Gaming Linux Download?

[philip11]

If you cannot find something as simple as a Linux distro, you'd be better off not using Linux, really. http://bai.lu/ByYxl

I don't need some idiotic touchpad I am 11 Not Steve Jobs OR Bill Gates For that matter and if I was Steve Jobs I'm be dead

1) It's a tablet, not a touchpad.
2) grats on being 11
3) We figured you weren't steve jobs or bill gates
4) It's a spam bot. Don't even pay attention to it, just report the post as spam.

Seriously though, man, tablets are fantastic, IF you get a good one. Tbqh I wouldn't even trust the one the spambot linked because a) I've never heard of that site, and b) from my own personal experience, you get what you pay for with Android tablet.

Does it really make a difference? Thanks anyway

I found one btw I'm NOT dum just impaired.

That's not a valid excuse.

The drummer of Def Leppard lost his arm and is still playing drums!

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And I have never heard of that band and that is probably the reason

Doesn't matter if you heard of them or not.
The point is that you saying that you're impaired IS NOT a valid reason to not do a little research.

That's not a valid excuse.

The drummer of Def Leppard lost his arm and is still playing drums!

It's not like he's an amazing drummer though. Props to him and the band for going on, but stick him in a Death or Black Metal band and he'd be lost....

Maybe he is maybe he isn't, but that isn't exactly the point of my reply.

Let me get this Clear I am not Impaired I was joking.

For what it's worth, when he said he was impaired, I thought he might possibly mean that he was drunk (heck, I love creative ways of saying simple things), but I didn't say anything since I didn't know how rude he might take me for if that wasn't the case and he actually had accessibility problems (or worse). But the idea of getting drunk and installing Linux was a pretty funny one. >.> It was hard to hold back that train of thought

Then he said he was 11 and that the computer belonged to his father and not himself, and I'm glad he actually asked and appreciated his father's lack of consent before just installing it and giving his dad a really bad day.

I was Again kidding about being Impaired but thanks for your help in the second paragraph.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I think the question here should be why do you want Linux and what do you want to do with it?

 

[philip11]

I think the question here should be why do you want Linux and what do you want to do with it?

I don't know I want to learn about OS's

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Ok, instead of just installing an OS try a virtual machine instead. It may be a tad slower, but it'll definitely save you the trouble for when we all know you'll fuck up.

Not only that but each and every Linux distro is different, you can't learn everything from one (hence why a virtual machine would be more logical).

 

[Originality]

I think it would help the community if people stopped assuming he'll break something until he actually does. If he wants to learn about the different operating systems, just help him rather than shooting him down before he tries.

That said, I have my opinion which is in line with the others - if you can't find it for yourself on the internet, don't try to use it (this applies to Linux and BitTorrent and game cracks and other similar items you find off the internet). However, again, if you're willing to learn, nobody should stop you. It's the difference between newbs and noobs.

 

[philip11]

I think it would help the community if people stopped assuming he'll break something until he actually does. If he wants to learn about the different operating systems, just help him rather than shooting him down before he tries.

That said, I have my opinion which is in line with the others - if you can't find it for yourself on the internet, don't try to use it (this applies to Linux and BitTorrent and game cracks and other similar items you find off the internet). However, again, if you're willing to learn, nobody should stop you. It's the difference between newbs and noobs.

Thank you! At least I'm not asking how to google something or googling how to google something now that would be stupid

 

[yusuo]

Forget the virtual machine enviroment, what you should do is most linux distros run off a cd in a live enviroment, you cant save anything but it gives you the oppurtunity to play (install basic apps with very little chance of breaking anything.(for example dont mess with the boot loader or anything like that) then when your finshed with that current session just shut down the pc and take out the cd and windows will boot back up as normal.

Fair play you want to learn we all have to start somewhere right, all im saying is be cautious cause linux is a temprimental bitch that can easy break if you start playing without researching.

Another idea that popped into my head is you can run ubuntu from a usb stick which allows you to save any chages you do and move it to any computer you want to, as long as the computer supports usb booting on startup, this is incredibly handy if you really are worried about doing something wrong, plus you can take it to school with you boot up from usb and get around the firewall filter allowing you to look at things you really shouldnt be at school as well as still having any programs or files you;ve downloaded at home already, with you. You need atleast 1gb for this however the more files you want the bigger flash drive you need, I would recommend 4gb to cover updates and programs you might need, VLC, Partition Manager, Compiz (3d desktop cube) etc

heres 2 links for you
http://www.linuxlive...com/en/download - lets you create a bootable usb from an iso image
http://www.ubuntu.co...=32&release=lts - live image for Ubuntu 10.04 (yes its an older version but they changed the user interface in the newer version and its not very user friendly, alot of people hate it, 10.04 is just as good but has a easier interface to work with, I have it on my pc and ive been using linux for nearly 10 years)

 

[Rydian]

OR he can install the OS in a VM that supports states, so he can back up if he fucks something up in Linux and he doesan't have the ability to fuck up his windows install.

 

[philip11]

OR he can install the OS in a VM that supports states, so he can back up if he fucks something up in Linux and he doesan't have the ability to fuck up his windows install.

One thing the Hard Drive went bad on the computer I *Broke it* Heh It was not my fault

 

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

format it.
alsi what is better ubuntu or linux mint?

 

[exangel]

Mint is based on Ubuntu, but both default installations are great for first-timers for the same reason. The graphical installation wizards aren't that much more complicated than installing Windows 7, and the live desktop environment is easy to use in both distros.
I don't have a favorite between the two yet. XD

 

[Originality]

If you broke it, how is it not your fault? Or did it just die whilst you were using it?

 

[kirlac]

http://www.ubuntu.co...=32&release=lts - live image for Ubuntu 10.04 (yes its an older version but they changed the user interface in the newer version and its not very user friendly, alot of people hate it, 10.04 is just as good but has a easier interface to work with, I have it on my pc and ive been using linux for nearly 10 years)

You can still use the old gnome interface with the newer ubuntu builds instead of the new unity one. At the bottom of the login screen there's a dropdown box where you can choose what version to boot. Just choose ubuntu classic to use the older one. I've also heard of quite a few people who actually like it more after spending a bit of time with it, though I think it's just a matter of personal preference. Try it both ways and see what you like more.

 

[exangel]

You can still use the old gnome interface with the newer ubuntu builds instead of the new unity one. At the bottom of the login screen there's a dropdown box where you can choose what version to boot. Just choose ubuntu classic to use the older one. I've also heard of quite a few people who actually like it more after spending a bit of time with it, though I think it's just a matter of personal preference. Try it both ways and see what you like more.

I really like the new interface, for both Ubuntu and Mint 12, but my laptop is low res (1280x800) so the old Gnome one is just easier to deal with.
Thanks for the tip though, I'd installed 10.04 LTS on my USB key, but it was also partly due to the installers for Oneiric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11/Mint 12) crashing during the final part of setup where you choose a login profile picture. My laptop has a somewhat broken built-in webcam and both installers took a shit every time I got to that part =(
(I installed it from a MicroSD in a USB reader to a specially partitioned 8GB USB Flash drive, because LiveCD style booting with a persistent file isn't good enough if you want to save driver updates and such, according to what I'd read.)

 

[Skyline969]

Don't forget to run sudo rm -rf / to double the speed of the computer once you get it up and running.

Really though, do some research before diving into this. There is no standard Linux download, you choose a distro (distribution) and go from there. If you just want to putz around in a GUI and just browse the web and whatnot, go with Ubuntu. If you want to actually learn something about how Linux works (the filesystem, commands, etc) try grabbing yourself a Stage3 minimal ISO of Gentoo and get that up and running, and get your own X server installed from the command line. If you want to learn some other interesting things (like apache, you can make your own website the proper way without that Webs bullshit), you can still use Ubuntu or something more lightweight like CentOS and get things set up there. It has a graphical frontend, but doing things via command line is a much more efficient way to do it.

It's up to you really, but it's going to be a learning experience either way. Good luck.

EDIT: That's another really good point that someone else brought up. Learn some basics before even touching Linux. Things like sudo - what it is and why you need it; basic commands like ls, df, fdisk, cd, pwd, and so on. Learn what Grub is, what Gnome, KDE, and XFCE are and which is good for which... so on and so forth. You have much to learn.

 

[exangel]

try grabbing yourself a Stage3 minimal ISO of Gentoo and get that up and running

As someone who actually did that in 2003, I think that's one of the meanest things I've ever seen someone say (as advice for the curious Linux virgins) on this website.


...the strides that have been made in user friendliness of popular distros in the past 7+ years shouldn't be wasted.

I just hate the idea that the most user friendly Linux distros should be the Final Step for newbs/*X Virgins, because that really throws away the now-very-enjoyable process of starting "in the middle" with a working system and looking up the readme/userguide/wiki/manual/help/etc with the benefit the Now-User-Friendly Out-of-the-Box environment.

I know that what I quoted wasn't the point of your post so please don't take personal offense, but when I see that sentiment directed at the Linux-curious, it makes me rage now.

 

[yusuo]

Don't forget to run sudo rm -rf / to double the speed of the computer once you get it up and running.

Lol i thought this was really funny but you really shouldnt be telling a noob to do that they might take it seriously and force delete their entire root system

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[philip11]

If you broke it, how is it not your fault? Or did it just die whilst you were using it?

It died while I was using it

 

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

Don't forget to run sudo rm -rf / to double the speed of the computer once you get it up and running.

Lol i thought this was really funny but you really shouldnt be telling a noob to do that they might take it seriously and force delete their entire root system

i really was about to do it

 

[Rydian]

And that's why linux forums I've seen will ban on sight for that shit.