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Hey! I was bored and decided to dual boot. I got Ubuntu to try it out. Im new to it.
Soo.. i would like you useres to post some cool advantages rather than windows. or just random stuff
simple things Linus users should know.
Razar/Acidak said:
Hey! I was bored and decided to dual boot. I got Ubuntu to try it out. Im new to it.Soo.. i would like you useres to post some cool advantages rather than windows. or just random stuff
simple things Linus users should know.
the terminal is life
you can run a lot of the same *edited* as windows, though it is harder to configure, but at least you feel 1337 doing it and you aren’t selling out to the MAN.
Dammit. Falcon. Respond, i know u guys that go to WCU know about this cmon share. Dont be *edited*
Gimme some links or sumthing
I don’t use linux, but seriously…google??
4 seconds to search, and copy paste the link…who knows if its good or not…
Razar/Acidak said:
Wow ok. i tried to install Flash 10 and could figure it out any help pls.first off what version of ubuntu are you running
Razar/Acidak said:
8.10 The latest 1Going to go play gears while i wait for y’all to respond.
Well personally I haven’t tried to mess around in ibex a) cause there is no powerpc support for it and b)im too deeply in love with heron lol
First with any install issues your best bet is to scourge ubuntu forums as those guys literally spend their whole life in the bowels of linux. 2nd from reading said forums, it looks like 8.10 doesn’t automatically install flash like in 8.04 (heron…what the pro kids use) Go directly to the Adobe website and down load the plugin file .deb You can also do it in terminal, but to make your life easier just directly dload it, and install that way.
*note: all the install files you need will be in .deb…. so if you see stuff not in deb it usually won’t work
MajorMajorMajor said:
Well personally I haven’t tried to mess around in ibex a) cause there is no powerpc support for it and b)im too deeply in love with heron lolFirst with any install issues your best bet is to scourge ubuntu forums as those guys literally spend their whole life in the bowels of linux. 2nd from reading said forums, it looks like 8.10 doesn’t automatically install flash like in 8.04 (heron…what the pro kids use) Go directly to the Adobe website and down load the plugin file .deb You can also do it in terminal, but to make your life easier just directly dload it, and install that way.
*note: all the install files you need will be in .deb…. so if you see stuff not in deb it usually won’t work
I downloaded the deb files. ill keep trying.
MajorMajorMajor said:
*note: all the install files you need will be in .deb…. so if you see stuff not in deb it usually won’t work.deb, .rpm, .repo, source files can generally all be installed on most any Linux distro. All they are is package management. If you have the package manager installed you can use whichever source file you want. My personal favorite is conary.
Kuros said:
.deb, .rpm, .repo, source files can generally all be installed on most any Linux distro. All they are is package management. If you have the package manager installed you can use whichever source file you want. My personal favorite is conary.ive always had issues when installing non .deb files… may just be the version i run
go to terminal and do an “apt-get update” and then a “sudo synaptic”
It’s a package manager that let’s you install all kinds of stuff. Some of these once installed will appear in the GUI menu, others will just drop themselves in seemingly random places in the filesystem. Anyway, it’s at least good to see what’s out there.
Terminal is tricky at first, but if you ever need a good explanation on how to use a particular command, just type “man” space and the command. It’s short for manual and will walk you through the syntax and options.
Ubuntu is a good place to start. Good luck!
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