Mindovermaster Moderator Posted August 13, 2014 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2014 Interesting read for you Ubuntu newbs. Type ?Can Ubuntu? into Google and you?ll see a stream of auto suggested terms put before you, all based on the queries asked most often by curious searchers. For long-time Linux users these queries all have rather obvious answers. But for new users or those feeling out whether a distribution like Ubuntu is for them the answers are not quite so obvious; they?re pertinent, real and essential asks. So, in this article, I?m going to answer the top four most searched for questions asking ?Can Ubuntu??? Source: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/ubuntu-can-play-games-replace-windows-questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted August 13, 2014 MVC Share Posted August 13, 2014 A few more from variants of that search: Can Linux Read NTFS? Yes, although not always out of the box. In some cases you may need the NTFS-3G package for your distro to enable this support. NTFS-3G is an open-source implementatation of an NTFS driver for Linux, and supports both reading and writing at comparable speeds of regular Linux partition schemes such as EXT and BTRFS. If this is something you're looking to do, there are plenty of guides on the net for getting it to work, and for the mostpart it's simply a case of installing it. However certain things (e.g. Windows 8 hibernation shutdown) can interfere with how other operating systems use NTFS partitions, so be aware of the limitations. Can Linux Run Windows Games? Sometimes, sometimes not. More and more big-brand games today are coming with Linux ports. Some examples being: Prey (3D Realms) Portal (Valve) Football Manager (Sports Interactive) XCOM (Fireaxis) Civilization 5 (Fireaxis) Metro: Last Light (4A Games) Witcher 2 Along with that sample list of big name games, there are innumerable Windows games that can be run directly through WINE. Many games have varying levels of success, and some may need minor tweaks to get working correctly, but a surprising number of games will work. Can Linux Do Everything That Windows Can? That entirely depends on what you want to do. Linux is certainly capable of doing everything that Windows can, however asking whether you can maintain your workflow in another operating system is a large question, and usually the answer is "yes, but with some minor changes". And finally... Can Unix Get Boners? A damn fine question, but your spelling needs some work kid :laugh: simplezz and fusi0n 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 And finally... Can Unix Users Get Boners? A damn fine question, but your spelling needs some work kid :laugh: FTFY And the answer is yes. All of them. Usually for Linux, but also for other things. But they rarely get to use them. Ph1b3r0pt1c 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Probably asked somewhere else before, but -- what do you do about drivers if you install some form of Linux on a PC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Probably asked somewhere else before, but -- what do you do about drivers if you install some form of Linux on a PC ?Most drivers come bundled with the distro's kernel, including open source graphic drivers. If you're not sure whether or not your PC's hardware is supported, burn an iso to a cd or write to a pen drive, and give the live environment a whirl. You can play around with it without ever having to install it if you like. fusi0n 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I dun goofed my grub on my raid and can't get it back.. and I'm to lazy to fix it lol maybe this weekend :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Probably asked somewhere else before, but -- what do you do about drivers if you install some form of Linux on a PC ? I don't remember needing to install any driver in over 10 years, other that nvidia's in a desktop computer I no longer have. Not sure if that counts as installing a driver though as all I did was checking an option in a system menu to tell the OS to use the proprietary driver instead of the free one, and then the OS takes care of downloading and installing the driver by itself. Then again I don't have very exotic hardware, so YMMV. Some things I've used that just worked OOTB: -Several different external hard drives (as expected in any modern OS). -Two different sets of wireless keyboards and mice (logitech). -A small cheap wireless laptop mouse. -An usb bluetooth dongle. -Two different usb WIFI dongles (linksys) -The original PS3 bluetooth headset. -A Canon scanner. -A samsung led tv which I use as monitor (audio and video over hdmi, at 1080p). -An usb game pad (logitech). -A HP network printer (I don't remember the model, it was a big one at a customer's office). And also all the hardware in two different HP laptops, an Acer desktop and an Asus desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Probably asked somewhere else before, but -- what do you do about drivers if you install some form of Linux on a PC ? Like, simplezz said.. Most drivers will be installed for you.. However, if that isn't the case.. you have a huge community of smart people that will would love to help you out and convert you to a real OS.. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 wait, Ubuntu won't read my partition if its ntfs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted August 13, 2014 MVC Share Posted August 13, 2014 wait, Ubuntu won't read my partition if its ntfs? I think Ubuntu supports NTFS out of the box. The only issue I've seen with NTFS and Windows 8 is with the "fast shutdown" or whatever it's called. Windows 8 saves it's state on the hard disk (like hibernation), so modifying the NTFS partition while it's in this state can have side-effects in Windows. AFAIK newer versions of NTFS-3G will detect when Windows is hibernated and will make the NTFS partition read-only as a precaution. fusi0n 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 wait, Ubuntu won't read my partition if its ntfs? Yeah it will.. No problem at all :) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I think Ubuntu supports NTFS out of the box. The only issue I've seen with NTFS and Windows 8 is with the "fast shutdown" or whatever it's called. Windows 8 saves it's state on the hard disk (like hibernation), so modifying the NTFS partition while it's in this state can have side-effects in Windows. AFAIK newer versions of NTFS-3G will detect when Windows is hibernated and will make the NTFS partition read-only as a precaution. Yeah it will.. No problem at all :) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions Cool thanks, thinking of setting up a file server using ubuntu, think i'll make a different thread so as to not hijack this one. fusi0n 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Cool thanks, thinking of setting up a file server using ubuntu, think i'll make a different thread so as to not hijack this one. NP.. SAMBA shares are awesome ;) sudo apt-get install samba :P I am in the early process of converting my Win ServR2 box over for Sickbeard.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 NP.. SAMBA shares are awesome ;) sudo apt-get install samba :p I am in the early process of converting my Win ServR2 box over for Sickbeard.. Wot? Samba ? Explain ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Wot? Samba ? Explain ? It's a way to share files and folders with Windows.. And it's very fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 It's a way to share files and folders with Windows.. And it's very fast https://www.samba.org/samba/download/ This? I think this is way beyond my grasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted August 13, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2014 https://www.samba.org/samba/download/ This? I think this is way beyond my grasp. Use the Samba GUI, and you'll see how easy it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Use the Samba GUI, and you'll see how easy it is. To install on linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted August 13, 2014 MVC Share Posted August 13, 2014 You ever used network shares in Windows (e.g. "\\MyPC\shared videos")? Samba is the Linux port of that, and the two are mostly compatible. I think in Ubuntu, Samba is integrated into Nautilus. You can just right click -> properties on a folder and share it. EDIT: https://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/11/a-quick-way-to-share-folders-in-ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot/. This is for Oneiric, but presumably it still applies in Trusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You ever used network shares in Windows (e.g. "\\MyPC\shared videos")? Samba is the Linux port of that, and the two are mostly compatible. I think in Ubuntu, Samba is integrated into Nautilus. You can just right click -> properties on a folder and share it. EDIT: https://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/11/a-quick-way-to-share-folders-in-ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot/. This is for Oneiric, but presumably it still applies in Trusty. Lol, let me install linux first :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 https://www.samba.org/samba/download/ This? I think this is way beyond my grasp. You don't have to manually install it like that. Just use your distro's package manager. Either 'sudo apt-get install samba', 'yaourt -S samba', or something similar. If you're adverse to the cli, most distros come with a GUI that does the equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The only time I'm on Windows is when I'm gaming. Everything else is Linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I don't remember needing to install any driver in over 10 years, other that nvidia's in a desktop computer I no longer have. Not sure if that counts as installing a driver though as all I did was checking an option in a system menu to tell the OS to use the proprietary driver instead of the free one, and then the OS takes care of downloading and installing the driver by itself. I installed Linspire on a laptop, years ago, which is why I asked. It couldn't find an audio driver, and some other driver -- which made having Linspire useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abecedarian paradoxious Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Like, simplezz said.. Most drivers will be installed for you.. However, if that isn't the case.. you have a huge community of smart people that will would love to help you out and convert you to a real OS.. :pYep! That huge community convinced me to convert back to Windows. :p ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yep! That huge community convinced me to convert back to Windows. :p ;) booooooooooooooooooooooo lol :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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