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Geek Culture / Intalling Apps and such in Linux

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JoelJ
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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 00:33
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I have a older computer running Xandros Linux, and I have a few questions for anyone here who knows how to use linux:

1) setting the default web Broswer: For some reason, Mozilla was installed as the default browser, and i much prefer Firefox to Moz. I can download and install it, but Moz is still the default, anyone tell me how to change that? (i'm a newb, so be as specific as possible )

2) I installed the movie editor thingy called Jahshaka, and it's installed just fine, so i try to run it, so i open the command line and type "jahshaka" and hit enter, and the loading screen pops up, then when it finishes loading, nothing happens.
Is this a problem with the way i'm trying to run it? do i have to pass commands into it using the command line ( "jashaka -w" or something like that)

3) Cedega: I found this program earlier, and I found a site that i could download it from, but how do i use it and everything? anyone know of a guide of some sort that will show me how to install and run my games?

thanks for any help i might get


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Killswitch
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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 01:48
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Solution: Get windows!

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lagmaster
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1. replace the links
2. try "jashaka --help"
3. get the cvs version from the offical site, they even tell you how to install and build it.

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Raven
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1) This is Linux dependant, use a more common build I'm sure more people would know which .conf you need to change.

2) Could be a Command Line only application, they're common in Linux and a good reason why I don't use it.

3) If you purchase it ($60) they provide you with a package that does everything for you.

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JoelJ
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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 04:41
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Quote: " Solution: Get windows!"

I HAVE windows, if I wanted to use windows, i would, if i wanted a stupid reply, i would ask for one...

Quote: "try "jashaka --help""

"Could not run the specified command"

Quote: " If you purchase it ($60) they provide you with a package that does everything for you."

i actually saw that...kinda expensive, but if i get a job, i might even buy it

thanks for helping, if anyone has any more solutions please tell


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Rpg Cyco
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1) Go to Preferences in Firefox, click "Check Now" next to default browser and say Yes to the popup.

I don't know what desktop environment Xandros uses, if it's GNOME, then have a look for Preferred Applications. You can specify default programs there, including web browser. I'm sure there would be something like that in KDE, as well.

3) Buy it, and maybe somebody will help. Or, find a tutorial on how to compile the CVS, as lagmaster said.

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Me!
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Posted: 5th Sep 2005 11:11
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A uninstall mozilla? (well...that will stop it being default)

B read the help and check the writers main web site

C ditto

OR

download Suse 9.3 pro and use that instead, you can add/remove programs just like M$ windoze via YAST, do online system updates etc, much easier to use than one of the minor distributions and better supported on the net (plus firefox is default in Suse 9.3), Linux is nice, but you need all the help you can get since it doesn`t babysit you through anything, unlike windows where you click "yes" six hundred times to get something to install (you know the drill "do you have the computer turned on?","is this the computer you want to install the software on?","are you looking at this?","please read this 600 page eula","enter 700 character case sensitive security code in under 3 seconds" etc).

under Linux you tend to get "program installed...executing config.sh...done", after that its up to you to find the app, configure it and get it visible on the desktop, you need to do a lot more to get Linux apps working and configured as you like, but they work a lot better than winderz apps when you get em to go and they are configured exactly as you want.



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