Linux Questions ?

Question

I have Ubuntu 9.04, its pretty nice. However, in your humble opinion:
1) How can I safely boot from a USB to install another Linux Distribution?
2)Which do you use and why?
3)KDE Vs Gnome?
4)Linux Vs Unix? Is there some difference?
5)Sudo?
6)How do you get WINE to run?

Thanks!

Answer 1

1) Most Linux Distros have a USB bootable iso file for download.

2) I usually use debian, however i am also looking for a new distro. Im thinking about using gentoo.

3) I prefer gnome and xfce.

4) Unix is specifications, while linux is a kernel.

5)What about sudo? It's a command used in terminal, it stand for (s)uper (u)ser (do). Basically it gives the command root privilages.

6) wine isnt a program thats meant to run, its a program that lets you run some windows programs. If you'd like to install it you can look in your distros package manager or add/remove applications.



Also ignore marcus hes just another noob that dosnt know how to use linux. You don't have to run any commands to install a program, you can simply go to your package manager or add/remove programs. You can install programs from a command though if youd like. You can do alot of things with linux, also gnome dosnt look cartoonish at all lol. I wouldn't use windows at all if it wasnt for my capture card.

Answer 2

1) Mess with your bios to boot from a usb



2) Ubuntu is good for many things, everything from a web server to home entertainment system to just a computer. It is a little more user friendly then most linux distros. I use it.



3) Its a toss up, I use gnome, but others like kde, they are both pretty much the same. Although kde is more office oriented.



4) Lunix is based off unix, they are very simmilar. Unix is just a command line enviroment (unless X11 is added) and normally costs money, but linux is free.



5)Sudo allows you to execute a command as another user, normally the super user or admin. Be careful using this command, if you tell the computer to remove a file vital to its operation with this command, it will do it.



6) on ubuntu just click the top left had corner, go to the bottom of the list click add software and search for wine, it will install it automatically. Or open terminal and type: sudo apt-get wine



7) No registry cleaner or anything like that needed, just start your fire wall and linux will take care of itself.

Answer 3

1. Simply boot to the flash drive (assuming you have the OS's LiveUSB stuff installed on it) and then install. Make sure you have a partition ready, or at least unallocated space.

2. I use mostly Ubuntu and Kubuntu. I'm thinking about installing Gentoo again, and I did use Sabayon for a little while.

3. KDE is more of an advanced GUI, and it reminds me more of Windows. Whereas GNOME is fairly quick and functional. It's easy to get around in it. Overall, they both have ups and downs. (I prefer KDE in the long run)

4. I honestly have no idea! =D I've been thinking about looking into it, but decided that ignorance is bliss....

5. What about sudo? When you wish to run a command as root (admin), use sudo then the command. Example:

> sudo apt-get install wine

Running this in Ubuntu will install Wine and its dependencies.

6. How do you mean? I'll assume you've installed it. Head over to some random .exe file, right click and hit Run with Wine Application Launcher (or something like that). Start small. (i.e. Don't try to run MS Office right away. I did, and the results were cataclysmic.)



Linux isn't as hard as some people make it out to be (i.e. The first answerer.) Everyone likes different things. I for one have Win XP, Win 7 RC, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and another Ubuntu (kind of an experimentation OS. I just put as much stuff on it as I can.) I used to have Vista, but it kinda fragged itself, and I didn't feel like putting it back.



Hope that helps!

Answer 4

1: Follow this guide to create a live Usb to install from usb. Its dafe as long as you don't overwrite the previous ubuntu partition. How to do that depends on the distro.

2, I use Ubuntu 9.04 its been the easiest to install and use. I've also tryed fedora but the driver support wasn't as good and didn't work out so well.

3. Basically this is personal preference, I use Gnome, It has compiz which is cool.

4. Linux is based off of unix. If you are really curious of the differences read this: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Linux_vs_Unix

5: Super User DO runs the command as root, similar to windows administrator.

6:In a terminal

Sudo apt-get install wine

then to run a windows installer (if it is in your home folder), while in a terminal run

Wine Whatever.exe

also in the applications menu there should be a wine entry.

Check out http://www.winehq.org



lastly, linux doesnt use a registry like windows so no need to worry about it.

Answer 5

Want to see unix, install openbsd, its not legally unix, but concepturally, (and historically) it unix, Linux is nothing like unix, unless your comparing it to windows. Linux is very refined and isn't confined by the unix specification. Its a double edged swords, its easier to use and maintain but not as stable and secure as unix. Nor as powerful or light weight(not always the case but with openbsd in mind the above hold true, not so for actual LEGAL unix, see SCU, Solaris, MacOSX)



1. Yes, easy way, unetbootin

2. I use all kinds, on my desktop, Kubuntu cause its the best version of KDE 4 in my opinion, I love the way they compiled it and apt is really nice on a desktop system, which is inheriatly plagued with security flaws and buggy code due to the complexity of making things pretty and user friendly. Though OpenBSD with fluxbox can be just as nice but takes alot of work up front and well too much too go into.

3. KDE vs GNOME, gnome been the same for YEARS i mean YEARS like 4 or 5, kde just recently changed for the first time IN YEARS. KDE is based on qt which is currently owned by Nokia. Gnome is run with GTK (gimp tool kit) which is completely open source. QT isn't free for commerical use, GTK is. KDE is pretty, but still not completely stable, gnomes a little more stable and better integrated into ubuntu. I just like the way it looks. I hate the ubuntu brown, its amazing ubuntu is as popular as it is considering how ugly it is by default(gets better every year, they just won't let go of the brown)

4. Linux is better on the desktop, it could go either way on the server depending on the intended application and hardware

5. Sudo is currently developed by the openbsd guys. Whats not to love, those guys know their security, one hole in 8 years, that ******* incredible (that i know of)

6. install it, run wine or winecfg it will automatically populate your home directory with all the files it needs, your windows programs aren't installed with root privledged their install in your user folder. You can also compile the latest version, in ubuntu/debian you can easily resolve your depencies with a simple command

sudo apt-get source wine

or just install the version they maintain

sudo apt-get install wine

Answer 6

i say **** linux it works fine if you dont want to do anything with it



in order to install apps you have to actually run a command which is bullshit



but gnome looks to cartoonish and to childish and just is distracting



seriously if you want a good os you should get windows



hell torrent it if you have to the free sh!t is just that sh!t