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I recently installed Linux Mint 17.1 on my old Dell Laptop. It was like much faster but now what should I do. I have no idea what to do with Linux, there's all these things you can do and I don't know what to do.

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What do you need?

You can make an Apache server (web server) pretty easily

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Well first remember to ask Google if you have any problems or questions you need to be solved. There is usually a forum post for everything.

 

So as your first steps I would recommend some software you might useful. For example your favourite web browser, mail client, etc. Also what about testing Steam?

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Well first remember to ask Google if you have any problems or questions you need to be solved. There is usually a forum post for everything.

 

So as your first steps I would recommend some software you might useful. For example your favourite web browser, mail client, etc. Also what about testing Steam?

I installed pretty much all the software I need, I was just wondering what Linux is capable of and what I can do with it that I can't with Windows

24 fps for that "cinematic" feel


After a couple weeks of behavioral sciences at my school I can easily conclude my parents need to grow up.

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You could probably use it as your work machine, separated from your gaming machine to reduce distractions. It will probaby good for general Internet use(web browsing email,etc.) You should also use it to learn the Linux command line, there many online sources for it, and the book "The Linux Command Line" is a pretty good resource.

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[spoiler=The Story of Lord Gaben(Warning:Lots of reading or use the audio link)]"Once upon a time there was a young man called ancient Lord Gaben Newell. The young man saw that the gamers of this world were in need of protection, and so he begun a quest to better the PC gaming world for all of us. On his first day, Gabe created the half life, a wonderful game made by a wonderful lord. The peasants cried. "Why do you cry, little peasant?" the lord bequeathed. "The nearest store to my house is too far Gaben, please find us a way to get the games without the trek." said the peasant. And so on his second day, Gabe created the steam, at first the peasants hated this shit, but at least the games could downloaded rather than venturing into the cold world, and purchased. Gabe was happy, but when he looked at the peasants, they cried. "Why do you cry little peasant?" the lord bequeathed. "We need more games Prince Gaben, please convince the other knights of gaming to join your cause." said the peasant. And so on his third say, Gabe invented more games, dozens, hundreds, thousands of publishers. More games than a person could play in a lifetime. But the peasants still cried. "Why do you cry little peasant?" The lord bequeathed. "There are too many games and we are too poor, Baron Von Gaben, we need more affordable options for gaming." said the peasant. And so on the fourth day, Gabe invented sales, a wondrous new invention, never done anywhere, in which you buy something for like five bucks. In fact, sometimes, it's like two bucks or three bucks, it's pretty crazy. But oh how the peasants did cry. "Why do you cry little peasant? The lord bequeathed."We are still so poor, Count Gaben, we need games that are free. Games that can let anyone into their world, without costing them a penny." said the peasant. And so on his fifth Gabe invented Free to Play, a dangerous yet monumental idea, that he saw some Koreans do, and figured "Eh What the hell, fuckin eh, we're America, ain't nobody gonna have the best free games, but us." That would allow gamers to play for free. This time Gabe was sure the peasants were happy. He not only created a form DRM peasants wouldn't give a shit about, but also a service, that no other knight in the land could stand against. But when Gabe looked at the peasants, when Gabe looked at the peasants, they were no longer poor, they were fat and greedy. They called themselves glorious, and made fun of all the other peasant gamers of this world because their lord had treated them so well. Gabe met with these people to see if they were in fact happy, but they weren't. "Where is Half Life 3? It's been too long. What have you been doing? Taking mods and turning them into games? Pushing sales for money? FUUUCKK YOOUU GABE!!" Gabe cried a single tear. "I can't give you games that are no finished peasants." said the Lord. "WHY NOT?" yelled the peasants. "Give us the Games that are not finished. MORE. MORE. MORE." yelled the peasants. A thunderbolt struck, and Gabe went home to sleep. Gabe new that tomorrow, would not just be the sixth day, it would be the last day. And so on his sixth and final day, Gabe invented EARLY ACESSSSS!! I FUCKING HATE EARLY ACESS!!!!" 

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I recently installed Linux Mint 17.1 on my old Dell Laptop. It was like much faster but now what should I do. I have no idea what to do with Linux, there's all these things you can do and I don't know what to do.

I'm kind of an expert on Linux Mint, what do you want to do?  By the way, this series is a great start (I know it says 13 but everything still works).  You could also install Steam and play games on it.

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Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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- start the firewall ?   it's disabled by default...

 

sudo ufw status
sudo ufw enable

sudo ufw disable

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I'm kind of an expert on Linux Mint, what do you want to do?  By the way, this series is a great start (I know it says 13 but everything still works).  You could also install Steam and play games on it.

I've been watching them and on #8 I have a problem. When I do "tar -xf emerald-0.9.5* && cd emerald-0.9.5" it says

"gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now" 
How do I fix this? I downloaded the previous file just like he said to

24 fps for that "cinematic" feel


After a couple weeks of behavioral sciences at my school I can easily conclude my parents need to grow up.

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I've been watching them and on #8 I have a problem. When I do "tar -xf emerald-0.9.5* && cd emerald-0.9.5" it says

"gzip: stdin: not in gzip format

tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now" 
How do I fix this? I downloaded the previous file just like he said to

 

There's probably a newer version of emerald.  I'd google it.

QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE 

My Setup:

 

Desktop

Spoiler

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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There is a pretty good first person shooter called open arena and allot of good arcade style games. A bunch a minimalist web browsers, my fav is links2 and something simular to MS Flight Simulater but I havent played that yet. Emulators for windows dos even a commodore 64 and a bunch others. For Web browsing Linux with Opera or Links2 is unbeatable.

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I recently installed Linux Mint 17.1 on my old Dell Laptop. It was like much faster but now what should I do. I have no idea what to do with Linux, there's all these things you can do and I don't know what to do.

 

Start with shell scripting. Move to Python and make your computer bend to your will :)

 

1. Learn the terminal ( how to move between file systems and learn the file system hierarchy ) how to create delete move files etc.

2. Start writing simple scripts to help you organize your files (e.g Pictures / Music /Videos)

3. Use systemd or cron to automate your scripts

4. Explore better ways to do these things... and there is always a better way :)

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You could... Use it?

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I've no idea why the world is afraid of 3D-printed guns when clearly 3D-printed crossbows would be more practical for now.

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