A Quick Linux questio

[todpod]

I have gotten Kubuntu up and runnig resonably well for not knowing what I am doing. I installed gnucash but it didn't place itself into the applications menu or desktop, Where does Linux stick there program files so that I may make a shortcut for it?

Whats the best way to get .wmv files to play if you can.

If i choose to migrate totaly from windows and move my files to linux what's the best way on a dual boot system.
1 just copy everything dvd and then back or create a fat partion or 2 and copy stuff over that way back and forth, or try and mount the ntfs partions from linux.

I will have to rearrange stuff to make linux partions as I go.

I currently have a 100, 200 and 160 gig hard drives installed.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Originally posted by: todpod
I have gotten Kubuntu up and runnig resonably well for not knowing what I am doing. I installed gnucash but it didn't place itself into the applications menu or desktop, Where does Linux stick there program files so that I may make a shortcut for it?

Once you install a package (by compiling or installing the precompiled binary [deb for ubuntu]) it can be accessed from anywhere depending on if you have permissions or not. So if you make a shortcut and it asks for the command just type the name of the command (I guess its gnucash for the command?).

Originally posted by: todpod
Whats the best way to get .wmv files to play if you can.

Check out this wiki entry.

Originally posted by: todpod
If i choose to migrate totaly from windows and move my files to linux what's the best way on a dual boot system.
1 just copy everything dvd and then back or create a fat partion or 2 and copy stuff over that way back and forth, or try and mount the ntfs partions from linux.

I will have to rearrange stuff to make linux partions as I go.

I currently have a 100, 200 and 160 gig hard drives installed.

You can mount the ntfs filesystem from within Ubuntu if you want to move stuff from your windows partition over to linux.