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h3nduh3ndu Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Ok so - my laptop hard drive fried - so I replaced it but didn't put windows back on it - instead, I installed Ubuntu 10.10. I'm really liking it so far - seems pretty rad, but I'm treading in some pretty new waters, and pretty deep ones from what I understand - what are some things I'm going to need to know about my new OS and how can I use it to it's best ability? Any and all advice is welcome.

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  • Baron DirigibleBaron Dirigible Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Well, what do you want to do with your computer?

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  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    A lot of people immediately install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, for flash and mp3 and DVD support. It doesn't come automatically because there are legal restrictions on the distribution of the software contained therein. If you don't know how to do that:

    System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager
    Then Go to Settings->Repositories and make sure all the repositories are selected (main, universe, restricted, and multiverse).
    Search for "ubuntu-restricted-extras", mark it and hit "Apply".

    Other than that, OMG! Ubuntu! is a nice blog about cool stuff you can play with.

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  • Zilla360Zilla360 21st Century. |She/Her| Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Linux thread is here:
    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=119142
    Can answer any questions you have. :)

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  • PrimePrime UKRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Not meaning to hijack but this thread prompted me to install it on an older laptop i'd finished with.

    Ive installed it and enjoying its speed increase compared to windows (this laptop isnt exactly a power house). Is there a good c++ / c# programming software out there?

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  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Prime wrote: »
    Not meaning to hijack but this thread prompted me to install it on an older laptop i'd finished with.

    Ive installed it and enjoying its speed increase compared to windows (this laptop isnt exactly a power house). Is there a good c++ / c# programming software out there?

    QtCreator is what I use on Linux when I want an IDE with builtin debugger and autocomplete. You can always use:
    • Vim
    • Emacs
    • Code:Blocks
    • Ecplise CDT
    • NetBeans
    • KDevelop
    • CodeLight
    • ...

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  • AndorienAndorien Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Ethea wrote: »
    Prime wrote: »
    Not meaning to hijack but this thread prompted me to install it on an older laptop i'd finished with.

    Ive installed it and enjoying its speed increase compared to windows (this laptop isnt exactly a power house). Is there a good c++ / c# programming software out there?

    QtCreator is what I use on Linux when I want an IDE with builtin debugger and autocomplete. You can always use:
    • Vim
    • Emacs
    • Code:Blocks
    • Ecplise CDT
    • NetBeans
    • KDevelop
    • CodeLight
    • ...

    If C# is your gig and you like Visual Studio, MonoDevelop's the way to go.

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  • h3nduh3ndu Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Ubuntu is way more user friendly then I had hoped - thanks for the link to the Linux thread. I think I might be able to handle this.

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