikinomitry101]

Re: Please help a new linux user

Just me, but, I'd just do a full wipe of the Linux partition, and just install with the Kubuntu disc again. You already know how to get the rest of your stuff back, and you can always refer to this thread, so it shouldn't be that difficult to get back to where you are now, minus some errors.

[kevinc]

Re: Please help a new linux user

Linux can use Universal Time (UT) also known as GMT, Zulu and other names.
If you are say 6 hours ahead of, or 6 hours behind when you install, at one point is ask if your system clock
is set to this time zone. If you answer yes, and the answer should have been no, then you system clock will be corrected to the difference your time zone is from GMT.

However, you can easily reset both the time and the time zone. Right mouse click on the time, choose
adjust date and time.