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downloaded lidnids dev, a defrag tool

Asked by sandra mclean on 2011-06-12

i've downloaded a defrag programme libnid dev but don't know how to use it? There's nothing to click on, or any indication what to do next,
i'm also not sure where it's downloaded to??
can anyone help please?

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mycae (mycae) said on 2011-06-12:

1) Its not a "defrag" tool, its a network packet reassembler; nothing to do with disks or filesystems.
2) its a development library -- you use it to write programs. It is not a program in and of itself.

Im not sure you want to use this.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2011-06-13:

Defrag not needed on Ubuntu.

New to Ubuntu some resources:

the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Natty

The Ubuntu 11.04 Unity interface
http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-effort-at-writing-help-for-unity.html
The Unity interface: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/natty/#what

- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
- The Ubuntu pocket guide: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/
- The online help https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/index.html

Ubuntu web sites:
http://yaserxp.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/discover-the-best-ubuntu-resources-on-the-web/

Ubuntu online magazine: Full Circle Magazine - Ubuntu's 'unofficial' magazine.
http://fullcirclemagazine.org