Ok, Im using Ubuntu linux What i im trying to do is... - Hoast web pages, what software do i need + how do i set it up so i can get a www. (static IP address, Linksys WAG54G gateway with some basic DDNS stuff) - share a folder onto a windows network [to copy files to for backups] - run Steam [windows app] so i can start a dedicated server for Counter-Strike (source) for the clan The problem is, Im a complete linux n00b also i need a linux driver for a GF 4 mx440 (its "chopy" when i viewing web pages) and how do i run windoze apps in linux? [where do i get the emulators], *edit* this is my second PC and will be dedicated to these tasks *edit*
Code: sudo apt-get install apache2 If you want to know more about apache, the world's most popular web server, there are plenty of resources online to help you out. Google is your friend. You might want to narrow the search results to those that apply specifically to Debian, since Ubuntu is basically a n00b version of Debian running Gnome (no offence to anyone) Code: sudo apt-get install samba sudo apt-get install smbfs Samba is a really great way to share files with Windows systems (in fact, it is 250% faster than actual Windows file & print sharing). It's secure, granularly configurable, and works alongside the existing Unix file permissions in Linux! Another Ubuntu fan out there has written a brief writup about Samba on Ubuntu, but like Apache, it's an extremely popular service about which there's plenty of documentation online. Actually, you don't need to run any Windows apps to run a dedicated CS server. You'd be surprised how many game servers out there are running on Linux. Get the dedicated Linux server binaries here. As for the documentation on how to do it, I think you can guess what I'm gonna say... You could try what this guy is suggesting. If you're talking about hardwareforums.com rendering slow in Firefox on Linux, I am also experiencing the same problem. It has something to do with the JAVA implementation on Linux and how it works with Firefox. It helps a bit to update to the latest version of JAVA, but it's still slow. Ironically enough, HWF seems to be the only page I have trouble with at all (that I know of). There are no "emulators", per se, but there are API compatability layers such as WINE, Cedega, and XOver Office that can trick Windows apps into think they're running on Windows. This works with differing degrees of success, depending on the app you want to run. Cedega is a commercial (but inexpensive) package who's focus is gaming. Check out their game database to see if the games you want to run will work well or not. WINE is a totally free general purpose API compatability layer which can run may day to day apps. They also have an Apps. database. Finally there's XOver Office another commercial app, which unsurprisingly runs MS office [perfectly] in Linux. It's been reported by many companies who use it that they actually get better performance out of MS office on Linux than in Windows. Weird. Anyway, hope this has been helpful. For Ubuntu-specific questions, this seems to be a pretty good resource. For everything else, anything which applies to Debian will also likely apply to Ubuntu. As with everything though, it's always best to use native Linux programs whenever possible rather than trying to run Windows binaries. -AT
This is why i LOVE Hardwareforums! People are SOOO helpfull, they will run around the internet tracking down infoemation + links for software for complete 'noobs' [im still new to linux] Thankyou SOOO much! (the only pity is i cant click the thankyou button for EVERY item you have helped me with) ~Skips through a green medow, hand in hand with a linux server~
No problem, glad to help. I believe Linux is a way better operating system once you conquer the learning curve, so I'll help any way I can. You might also consider hanging around on Linux IRC channels and mailing lists to absorb info from the people who are actually directly working on Linux. A pretty cool community, I must say. -AT
one more thing, does anyone have any idear where to get a "gary's mod" dedicated Linux server binaries? google only gave me 3 results, 2 of them where blocked by content keeper (im at school) and the last one was useless. I kinda need them in a hurry cos im meant to be hoasting it @ 8 o' clock tonight (GMT) which is in 7 hours! If all else fails i can run it from my windoze machine, but i will also be playing the mod on this machine and im not to sure how it would cope. If i run it on my 'server' machine i can connect to it accross the network (@ 100mbps) while everyone else connects via my 2Mbps ADSL (yet to test how many people my connection will allow, thats part of tonights plans) Gary's mod is fun Thanks again Anti-Trend
Ok, remeber that im still new to linux. what do i do with / how do i run a .so file? (its the gmod dedicated server mention in the last post)
