Im a newb at Linux, need some help, plz dont make fun of me!:)

Motoxrdude

Motoxrdude

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Alright, i got arch linux 0.7 on my computer, i installed it. When i start my computer it asks for a host login: which i am guessing would be my username(correct me if i am wrong), but i have never created a username, and i dont know how to. I already know that commands are useradd -m -s /bin/bash/ "my username" and passwd "my password", but i have no idea where to enter these in at. If you could help that would be very nice. Thanks!
 
your first login is "root" (administrator name) and the password should have been set during the install, if not, try a blank password...otherwise read up on arch linux and find out the default root pass
 
Alright thanks. i created my username, Person3. Now when i log in it says [Person3@myhost ~] $. Wht would i dont after this, and im just wondering, is ther even a desktop for arch linux, or is it all DOS commands?
 
I haven't read anything about arch, but for the most part:

this will start the xwindows gui that is most likely installed
$ startx

go to your user management and make sure your new account isn't an administrator account (that is what the root user is for)

when you need to use administrator priveledges for something:
$ su
<enter password at prompt>

this will log you in to the root account (your password characters will not show up when you type it, but just type it and press enter...just a security feature)
 
Sweet, i got linux on my computer and i am on the internet with it. I have ubuntu currently installed. Thanks for your help. Jerk, could i send you messages when i need help, cuz ur one of the few guys on here that are good with linux
 
lol go nuts
I still consider myself a linux noob as I've only been using a steady slackware system for a year now, but I've played with countless others over the years (slackware's the only one that I've had for more than 6 months now)

I don't have much experience with ubuntu, but for the most part the shells should be the same
 
hell dude i dont care, as long as u know more than me, your worth talking to. Yea thats the thing i need help on. When i download programs most of the extensions, i dont recognize from windows, and ubuntu doesnt recognize them either. How would i go about getting ubuntu to ""use" the extensions?


Also when i go to play mp3's, it says "there where no decoders found to handle this stream, you might need to install the corresponding plugins" Got any ideas?
 
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.tgz or .tar.gz or something? those are archives. you unpack em with tar -xvzf or something. Check the install manual if it's a program.

If it's .rpm you'll need red hat i think (another linux distro).

For mp3's ofcource you'll need a player with codecs. I don't know what comes with ubuntu.
 
Alright this is a question for anybody who can asnwer it. How in the hell do you install games to linux? I popped in battlefield vietnam and it cant use exe files. any ideas?
 
yes
I dual boot my laptop with no problems

if you only have linux on the machine then reformat with windows and split the HDD in half, install windows first and then install linux and set the lilo(or grub) bootloaded to the mbr
 
So im just wondering how you would choose either operating systems. Would a menu come up letting you choose xp, or linux? And mbr means???
 
mbr = master boot record
Lilo is a bootloader, as well as Grub...they load a list of installed operating systems and lets you choose which you would like to boot

did you install only linux on your machine??
got nothing to lose, it's only software....
install windows and partition the drives and then install linux afterwards and install the bootloader to the master boot record when it asks you
 
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