Mouldy Punk Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Second time's a charm.... ok so what are the clones of these popular windows utilities: 1. Windows Update 2. Antivirus 3. Firewall (built in I think) 4. Built in FTP 5. Winrar 6. XVID/DIVX 1. It has its own built in software updater (probably part of Yum if you're using fedora) 2. You don't need one unless you're using the linux box as a server or something (to scan for windows virii). Linux virii are few and far between, chances of getting one are VERY VERY slim. 3. The built in one is good enough 4. I personally like GFTP 5. Can't remember the name of the app. It's the default one that comes with gnome, there's a library you can install so that it supports rar files. 6. I *think* the W32Codecs can handle xvid and divx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 GFTP is client... sorry, I need server.... I currently use filezilla server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msg43 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 vsftpd and proftpd are the to main ftp servers IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 antivirus on linux? I don't even run a antivirus on my XP X64. Only reason I could maybe see you needing one is being on a network with computers running windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) vsftpd and proftpd are the to main ftp servers IIRC. I looked at vsftp and it looked only to be for users of this computer.. I want to create accounts and such for people to access my files.. I installed proftpd and ran it (as a service)... how do I configure it?... i.e. where is the application? ALSO... drivers... do I need to install them? I.E. videocard drivers (I want multiple monitors) Edited April 6, 2006 by zackiv31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 So I'm interested in a GUI for it... Also does anyone encode XVID/DIVX under Linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavo Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well, that is often true. :yes: If you want to test software in beta, sometimes they aren't in repos. You gotta decide to either wait for a more stable release, or find another means (possibly compile). That to me is another plus of Linux. If you want to install beta software, you can just install it into your home directory or somewhere like /opt. This way you're not messing with any system files and you can keep both versions of the app in case the beta flakes out on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zentradi Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 So I'm interested in a GUI for it... Also does anyone encode XVID/DIVX under Linux? http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/2005/105021001.asp http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/...06/mplayer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/2005/105021001.asp http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/...06/mplayer.html Those are solutions but I was looking for something a little more up to date... I use AutoGK for Windows... That second article is from 2003.. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zentradi Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Those are solutions but I was looking for something a little more up to date... I use AutoGK for Windows... That second article is from 2003.. :-/ If it aint broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 how about DVD playing... Or an elegant all in one media player.. and a seperate mp3 player as well... give me your suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted April 6, 2006 Administrators Share Posted April 6, 2006 how about DVD playing... Or an elegant all in one media player.. and a seperate mp3 player as well... give me your suggestions! I vote for Mplayer for your all-in-one video / mp3 / WMV playing needs... you'll need the win32codec pack to get it to play them all. Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Photoshop/Premiere ? Doesn't have to be as robust of course.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted April 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2006 Photoshop - Gimp Premiere - Cinelerra? (I have never used it, though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Can GIMP do filters? Also I plugged in two external USB hard drives, but it says I don't have the permissions to view the contents.. how do I give myself permissions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted April 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2006 Sure. Like what kind are you thinking of? Install it and see for yourself (if your distro didn't install it already for you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Ya I have it installed.. just not use to navigatethrough it... I guess I'll find it somewhere... hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathiasdm Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Just to mention: looking through this thread, makes me feel like you're a great learner! Keep it up, and you'll have everything configured the way you like it in no time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted April 7, 2006 Administrators Share Posted April 7, 2006 Just to mention: looking through this thread, makes me feel like you're a great learner! Keep it up, and you'll have everything configured the way you like it in no time! I totally agree! You have tenacity, my friend! :yes: Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2006 Also I plugged in two external USB hard drives, but it says I don't have the permissions to view the contents.. how do I give myself permissions? What are the file system(s) on those external drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Everything I have (6drives total) is ntfs... i mounted the two internal ones in the fstab so they showupon boot, but the externals are USD + ntfs... Just doesn't want to giveme permissions... What is the equivalent to Device Manager (so I can see if all drivers are installed correctly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted April 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2006 Everything I have (6drives total) is ntfs... i mounted the two internal ones in the fstab so they showupon boot, but the externals are USD + ntfs... Just doesn't want to giveme permissions... What is the equivalent to Device Manager (so I can see if all drivers are installed correctly) You still using Fedora? I know that you bounced from Ubuntu to Fedora a while back. Fedora does not ship with NTFS support - it has to be added. Sounds like you may have added it, if I am reading correctly that you are reading NTFS filesystems on your internal drives. Just want to be sure you have NTFS support in your kernel. You can list all your drives and partitions if (as root) you do an fdisk -l (that is a lowercase letter "L" to 'list', not the number one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 fdisk: command not found :-/ I ran it as root and yes I have added ntfs support. How about Ipod support and mp3 management on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted April 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 7, 2006 /sbin/fdisk (Y) You probably don't have /sbin/ in your $PATH MP3 will need to be added yourself (patented, I am afraid). Dunno about the iPod thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiv31 Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) Where are the PATH stored so I can add it permantenly? Still wondering where Linux device manager is... hmmm And whats up with cinelerra being a command line video editing?!? Wheres the gui ! And if I haven't said it yet thanks for all your help thus far neowinians! Edited April 7, 2006 by zackiv31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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