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456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 00:36:30

Well, I just got finished downloading Ubentu. If you don't know what Ubentu is, it's pretty much a way to run linux in windows from a simple exe. Not only that, but you can easily switch between the two of them when you restart your computer.

i had a few questions though, as I am new to linux. First off, is there a special way I have to download files, and second, how long does it usually take to download a software center file?

slinger · 2011-12-30 03:29:14

You should use virtual box wink

Harakou · 2011-12-30 03:43:47

slinger wrote:
You should use virtual box

Maybe if you like poor performance. tongue Dual boot all the way.

slinger · 2011-12-30 03:46:03

Harakou wrote:
slinger wrote:
You should use virtual box
Maybe if you like poor performance. Dual boot all the way.

It depends on how much ram you give it tongue

Zeusking19 · 2011-12-30 04:18:18

Wubi seems a good choice, and on a typical broadband connection, downloads can take up to 3 minutes. (Package size dependant) As I have used ubuntu loads of times before, you can ask me for some help.

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:02:00

slinger wrote:
Harakou wrote:
slinger wrote:
You should use virtual box
Maybe if you like poor performance. Dual boot all the way.
It depends on how much ram you give it

Well, I'm on my 1 GB Ram netbook. It's really slow and that's why I'm booting linux in the first place.

16Skittles · 2011-12-30 10:21:57

There is a special way to download files, either with the Ubuntu Software Center or command line programs, which are obviously more complex. One way is sudo apt-get ______ but you need to know what you are downloading.

Edit: that's why I used Ubuntu, but I had 512 mb of RAM and I went back to windows because Ubuntu 11.10 was too slow.

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456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:23:48

16Skittles wrote:
There is a special way to download files, either with the Ubuntu Software Center or command line programs, which are obviously more complex. One way is sudo apt-get ______ but you need to know what you are downloading.

So how would I download, let's say minecraft?

16Skittles · 2011-12-30 10:31:43

456bingo123 wrote:
16Skittles wrote:
There is a special way to download files, either with the Ubuntu Software Center or command line programs, which are obviously more complex. One way is sudo apt-get ______ but you need to know what you are downloading.
So how would I download, let's say minecraft?

You download Java, then Minecraft.jar from the web site. NOTE: it is NOT the Minecraft.jar like on windows that you mod, it is the cross platform equivalent of minecraft.exe.

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:36:43

16Skittles wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:
16Skittles wrote:
There is a special way to download files, either with the Ubuntu Software Center or command line programs, which are obviously more complex. One way is sudo apt-get ______ but you need to know what you are downloading.
So how would I download, let's say minecraft?
You download Java, then Minecraft.jar from the web site. NOTE: it is NOT the Minecraft.jar like on windows that you mod, it is the cross platform equivalent of minecraft.exe.

So then is Java just at the Ubuntu software center, or do I have to download it from Java.com? Also, how would I download java from the site?

Blackdog100 · 2011-12-30 10:43:58

Linux looks cool and confusing at the same time xD

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:46:23

Blackdog100 wrote:
Linux looks cool and confusing at the same time xD

I am finding that out. I'm having a lot of trouble with Java right now D:

Blackdog100 · 2011-12-30 10:50:12

456bingo123 wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:
Linux looks cool and confusing at the same time xD
I am finding that out. I'm having a lot of trouble with Java right now D:

D: naw, I hope you figure it out!

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:52:25

Blackdog100 wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:
Linux looks cool and confusing at the same time xD
I am finding that out. I'm having a lot of trouble with Java right now D:
D: naw, I hope you figure it out!

Yeah, I really want to play minecraft. It's hard because
It appears you have to run most of it in terminal D:

Blackdog100 · 2011-12-30 10:53:56

456bingo123 wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:

I am finding that out. I'm having a lot of trouble with Java right now D:
D: naw, I hope you figure it out!
Yeah, I really want to play minecraft. It's hard because
It appears you have to run most of it in terminal D:

Oh, I see. Terminal looks really confusing. I'm sticking to Windows xD

slinger · 2011-12-30 10:55:54

456bingo123 wrote:
slinger wrote:
Harakou wrote:

Maybe if you like poor performance. Dual boot all the way.
It depends on how much ram you give it
Well, I'm on my 1 GB Ram netbook. It's really slow and that's why I'm booting linux in the first place.

That makes sense.

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 10:55:57

Blackdog100 wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:

D: naw, I hope you figure it out!
Yeah, I really want to play minecraft. It's hard because
It appears you have to run most of it in terminal D:
Oh, I see. Terminal looks really confusing. I'm sticking to Windows xD

Yeah, it really is. Luckily I dual booted so I can switch back to windows at any time.

Dinoclor · 2011-12-30 15:17:36

456bingo123 wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:

Yeah, I really want to play minecraft. It's hard because
It appears you have to run most of it in terminal D:
Oh, I see. Terminal looks really confusing. I'm sticking to Windows xD
Yeah, it really is. Luckily I dual booted so I can switch back to windows at any time.

Terminal, confusing? yikes
ROFLOL, I'm so used to it that when I need command prompt in windows, I always accidentally look for terminal. -_-
But seriously, terminal is NOT confusing.

nathanprocks · 2011-12-30 17:36:26

@456bingo123 java is part of Ubuntu Restricted Extras which is found in the software centre

lol i wiped my whole hard disk to install Ubuntu (including the recovery partition for Windows)

maxamillion321 · 2011-12-30 18:33:25

456bingo123 wrote:
Well, I just got finished downloading Ubentu. If you don't know what Ubentu is, it's pretty much a way to run linux in windows from a simple exe. Not only that, but you can easily switch between the two of them when you restart your computer.

i had a few questions though, as I am new to linux. First off, is there a special way I have to download files, and second, how long does it usually take to download a software center file?

You spelled Ubuntu wrong.

456bingo123 · 2011-12-30 19:41:17

How would I use a .tar.gz file?

Harakou · 2011-12-30 23:35:24

456bingo123 wrote:
How would I use a .tar.gz file?

It's an archive file, similar to a .zip or .rar. You can open it with Ubuntu's archive manager.

jji7skyline · 2011-12-31 02:14:58

The new ubuntu 11.10 or whatever is better than the other one big_smile

Enjoy the ride! smile

16Skittles · 2011-12-31 08:59:30

jji7skyline wrote:
The new ubuntu 11.10 or whatever is better than the other one

Enjoy the ride!

It adds new features, but
1: It seems like a clone of OSX Lion from what I've seen of Lion
2: It made my old computer lag so bad that it removed the benefit of using Linux instead of Windows.

456bingo123 · 2011-12-31 11:00:47

Harakou wrote:
456bingo123 wrote:
How would I use a .tar.gz file?
It's an archive file, similar to a .zip or .rar. You can open it with Ubuntu's archive manager.

But what if I wanted to run the program I downloaded?

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