The Linux Experiment.

Metal Ken · 03-16-2007, 08:11 PM

Alright, so i installed Kubuntu as a dual boot using my second hard drive on my desktop. I'm gonna try to keep all my questions (As there will be many) in this thread. So far i like it. Once i get a hang of it, i'm sure i'll use it more than XP/win2k.

Metal Ken · 03-16-2007, 08:21 PM

Alright, I'm sure leon or chris can help me here..

I'm trying to install firefox. Got my tar.gz extracted to a folder... Now what?

Leon · 03-16-2007, 08:29 PM

Ubuntu is pretty nice. my big beef with it is that all it takes is a sudo command in the terminal to attain root access. other than that, it's pretty cool.

myself, i can't wait for this: http://ubuntustudio.com/

Metal Ken · 03-16-2007, 08:30 PM

Got firefox installed through ADEPT. Trying to install flash into firefox...

Leon · 03-16-2007, 08:30 PM

hmm... not sure that i remember how to install with Ubuntu (it's Debian based, whereas my Fedora is Red Hat based). can you list the contents of the folder?

Leon · 03-16-2007, 08:30 PM

ahh, cool. is that a program installing utility?

Metal Ken · 03-16-2007, 08:35 PM

Yeah, i got it. Its an installer util.

Then to get flash, they had the instructions on their website, so i was able to do that. so now i can watch Slayer videos \m/

Metal Ken · 03-16-2007, 08:40 PM

Now, what's the best way to go about exploring my folders and stuff on my harddrive?

Leon · 03-16-2007, 08:51 PM

i like using the xterm. it's faster than using any GUI.

http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/brid...UnixGuide.html

some basics...
ls = lists directory contents
cd = changes directory... cd images/hp320
if you hit just "cd" in any directory, it'll take you back to your home folder.
rm = delete a file
cp = copy
want to run a program? type it. when i want to listen to my music, i type "xmms &". xmms is the program, and the "&" allows the program to run outside the terminal.

my favorite is xkill. run it, and your cursor will turn into an X. whatever you click on will die

D-EJ915 · 03-16-2007, 08:55 PM

not everyone is a command line nerd, leon

there should just be a file explorer somewhere, I don't know the specific one in ubuntu though.

03-16-2007, 08:11 PM	#1
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,287 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	The Linux Experiment. Alright, so i installed Kubuntu as a dual boot using my second hard drive on my desktop. I'm gonna try to keep all my questions (As there will be many) in this thread. So far i like it. Once i get a hang of it, i'm sure i'll use it more than XP/win2k. Glory and praise to Thee, Satan, on high, Where Thou didst reign, in Hell where Thou dost lie, Vanquished, silent, dreaming eternally. Grant that my soul some day rest close to Thee Under the Tree of Knowledge which shall spread Its branches like a Temple overhead. ~Charles Baudelaire http://www.myspace.com/impurity Brutal Skullfucking Death Metal

03-16-2007, 08:29 PM	#3
Leon {##[====:::. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Ohio Crew Posts: 11,711 Main Seven: RG7620 of Doom Rig: Mesa / Sovtek Thanked: 78	Ubuntu is pretty nice. my big beef with it is that all it takes is a sudo command in the terminal to attain root access. other than that, it's pretty cool. myself, i can't wait for this: http://ubuntustudio.com/ I have a radical idea. The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. We'll cross the streams.

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D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 16,571 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: Blackjack ATX Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 201	not everyone is a command line nerd, leon there should just be a file explorer somewhere, I don't know the specific one in ubuntu though. My Site: əBCAir

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03-16-2007, 08:21 PM	#2
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,287 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	Alright, I'm sure leon or chris can help me here.. I'm trying to install firefox. Got my tar.gz extracted to a folder... Now what?

03-16-2007, 08:30 PM	#4
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,287 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	Got firefox installed through ADEPT. Trying to install flash into firefox...

03-16-2007, 08:35 PM	#7
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,287 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	Yeah, i got it. Its an installer util. Then to get flash, they had the instructions on their website, so i was able to do that. so now i can watch Slayer videos \m/

03-16-2007, 08:40 PM	#8
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,287 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	Now, what's the best way to go about exploring my folders and stuff on my harddrive?

03-16-2007, 08:51 PM	#9
Leon {##[====:::. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Ohio Crew Posts: 11,711 Main Seven: RG7620 of Doom Rig: Mesa / Sovtek Thanked: 78	i like using the xterm. it's faster than using any GUI. http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/brid...UnixGuide.html some basics... ls = lists directory contents cd = changes directory... cd images/hp320 if you hit just "cd" in any directory, it'll take you back to your home folder. rm = delete a file cp = copy want to run a program? type it. when i want to listen to my music, i type "xmms &". xmms is the program, and the "&" allows the program to run outside the terminal. my favorite is xkill. run it, and your cursor will turn into an X. whatever you click on will die


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