Linux windows user is going to step over to fedora 3

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  1. tigra

    tigra What's a Dremel?

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    i am gonna step over to fedora 3
    2 questions

    1. is there a msn messenger for linus (ore something that i can chat due net pasport)
    2. any usefull tips?
    3. can i play games like enemy territory on it
    4. is wine/winex intergrated
     
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  2. ajack

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    1) Many; eg Gaim, Kopete and aMSN.
     
  3. Lynx

    Lynx What's a Dremel?

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    There are tons of messenger programs. gaim and amsn are the big 2.

    Tips:
    1) Dependencies can be a pain in the arse.
    2) a program like apget (debian/Ubunto) or portage (Gentoo) is godly as it will just download and install any program and required dependencies you ask it to.

    3) Be ready to learn, Linux is nothing like windows. It is designed to be secure, multi-user/multi-session, and everythign (and I mean everything) is a file. One of the worst things you can do is rm /dev/hda.

    4) man pages are you friend. If you dont know what a command does just type "man command" and it will tell you.

    5) Grep, tail, cat and nano are very powerfull tools for finding and editing stuff.

    6) good luck
     
  4. the harlequin

    the harlequin What's a Dremel?

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    Ok, here are a few commands that you may need.

    ls -- lists the contents of the current folder.
    ls -l -- lists the contents of the current folder and shows permissions.
    ls /usr/ -- lists the contents of the usr directory.
    cd -- changes the directory
    cd .. -- moves up to the parent folder
    cd /home/ -- moves to the home folder
    mkdir <name> -- makes a directory with <name>
    rm <filename> -- removes the file with

    emacs -- a text editor
    emacs somefile.txt -- creates a new text document

    chmod -- used for chaning file permissions (use man to look up switches)

    ps -- list the current user processes
    ps -a -- lists all the processes
    kill <PID> -- kills the process with the id PID

    www.fedoraforum.org
    www.linuxforums.org
    http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc3.shtml

    To avoid doing the rm /dev/hda, type this in:
    Code:
    su - <enter password for root>
    emacs /bash/bashrc
    
    add:
    Code:
    # alias interactive
    alias rm='rm -i'
    alias cp='cp -i'
    alias mv='mv -i'
    
    Generally speaking /etc/ is where all the config files are.

    AFAIK wine/winX are not installed as part of FC3, there is a better windows emulator called Cedega (but you've got to pay for it iirc).

    And remember: Use the source Luke!
     
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