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I've been using my Linux kit on the PS2 and am liking the opn and useful nature of linux so much that I've gone and downoaded the Fedora 64bit linu operating system for my PC.
Anyone got any useful utilities and programs I should be installing on the thing. Virus checkers, firewalls, media players and the like would be welcome :-).
Anyone got any useful utilities and programs I should be installing on the thing. Virus checkers, firewalls, media players and the like would be welcome :-).
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I've been using my Linux kit on the PS2 and am liking the opn and useful nature of linux so much that I've gone and downoaded the Fedora 64bit linu operating system for my PC.
Anyone got any useful utilities and programs I should be installing on the thing. Virus checkers, firewalls, media players and the like would be welcome :-).
Anyone got any useful utilities and programs I should be installing on the thing. Virus checkers, firewalls, media players and the like would be welcome :-).
You don't need a virus checker.
Erm, personally, my faveourite apps on linux were obviously Firefox, Rhythmbox (a music player) and gEdit (a notepad app but better)
Erm, personally, my faveourite apps on linux were obviously Firefox, Rhythmbox (a music player) and gEdit (a notepad app but better)
I don't need a virus checker? I suppose not using windows does have it's benefits.
It also seems the Fedora core that I've installed has it's own built in firewall, so I'm not going to bither with a new one of those.
All I need to do now is try to get vlc to run and I'll be a happy guy :-).
It also seems the Fedora core that I've installed has it's own built in firewall, so I'm not going to bither with a new one of those.
All I need to do now is try to get vlc to run and I'll be a happy guy :-).
Ok, here's a new question for anyone who might know.
Are there any issues running i386 software on the 64bit core?
Are there any issues running i386 software on the 64bit core?
erm, in response to your first query about useful utilities. There is only a handful of potewntially harmless viruses for Linux out there. You're unlikely to get a vrisu, but remember they are still around.
Also, you'll want something like Wine or Crossover so that you can use programs designed for Windows, as a lot of programs are nowadays! ;)
And if you want gaming, Cedega might be a good choice.
Erm, for media player, I reccommend Amarok, seeing as that's the only one I've used.
I'm still experimenting with Linux at the minute. I have used Fedora Core 3 before, but because I found it difficult, I've decided to learn how to use Linux with Suse instead.
Also, you'll want something like Wine or Crossover so that you can use programs designed for Windows, as a lot of programs are nowadays! ;)
And if you want gaming, Cedega might be a good choice.
Erm, for media player, I reccommend Amarok, seeing as that's the only one I've used.
I'm still experimenting with Linux at the minute. I have used Fedora Core 3 before, but because I found it difficult, I've decided to learn how to use Linux with Suse instead.
Hmm...
Can Linux run Windows games? Such as Football Manager, Battlefield 2...
And what about CPU intensive programs, such as Photoshop? Can Wine or a similiar emulator handle those?
Linux looks good, I'm just worried that the basics aren't quite there. Yet.
Can Linux run Windows games? Such as Football Manager, Battlefield 2...
And what about CPU intensive programs, such as Photoshop? Can Wine or a similiar emulator handle those?
Linux looks good, I'm just worried that the basics aren't quite there. Yet.
Linux can run games, yes, but to be honest, they run crap.
Especially if you have an ATI card.
Especially if you have an ATI card.
Well you can run Windows as well, off another partition of the hard drive, but somehow I doubt that's possible with a PS2!
Twain wrote:
> Well you can run Windows as well, off another partition of the
> hard drive, but somehow I doubt that's possible with a PS2!
Unless I'm very much mistaken he's using a Linux PC to communicate and work with his PS2 at work. Early PS2 tools (and indeed, PS3 tools) were written for Linux. I use the same tools but ported to Windows.
Personally I'm just about to throw in the towel after two years of fumbling with Gentoo trying to get it to behave in a vaguelly usable manner. I poured months of free time into it, never to see a light at the end of the tunnel, so now I'm getting out.
> Well you can run Windows as well, off another partition of the
> hard drive, but somehow I doubt that's possible with a PS2!
Unless I'm very much mistaken he's using a Linux PC to communicate and work with his PS2 at work. Early PS2 tools (and indeed, PS3 tools) were written for Linux. I use the same tools but ported to Windows.
Personally I'm just about to throw in the towel after two years of fumbling with Gentoo trying to get it to behave in a vaguelly usable manner. I poured months of free time into it, never to see a light at the end of the tunnel, so now I'm getting out.
I ahve my PC with 2 HDDs dual booting Fedora Core 4 and Windows XP. I have a PS2 with a linux kit in it too which I'm using to make a game demo and generally learn the architecture for when I finally start my job as a programmer.
The main pain in the backside I'm suffering at the moment is getting a utility to safely allow me to mount a NTFS partition in Linux. I really don't want to have to format my main hard drive to convert it to vfat.
The main pain in the backside I'm suffering at the moment is getting a utility to safely allow me to mount a NTFS partition in Linux. I really don't want to have to format my main hard drive to convert it to vfat.
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