Now using Ubuntu. Easier but I still need some work

[MBrown]

I am connected through a router. same as you. its been bugging me. and also when i shut down it says that my NFS failed. I have no idea what that is. anybody know?

 

[ProCoolingKevin]

Hi MBrown, if you are interested in trying out Linux, I would really reccommend the distribution called "Ubuntu." It is just a single CD. The installer is VERY straightforward. You don't need to be a "linux guy" to understand how it works. Furthermore, it automatically picks a good selection of programs for you to work with and auto configures just about everything. Let me know if you end up trying it.

-Kevin

 

[MBrown]

^well I already have Fedora intalled.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

I used to run off of Mandrake (now known as Mandriva), not sure about the newer versions but it was pretty good for n00bs.
But from what I've been hearing, you should really try Ubuntu, it's great for beginners.

If you're more adventerous like me try Debian, but that's because I use it for professional uses (Server).

-TPG

 

[MBrown]

I already have Fedora installed though. I just cant get these stupid plugins to install. You have to install it through the command line or something. I dont know what that is. Its driving me nuts.

 

[tyanni]

Look, I hate to say this, but you'd probably get a lot more done if you tried instead of complaining here. Go out, grab a book on Linux, or check out some of the forums on the inet. Or even try google. You haven't given us enough info to try to even help - what plugins?

And the command line isn't that bad.

 

[MBrown]

^ive been reading and ive been reading and posting on the forums and ive tried google. Firefox plugins is what im talking about.

 

[kamper]

Firefox plugins have little to do with linux, they more or less install themselves. First of all, clicking the link to the xpi should install the plugin, just like in windows. If it wants to download the file instead of installing it, just save it to your harddrive somewhere and then drag it into the firefox window to install.

 

[MBrown]

will the flash plugin is giving me a hard time. Becuase its not a GUI. You have to do command line. I thought I was doing this command line thing right but it keeps on saying this file doesnt exist or something.

 

[kamper]

Something's going wrong then. I'm pretty sure I never touched a commandline for anything firefox related. Either flash comes preinstalled or, when you visit a page with a flash object, firefox will drop that little yellow bar at the top of the page. You click "Install missing plugins..." and it does it all for you.

 

[MBrown]

^this is exactly what the directiosn say Here since its not DUI you have to do it that way I guess. Mabey because its not the latest version of firefox. I dont know. But im just having problems galore.

 

[daniel49]

I don't know what your talking about either that little yellow bar has not installed a plug in for me in fedora yet.

go to this site and follow the download instructions for flash player for linux. pretty straight forward,

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow...orm=Linux&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape4

let me know when your ready to install java give you a good link for it too!

 

[MBrown]

^thats one of the problems. I dont understand the instruction. I dont understand this command line crap.

BTW I deleted FC4 and installed Ubuntu. It seems a bit easier but I still have my problems with these command line crap. I tried reading up on command line. I think im doing everything write but i most likely am not.

 

[drag]

see my sig for introductions to command line and system administration and such.


For firefox plugins I've always just clicked on the broken plugin symbol and let firefox install the flash plugin for me automaticly.

Java is one that you have to install manually though.

Shockwave won't ever work in Linux, there was never a ported plugin for it.