So i installed Ubuntu, finally. (v11.10)
And now since i am new, can someone guide me trough something basic?
Like good downloads from the software center, shortcuts etc.
Anything that can help actually for a beginner!
You should have gone with Fedora so you would not have to uninstall Unity, it has the best documentation so it would be easier for a beginner.
If you're just starting out with Linux there really isn't anything wrong with Unity. Let him use what he wants for a while, and once he's more comfortable then he can start switching distros.
Both Ubuntu and Fedora are pretty simple to pick up compared to some other distros though.
[QUOTE=n0cturni;34259256]If you're just starting out with Linux there really isn't anything wrong with Unity. Let him use what he wants for a while, and once he's more comfortable then he can start switching distros.
Both Ubuntu and Fedora are pretty simple to pick up compared to some other distros though.[/QUOTE]
Unity is so.. so bad. Even on netbooks (it was designed for netbooks and tablets) its horrible, even their alternative Unity 2D is slow and sluggish. Overall its not productive, Even Gnome is better.
People are very opinionated when it comes to Unity, I personally quite like it. Also, ignore the Fedora suggestion. Fedora isn't a 'beginners' distribution. The best documentation award goes to [URL="http://www.archlinux.org"]Arch Linux[/URL], anyway.
I recommend taking a look at some of the popular Ubuntu sites, such as
OMG! Ubuntu - [url]http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk[/url]
WebUpd8 - [url]http://www.webupd8.org[/url]
UbuntuVibes - [url]http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/[/url]
Which have loads of useful resources, tips, tricks and news. Be sure to check up on them regularly.
You'll also find it very useful to learn how to use the terminal. (Open up the Unity applications menu and search for 'terminal'). If you've ever used Windows, it's a equivalent of the CMD, only MUCH more powerful and useful.
Try some commands, for example, say you wanted to install Firefox, here's what you'd do:
Command: "sudo apt-get update"
English: "sudo = Make me root/admin, apt-get = The package manager, update = The command"
This will update your package list which stores a database of all the applications you are able to download and install, along with version numbers and descriptions.
Then, if you wanted to install Firefox, you'd type
Command: "sudo apt-get install firefox"
English: "sudo apt-get = See above, install = I want to install this, firefox = Package name"
You can also install multiple things from the same command, like "sudo apt-get install firefox vlc", which would install VLC and Firefox together.
Here's a good site that may be useful:
[url]http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php[/url]
If you need any more help, either pop down to Facepunch, make a thread on the [URL="http://www.ubuntuforums.org"]Ubuntu Forums[/URL] or join the Ubuntu IRC channel on freenode (Get Xchat from the Software Center). Have fun!
[QUOTE=BBgamer720;34262835]People are very opinionated when it comes to Unity, I personally quite like it. Also, ignore the Fedora suggestion. Fedora isn't a 'beginners' distribution. The best documentation award goes to [URL="http://www.archlinux.org"]Arch Linux[/URL], anyway.
I recommend taking a look at some of the popular Ubuntu sites, such as
OMG! Ubuntu - [url]http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk[/url]
WebUpd8 - [url]http://www.webupd8.org[/url]
UbuntuVibes - [url]http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/[/url]
Which have loads of useful resources, tips, tricks and news. Be sure to check up on them regularly.
You'll also find it very useful to learn how to use the terminal. (Open up the Unity applications menu and search for 'terminal'). If you've ever used Windows, it's a equivalent of the CMD, only MUCH more powerful and useful.
Try some commands, for example, say you wanted to install Firefox, here's what you'd do:
Command: "sudo apt-get update"
English: "sudo = Make me root/admin, apt-get = The package manager, update = The command"
This will update your package list which stores a database of all the applications you are able to download and install, along with version numbers and descriptions.
Then, if you wanted to install Firefox, you'd type
Command: "sudo apt-get install firefox"
English: "sudo apt-get = See above, install = I want to install this, firefox = Package name"
You can also install multiple things from the same command, like "sudo apt-get install firefox vlc", which would install VLC and Firefox together.
Here's a good site that may be useful:
[url]http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php[/url]
If you need any more help, either pop down to Facepunch, make a thread on the [URL="http://www.ubuntuforums.org"]Ubuntu Forums[/URL] or join the Ubuntu IRC channel on freenode (Get Xchat from the Software Center). Have fun![/QUOTE]
Fedora has a much better documentation then *buntu's.
Fedora is a beginners distribution that still allows for the advanced user to have fun.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;34262972]Fedora has a much better documentation then *buntu's.
Fedora is a beginners distribution that still allows for the advanced user to have fun.[/QUOTE]
1) Ubuntu still allows the advanced user to have fun. PPA's are really useful for installing new versions of software, it's still a Debian system at heart.
2) Ubuntu doesn't need as much documentation because pretty much everything works out of the box anyway. Even has automatic proprietary driver installation, NVIDIA etc, and easy access to install other proprietary software, like Flash, Adobe Reader and Skype. If you really need something fixing, then it's just a simple google search away. The Ubuntu Wiki has seemed to solve a few problems I've had.
[QUOTE=BBgamer720;34263110]1) Ubuntu still allows the advanced user to have fun. PPA's are really useful for installing new versions of software, it's still a Debian system at heart.
2) Ubuntu doesn't need as much documentation because pretty much everything works out of the box anyway. Even has automatic proprietary driver installation, NVIDIA etc, and easy access to install other proprietary software, like Flash, Adobe Reader and Skype. If you really need something fixing, then it's just a simple google search away. The Ubuntu Wiki has seemed to solve a few problems I've had.[/QUOTE]
Whats the difference between a PPA and a repo.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;34263170]Whats the difference between a PPA and a repo.[/QUOTE]
Nothing really, they've just got short names rather than URLS, and they're automated for developers with Launchpad.
[url]https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA[/url]
[QUOTE=BBgamer720;34263307]Nothing really, they've just got short names rather than URLS, and they're automated for developers with Launchpad.
[url]https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah, I wish Fedora had something like PPAs on Launchpad. I've thought about setting up my own repo, but I'm too lazy to create an RPM repo, and they don't have hosting, so I'd have to configure my own server to do it.
And PPAs are easy to install if you want some custom packages.
This was very helpful!
So without starting a new thread, what is the best note program for Ubuntu to do HTML in?
I used to use notepad++ it was perfect!
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Also: Is there a more advanced version of LibreOffice that can do a bit more? I used word 2010 before, i could do almost everything with it, miss it.
[QUOTE=Moofy;34271638]This was very helpful!
So without starting a new thread, what is the best note program for Ubuntu to do HTML in?
I used to use notepad++ it was perfect!
[editline]18th January 2012[/editline]
Also: Is there a more advanced version of LibreOffice that can do a bit more? I used word 2010 before, i could do almost everything with it, miss it.[/QUOTE]
AlI really know of is KOffice and Calligra which is a fork of KOffice. I'm sure you can use them in Gnome, but they're more KDE integrated.
There is also Google Docs which is good enough for me.
OpenOffice or run MS Word in Wine.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;34274986]OpenOffice or run MS Word in Wine.[/QUOTE]
OpenOffice, nope. Don't use OpenOffice, use the much better fork of it, [URL="http://www.libreoffice.org/"]LibreOffice[/URL]. It's more actively developed and generally a lot better.
Okay my point still stands though, if MS Office offers more advanced features I'd use Wine to get at it.
The people who tell you to install fedora are fracking nuts. Just trying to install flash is an exercise of futility. Fedora just isn't a modern desktop distro. Half the time, the documentation and instructions don't work.
I'm not going to push a distro on you; I personally use Arch (but it's not exactly the first distro you should install), you might like to check out OpenSuSE. [url]http://www.opensuse.org/en/[/url]
If you want to install windows apps check out the very well done playonlinux: [url]http://www.playonlinux.com/en/[/url]
[QUOTE=pygar;34281322]The people who tell you to install fedora are fracking nuts. Just trying to install flash is an exercise of futility. Fedora just isn't a modern desktop distro. Half the time, the documentation and instructions don't work.
I'm not going to push a distro on you; I personally use Arch (but it's not exactly the first distro you should install), you might like to check out OpenSuSE. [url]http://www.opensuse.org/en/[/url]
If you want to install windows apps check out the very well done playonlinux: [url]http://www.playonlinux.com/en/[/url][/QUOTE]
Documentation is fine. Installing Flash is as simple as going to adobe downloads page, getting Linux other browsers package and double clicking on it.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;34281489]Documentation is fine. Installing Flash is as simple as going to adobe downloads page, getting Linux other browsers package and double clicking on it.[/QUOTE]
and then firefox not finding it or yum not downloading it or having version conflicts. The instructions you give don't work; everytime i've had to cp the flash library into various mozilla folders and hope one of them work.
I'm not particularly against fedora, my first distro was fc2, but at this point fedora has more bugs than features.
FC17 does not have this issue. I installed the firefox version of flash and it works in Chrome.
Thanks, last question:
- I have a ton of word documents (.docx) files. I can save libre office documents in that type but i can't open them.
[QUOTE=Moofy;34287432]Thanks, last question:
- I have a ton of word documents (.docx) files. I can save libre office documents in that type but i can't open them.[/QUOTE]
you should be able too. I can, it's a very important feature. try[I] file > open[/I] and select the document (make sure the filter is set to "all")
[QUOTE=pygar;34287484]you should be able too. I can, it's a very important feature. try[I] file > open[/I] and select the document (make sure the filter is set to "all")[/QUOTE]I right click and open it with libreoffice writer.
now it worked, but i can convert them so it's a .odt file?
And also, my friend has a error saying: "[b]The application cannot be started. [context="shared"] caught unexpected exeption![/b]"
[editline]19th January 2012[/editline]
It's the libreoffice writer that gives a error, not the file.
[QUOTE=Moofy;34287561]I right click and open it with libreoffice writer.
now it worked, but i can convert them so it's a .odt file?
And also, my friend has a error saying: "[b]The application cannot be started. [context="shared"] caught unexpected exeption![/b]"
[editline]19th January 2012[/editline]
It's the libreoffice writer that gives a error, not the file.[/QUOTE]
you can save then to .odt if you want (with[I] file > save as[/I]), but remember MS Office users can't open that format.
for the error your friend is getting tell him to try the command:
[code]
rm ~/.libreoffice
[/code]
then open up libreoffice.
[QUOTE=pygar;34287617]you can save then to .odt if you want (with[I] file > save as[/I]), but remember MS Office users can't open that format.
for the error your friend is getting tell him to try the command:
[code]
rm ~/.libreoffice
[/code]
then open up libreoffice.[/QUOTE]
It says: "[b]Cannot remove home/user/libreoffice (etc): is a directory.[/b]"
And also: How do i install ms office under wine? and should i use wine 1.3?
[QUOTE=Moofy;34287823]It says: "[b]Cannot remove home/user/libreoffice (etc): is a directory.[/b]"
And also: How do i install ms office under wine? and should i use wine 1.3?[/QUOTE]
sorry
[code]
rm -R ~/.libreoffice
[/code]
the easiest way to install MS Office is to install playonlinux from the software centre and it will guide you.
[url]https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/oneiric/playonlinux/[/url]
Thanks.
Okay well, how do i upgrade my libre to openoffice? And how do i downgrade if i choose to?
And i would love terminal codes, not software center. ATM i am in school and the internet can't handle download from the software center. :suicide:
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Also: I can't use playonlinux, my windows came with ms office installed on ot with a cd. Rage.
openoffice is not an upgrade, it is dead. libreoffice is the new openoffice. There is no benefit from installing openoffice.
Installing MS Office through the command line is a long post and a bit complex. installing playonlinux only takes a few more megabytes of download space.
Only MS Office 2007 works well. If you really want to install it the old command line way:
[url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Microsoft_Office[/url]
But dosent ms office cost money?
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As i said: [b]I do not have the cd, my windows 7 came with it pre-installed. And atm i can't spend money[/b]
Yes.
[QUOTE=Moofy;34287948]But dosent ms office cost money?[/QUOTE]
Many people install pirate copies of MS Office with wine. It's exactly the same method.[B][I] I certainly don't however as it is illegal. [/I][/B]
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