I just switched from Windows ME to Redhat. How do i work this thing?! can i still install games from windows, such as half life?

The only thing i figured out how to use so far was the internet. Please anybody....i am dyin here.

well your going to have to specify more of your problems, cause with a question such as simple as "how do i work this thing"
i know i am not going to be the one to explain every aspect of the redhat operating system ;-))
anyways the answer to your games question well the answer is simply no you can't if you think you are going to pop the cd in, and simply install your game ... that just isnt' happening ...
as of counter-strike ... well i will show you a HOWTO for getting Steam / Half-Life running, which is belwo
http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...p?articleid=17

now i am hearing that with the recent realeases of the CVS version of Winex, you dont' have to install IE and dcom and all that other stuff, so i'll also leave that info with you :P

Welcome to LQ.

This may sound like a daft questions, but if you switched from a Windows machine to an Apple, or something obscure, would you expect to be able to run your Windows games? Can you run your petrol car with diesel? No and no. Windows games are written to run on Windows. You can make them think it's Windows, but they're just not going to work without a little effort.

As for "how do I work this damn thing"? What exactly is the problem? Are you not familiar with the concept of a 'task bar' with a 'start menu'? I hear it's quite common under Windows. You press the little button in the bottom left, a menu appears, you go through the hierarchical menu to find an application. They should be orgainised by type (which makes sense) as opposed to by who wrote them (as in Windows, which doesn't make sense).

If you are having a specific problem - like 'how do I get my modem to work', or something like that, then please feel free to post another question in the relevant forum, but I'm affraid your current question is just too damn big to answer.

Remember: Linux is not hard. Linux is different. There is a subtlety to that, but it'll serve you well.

for your windows games try crossover office, it costs like 50 bucks but it sounds like it would be worth it to you

to succeed in linux you must be willing to dedicate time to it, you must spend hours unlearning the M$ way of thinking]


good luck

Yes I did, but alot of the programs I used, adminmod, amxmod, and metamod all support linux. The bad thing is they are all addons to the engine...

Also no i wouldn't expect to run a windows program on an apple, BUT I know that counter-strike works on linux. Maybe I should have stated that first.....sorry.

Ok as far as "how does this thing work" are there any newbie tutorials, or books(preferrably cheap) you suggest to help me with my transition?

Thanks

1 more thing, wtf is a wine (CVS)?

WINE stands for WINE Is Not an Emulator. It is a rewrite of the Windows system DLLs and APIs so that Windows applications are fooled into thinking that they're running on Windows when they're actually running on Linux.

CVS stands for Concurrent Version(ing) System. Is is a method many/most developers use to ensure that everyone has the same files as everyone else on a particular project. Usually available for free download. Definitely bleeding edge - it is the version currently being worked on. Sometimes very unstable.

WINE CVS is the developers version of the WINE package. If you're feeling like running the very latest, up to the minute version of WINE then go for it. Otherwise, use one of the non-CVS packages available.