Behold my 31337 8800GTS's rendering Chinese trade fantasy in wine. Smokes the ATI 2600HD in my laptop. Once again, Nvidia is master. Notice Pidgin on the right some douche named parker is on there playing silkroad too
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
New 31337 Silkroadonline in Ubuntu
Behold my 31337 8800GTS's rendering Chinese trade fantasy in wine. Smokes the ATI 2600HD in my laptop. Once again, Nvidia is master. Notice Pidgin on the right some douche named parker is on there playing silkroad too
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
My Linux Configs
Here are a few things I do to make my life easier in Linux. Speaking directly about Ubuntu 7.10 and 7.04 for the most part.
Change your repositories. It doesn't really matter which one just as long as you pick ftp instead of http. It usually works out a little better that way. Also enable the multiverse and third party sections of repositories to make sure you get all the 31337 apps you want.
Install Yakuake. It's a console window that scrolls from top of desktop and goes away by pressing f12. This will keep you from having to type sudo all the time.
Install the Studio Ubuntu package. It will say removing gnome desktop it's full of s-word. It'll install all kinds of stuff that will keep you from getting pissed off later. All the audio/video codecs and tools you will need will be installed along with several editors.
Install Envy and Compiz. Beryl is out. Just use the tutorial a few posts below to get the pro cube desktop. You'll amaze everyone who sees it and they may even turn into Linux people when they see what it can do on a level that they understand.
If you are planning on installing and using Wine make sure to get mstt corefonts. Just search corefont in the Synaptic.
If you really hate typing sudo all the time you can create a password for root and use that instead. In console:
sudo passwd root
type admin password
create password
verify password
type su
type password
now you are root and no one can eff with you.
Don't believe that last line :) You are very vulnerable when you log in as root. Highly don't do it. Especially going into an irc channel logged in as root, terrible mistake.
Terminal Server Client in Applications-Internet will allow you to connect to RDP and VNC-VNC5 servers. Alternatively Remote Desktop will allow you to use your desktop as a terminal service. I run my entire library lab off of two machines that terminal into my EduBuntu server. Very smooth and keeps the kids from playing faggy Halo instead of doing their research.
Crossover, Parallels, Cedega, FTL! Don't waste your time or money. I bought Parallels, which works great in Windows, but in Ubuntu with the updated Linux Kernel, forget about it. They released a patch to fix the problems 4 days ago they totally screwed up my dependencies. Thanks a lot Parallels you suck. If you need Windows that bad, dual boot. or..
Qemu Launcher FTW! For about 5 years I tried to install XP, 2000, anything in Qemu and it refused to give me any networking. But now, finally in 2008, from a default install of Qemu launcher and XP, I get full 3d and networking, sound, usb support, just like a real os. If you don't have a lot of ram I suggest NOT trying to run cumbersome application layer programs in it cause it can get a little laggy and crash. I use it almost every day to test my logon scripts and some other things at my job. Search Qemu in Synaptic and download everything with Qemu in the description.
System-Administration-System Monitor is the equivalent to Task Manager in Windows.
Pressing Alt-f2 will bring up a run dialog. Type something like konsole or yakuake or smb4k and the program opens.
In Linux, you type ifconfig not ipconfig.
To restart your xserver (not a mac-money-in-trash giant overpriced overrated rack server, your desktop server is called xserver fyi) type alt-ctrl-shift-backspace. This doesn't restart the machine it only restarts xserver. So if a program gets stuck or if your graphics crap out at some point, basically anything that goes wrong can be fixed with that command.
That should be more than enough to keep a Linux noob busy. Send every gnub to this site and take notes. Tell them I am the God of Linux and I demand they read my blogzor. Still hoping Strongbad joins GameOver. Still haven't tried playing SRO in Linux w/o corefonts. Or the video. Or anything because P4rK3r got me playing SRO again you jerk! I'll get to all that stuff as soon as I get to level 50. :)
Change your repositories. It doesn't really matter which one just as long as you pick ftp instead of http. It usually works out a little better that way. Also enable the multiverse and third party sections of repositories to make sure you get all the 31337 apps you want.
Install Yakuake. It's a console window that scrolls from top of desktop and goes away by pressing f12. This will keep you from having to type sudo all the time.
Install the Studio Ubuntu package. It will say removing gnome desktop it's full of s-word. It'll install all kinds of stuff that will keep you from getting pissed off later. All the audio/video codecs and tools you will need will be installed along with several editors.
Install Envy and Compiz. Beryl is out. Just use the tutorial a few posts below to get the pro cube desktop. You'll amaze everyone who sees it and they may even turn into Linux people when they see what it can do on a level that they understand.
If you are planning on installing and using Wine make sure to get mstt corefonts. Just search corefont in the Synaptic.
If you really hate typing sudo all the time you can create a password for root and use that instead. In console:
sudo passwd root
type admin password
create password
verify password
type su
type password
now you are root and no one can eff with you.
Don't believe that last line :) You are very vulnerable when you log in as root. Highly don't do it. Especially going into an irc channel logged in as root, terrible mistake.
Terminal Server Client in Applications-Internet will allow you to connect to RDP and VNC-VNC5 servers. Alternatively Remote Desktop will allow you to use your desktop as a terminal service. I run my entire library lab off of two machines that terminal into my EduBuntu server. Very smooth and keeps the kids from playing faggy Halo instead of doing their research.
Crossover, Parallels, Cedega, FTL! Don't waste your time or money. I bought Parallels, which works great in Windows, but in Ubuntu with the updated Linux Kernel, forget about it. They released a patch to fix the problems 4 days ago they totally screwed up my dependencies. Thanks a lot Parallels you suck. If you need Windows that bad, dual boot. or..
Qemu Launcher FTW! For about 5 years I tried to install XP, 2000, anything in Qemu and it refused to give me any networking. But now, finally in 2008, from a default install of Qemu launcher and XP, I get full 3d and networking, sound, usb support, just like a real os. If you don't have a lot of ram I suggest NOT trying to run cumbersome application layer programs in it cause it can get a little laggy and crash. I use it almost every day to test my logon scripts and some other things at my job. Search Qemu in Synaptic and download everything with Qemu in the description.
System-Administration-System Monitor is the equivalent to Task Manager in Windows.
Pressing Alt-f2 will bring up a run dialog. Type something like konsole or yakuake or smb4k and the program opens.
In Linux, you type ifconfig not ipconfig.
To restart your xserver (not a mac-money-in-trash giant overpriced overrated rack server, your desktop server is called xserver fyi) type alt-ctrl-shift-backspace. This doesn't restart the machine it only restarts xserver. So if a program gets stuck or if your graphics crap out at some point, basically anything that goes wrong can be fixed with that command.
That should be more than enough to keep a Linux noob busy. Send every gnub to this site and take notes. Tell them I am the God of Linux and I demand they read my blogzor. Still hoping Strongbad joins GameOver. Still haven't tried playing SRO in Linux w/o corefonts. Or the video. Or anything because P4rK3r got me playing SRO again you jerk! I'll get to all that stuff as soon as I get to level 50. :)
Friday, March 7, 2008
Envy Ati Driver FTW! Cube now spinnings
First of all if you bought an Ati card you are a noob. But this little tool will help you get compiz running in Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy.
http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
The link has nvidia in the title because the script works for both. It detects your card, finds the best driver, and installs it correctly. After a reboot, go here
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/category/compizberyl/
It has instructions and advice on installing/choosing compiz and beryl desktop managers. I have an Ati 2600HD card and this is what I installed. Code taken from the link above:
sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
This installs the advanced settings manager for compiz and will add an extra button in the desktop background settings. It also installs the gui under system-preferences. After that I took:
gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/hsize 4
gconftool-2 –type int –set /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/number_of_desktops 1
This pretty much makes compiz a clone of beryl. The settings and options are all the same from what I see and this makes beryl not really worth installing. It has other plugins not enabled by default that you can change in the config gui.
UbuntuForums.org FTW!
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