Ubuntu help

[ecookman]

i finally got Ubuntu and a boot loader to work...


after i launched ubuntu...i tried to access my wireless network. My father doesn't know what the password to it is, and won't be available for most of the week (work overload FTL)
question 1: how can i import my wireless settings from Vista, or where are they saved so i can copy it over.

i heard of something that lets me run windows games....
question 2: what is it...and where can i get it...

music related:
question3: where do i get CODECS for the ubuntu music player

question 4: is MSN compatible whit ubuntu

KUDOS to my helpers..and thanks...i can't wait to get rid of vista

[zero-impact]

The answer to number 2 is WINE you can find it in ubuntu's default package manager there Websit is here http://www.winehq.org/

[ecookman]

tyvm

[bbi5291]

Windows Live Messenger can be run on Wine, but not all versions run properly (see the AppDB for details) and it may be difficult to get it working (and you need to install various items such as Flash, I gave up after a while)...

There is a native Linux MSN client called aMSN, and it is available in the repository. It has the basic functionality (one-on-one chat, group chat, sending files, etc.) but other things like handwriting are only compatible with other aMSN clients and not with Windows... still, I find it more than sufficient for my purposes (strangely enough I can still receive images from MSN users)

[rdrake]

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

after i launched ubuntu...i tried to access my wireless network. My father doesn't know what the password to it is, and won't be available for most of the week (work overload FTL)
question 1: how can i import my wireless settings from Vista, or where are they saved so i can copy it over.

There's a tool out there that will do this.

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

i heard of something that lets me run windows games....
question 2: what is it...and where can i get it...

As was mentioned above, WINE.

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

music related:
question3: where do i get CODECS for the ubuntu music player

Totem should install them if it finds it needs to. Otherwise look up the gstreamer packages. You'll likely need the bad and ugly ones.

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

question 4: is MSN compatible whit ubuntu

Maybe. Personally I use Pidgin which is installed by default. aMSN also works.

EDIT: Follow this guide and it should help you configure just about everything you need in Ubuntu. It looks as though it's been designed to help Windows users migrate. I've found it to be great help in the past.

[Zeroth]

In terms of a messenger, I use meebo.com. Its a web messenger, and available /everywhere/. Its missing some features that they could add, but don't...

Now for running windows games... you want Crossover: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/

Yes it costs money, but they support several different FOSS projects with their internal efforts. Their code is released to paying customers first, then to WINE.

If you really want to be able to play everything install: mplayer and vlc

code:

sudo apt-get install mplayer vlc

This will install the two media players that can play EVERYTHING. If they can't play it, give up. You'll also need to get w32codecs and libdvdcss... which is explained right here:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Intrepid#DVD_Playback_Capability

[ecookman]

wow...thanks..A BUNCH

+1

[andrew.]

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

i finally got Ubuntu and a boot loader to work...


after i launched ubuntu...i tried to access my wireless network. My father doesn't know what the password to it is, and won't be available for most of the week (work overload FTL)
question 1: how can i import my wireless settings from Vista, or where are they saved so i can copy it over.

i heard of something that lets me run windows games....
question 2: what is it...and where can i get it...

music related:
question3: where do i get CODECS for the ubuntu music player

question 4: is MSN compatible whit ubuntu

KUDOS to my helpers..and thanks...i can't wait to get rid of vista

1. There is no way of doing that, although you can probably get the key from the router from a connected computer.
2. You're looking for Wine. Open the terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install wine".
3. When you play a media file in MPlayer (or the default player) it will ask to download codecs. Just select yes. You can also get it from the Synaptics Package Manager after a search for codecs.
4. MSN Messenger from Microsoft is NOT compatible with Wine. You can use Pidgin (default), aMSN, and others to connect to MSN.

[rdrake]

andrew. @ Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:28 pm wrote:

ecookman @ Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm wrote:

i finally got Ubuntu and a boot loader to work...


after i launched ubuntu...i tried to access my wireless network. My father doesn't know what the password to it is, and won't be available for most of the week (work overload FTL)
question 1: how can i import my wireless settings from Vista, or where are they saved so i can copy it over.

i heard of something that lets me run windows games....
question 2: what is it...and where can i get it...

music related:
question3: where do i get CODECS for the ubuntu music player

question 4: is MSN compatible whit ubuntu

KUDOS to my helpers..and thanks...i can't wait to get rid of vista

1. There is no way of doing that, although you can probably get the key from the router from a connected computer.

That is simply not true. That's the program I was thinking of in my original post. Tested and verified by me to work, at least for WEP (hey, it wasn't my network).

[ecookman]

@rdrake



wow that is a awesome program...hehe i can get internet anywhere now...XD tyvm
..................................................^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^----------jk

[andrew.]

That's really interesting rdrake, I've never heard of this and I've been looking for a program like this for a long time.

[DemonWasp]

If you want a really nice media player, try Amarok. It's similar to iTunes, but runs lighter, and will soon be available on all the major consumer platforms (Linux, OSX, Windows).

code:

sudo apt-get install amarok

[ecookman]

ooh cool thanks...grabbing it now...

just wondering...
what is the "sudo" a protocol??

[saltpro15]

sudo just gives you advanced privileges to modify parts of ubuntu pretty much, if you try using any of these install commands without sudo, you'll get an access denied error

[ecookman]

ooh cool thanks