Linux- Who wants to learn?

Dippyskoodlez · 01-17-2006, 08:23 PM

Alright.. I'm going to start a "linux for dummys article"..

I've searched far and wide and always and still have had a hard time learning WTF i'm doing, so now that I have my footing started, I'd like to make an article documenting my experiences and troubles and wanna know if any linux guru's around here would be interested in commenting and/or helping not only teach me a little along the way, but help me write an article that can result to be very useful to the community

Solaris17 · 01-18-2006, 12:02 PM

im not a guru but if u type it up and like post it i can add stuff or we cen send it back and fourth and then post it finished.

hey what happened to that poll of yours?

W1zzard · 01-18-2006, 12:23 PM

i'm pretty good with linux server admin stuff .. console, no gui

*knock on tpu server via ssh*

Dippyskoodlez · 01-18-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solaris17

im not a guru but if u type it up and like post it i can add stuff or we cen send it back and fourth and then post it finished.

hey what happened to that poll of yours?

We have a linux section..

btw, thanks wizz!

Solaris17 · 01-18-2006, 12:38 PM

nice

i looked before the section was up...and yes thnx w1zz and now that we kno u can handle a little code maybe u can help too

Solaris17 · 01-18-2006, 01:12 PM

how are you going to set up the guide by..um...sections like graphics...then shell prompts or....?

Dippyskoodlez · 01-18-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

how are you going to set up the guide by..um...sections like graphics...then shell prompts or....?

Hmm... I'll probably start with a "Intro to linux" then branch it off...

Thermopylae_480 · 02-20-2006, 12:14 AM

I'm going to start learning Linux when I finnally get my new HDD. I don't have enough space to play around with it right now.

naseltzer · 02-20-2006, 06:41 PM

can anyone recommend a good linux learning kit...like with a book, a cd with a good noob version of linux, etC?

Thermopylae_480 · 02-21-2006, 12:14 AM

You can buy retail versions with customer support. But it is cheaper to download the OS, then go to your local book store and buy a instructional book on Linux. You know, like $10-$25 for a book as opposed to ~$55-$99+ for a retail OS.

Solaris17 · 02-21-2006, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Thermopylae_480

You can buy retail versions with customer support. But it is cheaper to download the OS, then go to your local book store and buy a instructional book on Linux. You know, like $10-$25 for a book as opposed to ~$99 for a retail OS.

yes i quite agree in fact i whent to walden books or whatever just the other day to look at linux magazines cause thair like 4$ and usually come with the os and they had many many books on how to use linux

and of course u can like download manuals off line too

naseltzer · 02-21-2006, 12:21 AM

that makes sense. thanks.

Thermopylae_480 · 02-22-2006, 03:58 PM

Only two more days 'till I get my 250 gig. Then the Linux fun begins.

I imagine, I'll become a pretty frequent poster on this section of the forum.

Solaris17 · 02-22-2006, 08:15 PM

thats good news i finally got suse running awsomely ..the only thing i need to do is install the drivers for ati to get direct open gl so i can play games

im so happy

Thermopylae_480 · 02-23-2006, 02:47 AM

What games will work?

Dippyskoodlez · 02-23-2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Thermopylae_480

What games will work?

Once you have ati drivers or nvidia drivers working correctly, I hear wine, wocraft III, diablo, CS, and quite a few others are working under wine.. winehq website has a big compatability list.

Solaris17 · 02-23-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dippyskoodlez

Once you have ati drivers or nvidia drivers working correctly, I hear wine, wocraft III, diablo, CS, and quite a few others are working under wine.. winehq website has a big compatability list.

just to add more unreal tournament series farcry neveer winternights and the ones i listed can be installed and played regularly if u follow a special instruvtion manual u dont have to use wine...i my self had b4 installed nwn following the linux install guide for it and got it to work as for UT my cousin runs gentoo and i played it with him on his gentoo rigs as for farcry i dont know i just heard u can do it.

Thermopylae_480 · 02-24-2006, 05:19 AM

I heard rumors that WOW does also. Is that confirmed?

Solaris17 · 02-24-2006, 07:45 PM

cant say so for sure ill take a look..........

http://www.blizzpub.net/petition/ their is a petition out on it to so it officially runs on it <-- thats the link

http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...?topic_id=1169 this link is a thread in another forum discussing this same thing .

its seems their is a distro called "Cedega" that was renamed/made spacifiacally to run WoW

there are also succes stories of WoW running via winex

Raafi · 05-16-2006, 12:24 PM

i have fedora core, i have been windows-free since january 2005

i have quite a few linux books, i find the bible series are the best, they cost about $50 at Barnes and Noble

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01-18-2006, 12:02 PM	#2
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Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Midgar Posts: 9,538 (6.12/day) Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 1,490 Times in 1,171 Posts System Specs	nice i looked before the section was up...and yes thnx w1zz and now that we kno u can handle a little code maybe u can help too __________________ I Made the Millionth post! Does it come with a mountain climbing lanyard? If not, I'm not buying one.-Mlee My Rig 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 GPU-Z Soundcard Mod Guide Vista Mark

01-18-2006, 01:12 PM	#6
Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Midgar Posts: 9,538 (6.12/day) Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 1,490 Times in 1,171 Posts System Specs	how are you going to set up the guide by..um...sections like graphics...then shell prompts or....? __________________ I Made the Millionth post! Does it come with a mountain climbing lanyard? If not, I'm not buying one.-Mlee My Rig 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 GPU-Z Soundcard Mod Guide Vista Mark

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naseltzer Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 72 (0.05/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	would love to learn linux can anyone recommend a good linux learning kit...like with a book, a cd with a good noob version of linux, etC? __________________ Asus A8N-E mobo (230MHzx5HT) 2x512 MB Corsair Valueselect memory (3-3-8-3-2T) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ venice w/zalman cnps9500 eVGA 7800GT w/ Zalman VF700-AlCu (520/1.2) SB Audigy 4 Dell 2005FPW LCD monitor via DVI input

02-21-2006, 12:14 AM	#10
Thermopylae_480 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas, United States Posts: 2,643 (1.61/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 413 Times in 284 Posts System Specs	You can buy retail versions with customer support. But it is cheaper to download the OS, then go to your local book store and buy a instructional book on Linux. You know, like $10-$25 for a book as opposed to ~$55-$99+ for a retail OS. __________________ We're here to help. If you need anything, please contact a moderator. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. visit our sister site GamePowerUp!

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naseltzer Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 72 (0.05/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	that makes sense. thanks. __________________ Asus A8N-E mobo (230MHzx5HT) 2x512 MB Corsair Valueselect memory (3-3-8-3-2T) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ venice w/zalman cnps9500 eVGA 7800GT w/ Zalman VF700-AlCu (520/1.2) SB Audigy 4 Dell 2005FPW LCD monitor via DVI input

02-22-2006, 03:58 PM	#13
Thermopylae_480 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas, United States Posts: 2,643 (1.61/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 413 Times in 284 Posts System Specs	Only two more days 'till I get my 250 gig. Then the Linux fun begins. I imagine, I'll become a pretty frequent poster on this section of the forum. __________________ We're here to help. If you need anything, please contact a moderator. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. visit our sister site GamePowerUp! Last edited by Thermopylae_480; 02-22-2006 at 04:12 PM.

02-22-2006, 08:15 PM	#14
Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Midgar Posts: 9,538 (6.12/day) Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 1,490 Times in 1,171 Posts System Specs	thats good news i finally got suse running awsomely ..the only thing i need to do is install the drivers for ati to get direct open gl so i can play games im so happy __________________ I Made the Millionth post! Does it come with a mountain climbing lanyard? If not, I'm not buying one.-Mlee My Rig 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 GPU-Z Soundcard Mod Guide Vista Mark

02-23-2006, 02:47 AM	#15
Thermopylae_480 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas, United States Posts: 2,643 (1.61/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 413 Times in 284 Posts System Specs	What games will work? __________________ We're here to help. If you need anything, please contact a moderator. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. visit our sister site GamePowerUp!

02-24-2006, 05:19 AM	#18
Thermopylae_480 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas, United States Posts: 2,643 (1.61/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 413 Times in 284 Posts System Specs	I heard rumors that WOW does also. Is that confirmed? __________________ We're here to help. If you need anything, please contact a moderator. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. visit our sister site GamePowerUp!

02-24-2006, 07:45 PM	#19
Solaris17 Creator Solaris Utility DVD Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Midgar Posts: 9,538 (6.12/day) Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 1,490 Times in 1,171 Posts System Specs	cant say so for sure ill take a look.......... http://www.blizzpub.net/petition/ their is a petition out on it to so it officially runs on it <-- thats the link http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...?topic_id=1169 this link is a thread in another forum discussing this same thing . its seems their is a distro called "Cedega" that was renamed/made spacifiacally to run WoW there are also succes stories of WoW running via winex __________________ I Made the Millionth post! Does it come with a mountain climbing lanyard? If not, I'm not buying one.-Mlee My Rig 8500/8600GT Mod Guide Rebuild a Copperhead Heat Ware NF4 Ultra SLI Mod Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 GPU-Z Soundcard Mod Guide Vista Mark Last edited by Solaris17; 02-24-2006 at 08:25 PM.

05-16-2006, 12:24 PM	#20
Raafi Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i have fedora core, i have been windows-free since january 2005 i have quite a few linux books, i find the bible series are the best, they cost about $50 at Barnes and Noble

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