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Finally switched to linux... what now?
SO i finally switched to ubuntu.
i am wondering what all stuff i can install (freeware / open source) so that i can tell my friends having vista how great is ubuntu 
seriously.
what all cool stuff can be done?, i need everything basic and advanced.
from sexy things to more sexy things...
THX
TBA
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
You mean now the real fun starts. Installing aalib for the mplayer is something really cool, see http://hypography.com/forums/compute...libraries.html
Then you should install and use the xfce desktop (waaaay cooler than gome or kde) and personalize it (style: no menus on the screen, but right click opens a menu, scrolling on desktop allows you to switch desktop, dragging windows from desktop to desktop,etc...)
And now work is calling, back for more cool stuff later.
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
libcaca, sanctus, its the same, but with colored ascii.
I personally think you need to use it for a bit before starting on your venture to show to other people what it can do, because in all honesty, it would look stupid if your friends start asking you questions that you have no clue how to answer...
p.s. what do you have for hardware that you are running ubu on?
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
you know,
intel core 2 quad Q6600# @ 2.4ghz
4 gigs ram,
nvidea 512 mb.
DG33FBC board
wonder how does this matter tho?
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
Next step, to impress your friends you should learn right away doing everything from the terminal (stupid stuff like starting firefox, emacs,etc, but also cool stuff like append to all files in a given directory _copy for example).
But as Alex said, it will take some time (a few months, if you are trying out ubuntu let's almost every evening) until you can impress your frinds with ubuntu. That is my guess , maybe you are quicker, but you know Linux is my favorite OS, but I am objective enough to say that it is the less user-friendly OS I know.
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
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Next step, to impress your friends
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not exactly my point for learnin linux
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but you know Linux is my favorite OS, but I am objective enough to say that it is the less user-friendly OS I know.
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i agree.
i am trying to figure out but i desperately need stuff.
i tried linux caue i heard it offers a lot of customization than windows ( i've changed my login scree, workin on the boot screen now in my xp  )
so just wanted to try it out.
keep em comin...
THX
TBA
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
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I am objective enough to say that it is the less user-friendly OS I know.
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sanctus, i have Dfnitlyditrubd on linux, besides, that depends on how many OSes you know, and how versatile you are with command line... I, for one, think that Windows is the least user friendly OS, nothing in it makes any sense....
tba, you want "cool" software
compiz
beryl (working environment that beats both windows aero and mac aqua combined)
kde 4.2 (lots of new neat features)
blender (3d modeling software on some serious drugs)
vlc (media player)
kiba dock (dock)
grellm2 with the transparent theme (constant hardware monitoring)
openoffice
firefox (themed to match your deskop theme)
amarok (music player)
i dunno what you mean by "cool" what is it that you are looking to do, i guess?
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Linux, the leader in not using any tactics to promote user-defined experience, coupled with state-of-the-art core enhanced by innovative afterthoughts.
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02-20-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
P.S. bash/sed/awk/grep is is the best thing ever...
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Microsoft, the leader in using innovative tactics to promote irksome experience, coupled with antiquated technology that's held together by a pyramid of makeshift afterthoughts.
Apple, the leader in using irksome tactics to promote innovative experience, coupled with an antiquated core that's enhanced by state-of-the-art afterthoughts.
Linux, the leader in not using any tactics to promote user-defined experience, coupled with state-of-the-art core enhanced by innovative afterthoughts.
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02-22-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
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Next step, to impress your friends
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not exactly my point for learnin linux |
But you said in the forst post:
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so that i can tell my friends having vista how great is ubuntu |
this is is why I said the thing above.
Just wanted to explain you why...
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02-22-2009
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Re: Finally switched to linux... what now?
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But you said in the forst post:
this is is why I said the thing above.
Just wanted to explain you why...
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actually meant on that i could degrade windows,.... in that sense.. 
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