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Apr 12th, 2005, 9:56 AM
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Got Ubuntu.. What now?
Ok i started up Ubuntu. I have NO IDEA how to DO ANYTHING..
I can't even understand the interface. O.o?? I am using Live CD also.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 3:24 PM
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Do you have a question? What do you want to do?
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Apr 12th, 2005, 4:08 PM
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sure, how do I start the internet? I want to start something like Internet Explorer. And then Dl firefox for Linux.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 6:22 PM
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Ubuntu has firefox installed by default. Go to the applications menu. Check out the programs.
Connecting to the internet: What sort of internet connection do you have? Cable? It should do it automatically. If it doesn't, you need to post on their forums about it. It's probably not bringing up your ethernet card. DSL? Dial up? Details man.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 6:25 PM
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Almost forgot. What applications do you use on Windows? We can tell you an alternative to them all. Want to know how to install software? Read how to use apt-get or Synaptic.
Ubuntu has a lot of documentation. Read it.  They also have a good irc channel. Use it. They have a good forum. Post on and search through it.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 8:42 PM
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just let it be known that if you want to compile and install any software, you will need to download the gcc compiler. ubuntu doesn't come with it already installed, which is retarded. i spent a hell of a lot of time trying to figure out why none of my 'make install' commands ever worked.
in the terminal, type "apt-get install build-essential" (i think that's the command) to get gcc. you'll probably need it later |
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Apr 12th, 2005, 9:10 PM
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Hmmm... I'm working on getting Fedora Linux installed as we speak, I will be posting a lot of programs that I would like an alternative for soon.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 9:26 PM
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Okay.
I was going to do a dual-boot with Fedora and XP, but if you all can recommend some programs that will actually match up to my needs, it would be great to fully run Linux on my machine. ConTEXT - Highlighted, Tabbed Browsing Text Editor Cool Edit Pro - Audio Editing and Recording Software, also known as Adobe Audition FlashFXP - The only FTP I've ever been happy with. Limewire - Music Downloading Program, Mainly Nero - For burning CD's WinAmp - MP3 and Digital Video Player Zend Studio - PHP Editing Photoshop - Industry Standard for 2D Graphic Design Microsoft Word - Word Processor With those, or perfect alternatives, I should be able to make it fine with Linux. Regards, Yuneek
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Apr 12th, 2005, 9:37 PM
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Windows Linux Description --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ConTEXT GVIM (Graphical VI Text Editor) Cool Edit Pro Audacity (Sound editor) FlashFXP kBear (FTP Client) Limewire xMule (P2P File Sharing) Nero k3b (KDE CD-Burning) WinAmp XMMS (X Multi-Media System) Zend Studio GVIM (Graphical VI Text Edtor) Photoshop GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Microsoft Word OpenOffice.org Writer (Advanced Text Editor) Those should work, that's my opinion anyway. Other people might have different opinion on what is best in some cases... i'm not really sure about audacity... but besides that everything else should be cool.
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Apr 12th, 2005, 9:41 PM
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Limewire, Zend Studio and now Nero are all available for linux as well.
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