Afew more questions..
ok i got some more questons, my distro is Ubuntu.
1) I would like to install the latest fire fox to my System, however i am still noob at doign this stuff. Do i download it off there site? how do i install it using that? or can i use the shell and type in a cmd to download it? ^^ i would like to know both ways of doing this, as it is the only way for me to learn. 2) How do i check if i have my Nvidia drivers installed? , i would also like to know how to install them aswell ( just incase i dont have them installed ) 3) What is the best thing to do to start learning about linux? i would like to stat from the start with like the basics and then move my way up. What is the easiest thing i should learn to do? 4) I have installed xmms (through shell), how do i place it in my start menu (aplication menu), also how do i set it as the defualt Music player programs? 5) Does the 'HOME' folder do the same role as what 'My Documents' does on windows? That is all the questions i have for now, you do not have to answer them all if you do not know, thx for your help (plz bare with me, im going to be a Noob for quite some time, i have no linux experience) ~ryan |
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# apt-get install firefox Using synaptic: (if you haven't installed it, do so: # apt-get install synaptic) menu -> run -> "gksu synaptic" -> (enter root password) -> `find' (C-f) with input "firefox" and type "name" (not `name and description') I recommend against getting it from the mozilla site--basically because using the distro tools (apt etc.) makes it easier to manage. But also because I heard that the mozilla binaries are *not* free software. Btw, do you use free only, or non-free also? I know that ubuntu has something close to but not equal to debian's free/contrib/non-free. Quote:
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# shutdown -h now But I'm sure the graphical login screen offers a neat click-and-shutdown thing--maybe (only maybe???) requiring the root password. then... well, I found this book: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/...tro-linux.html Seems like just what you want. I don't know how much it discusses the command line, though, which I recommend *at least* getting comfortable around. At least know these commands on a basic level: help, man, ls, cd, cp, mv, rm, ln, cat, less, more, pwd, grep, sed, find, locate (and updatedb), tar, gzip, bzip2, emacs, info, mail, wget. use man and/or help to learn the others, and $ help help $ man man to learn help and man ;) Quote:
Regarding default Music Player: there is no global notion of default music player. But since you use Ubuntu and you consider yourself a newbie, I estimate the chance that you use Gnome, Metacity and Nautilus at around 99%; If so, open the Nautilus help and click `Assigning actions to files'. That explains it much better (and faster) than I can. Quote:
hth --Jonas |
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1) I wouldn't know 2) Other programs would probably have a different installer. For source downloads, though, it's pretty standardized: $ ./configure $ make $ (test the program) # make install (later) # make uninstall Did I mention that I prefer apt-getting binaries? apt-get Just Works and Gets The Job Done. Quote:
hth --Jonas |
Re: Afew more questions..
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Go to the firefox website. Click "Other Systems and Languages", download "linux-686" in your favourite language (assuming you have a i686 system). Unzip it somewhere. Run firefox-installer Within ubuntu: Start the synaptic package manager. Find the latest firefox, click install. I usually prefer installing stuff via synaptic, since it will be automatically updated if there are security issues. If you install from the website, you have to uninstall and re-install manually. On the other side: synaptic is usually has an older version than the website. Quote:
In my experience, solving problems you need solved is an easier way to learn than studying some random subject. And more rewarding too :) Quote:
Don't know how to set it as default, though Quote:
On windows "My documents" contains only documents. On Linux "HOME" also contains configuration data (like the .gnome2 directory, above) and desktop settings and stuff. Windows has separate directories for those. I guess it would be more accurate to say that Linux "Home" is more or less like "c:\documents and settings\your_user_name". Also, Linux is more strict at security. Outside "home" there are very little places you can write files to. On windows, you can write basically anywhere. Groetjes, Kees-Jan |
thx for all the help, when i get home i will try them out :)
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A very good on-line book:
http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz |
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