linux newb :3

[fubuu11]

been testing netrunner12.12 for a good 6hours now, and i want it as my main os...
but the problem(s) is i cant play any VN's and mmo games... sounds is a little off?? i mean not enough power?? bass?? 
so can anyone help me cuz im sick and tired of windows 

[kitamesume]

run wine.

[fubuu11]

wine gives errors... 

[Bob2004]

You're going to have to explain your problem much better if you want anyone to be able to help fix it.

[revo]

why netrunner12.12 ?

[kitamesume]

wine gives errors... 

it may be incompatible with netrunner, try mint or ubuntu.
or wait, do you have a specific distro base you want? like debian or gnome?

why netrunner12.12 ?

+1
i didn't even know what netrunner was before i replied, demn google too good.

[fubuu11]

it may be incompatible with netrunner, try mint or ubuntu.
or wait, do you have a specific distro base you want? like debian or gnome?

oww.. i'll try other distro then... since i am new to linux i haven't tried every thing yet so nope? tho im open to suggestion...
as long as it can play anime,vn's some mmo games and newb friendly 

why netrunner12.12 ?

why not? but as i said above im open to suggestions... 

[nstgc]

I for one definitely would recommend Mint. Ubuntu has a weird GUI (unity). Both of Mint's are far better (they do have KDE if you prefer it though).

As for wine, it comes with netrunner. Its going to be one of those things you need to get use to. Most things won't simply work in Wine. Try looking up the program you are trying for over at WineHQ.org. They will have information on how to get it to work, as well as tell you if anyone has managed it. A lot of programs just won't run under wine. I for one don't bother and just dual-boot Windows.

[edit] Thinking of all this, I need to update. Mint 12 will be out of service pretty soon.

[kitamesume]

speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.

http://www.longene.org/en/index.php

[philipsbeers]

I would go for mint it looks stylish and is very popular so there is allot of support for it.

[nstgc]

speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.

http://www.longene.org/en/index.php

I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.

[fubuu11]

speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.

http://www.longene.org/en/index.php

I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.

which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??

[halfelite]

speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.

http://www.longene.org/en/index.php

I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.

Because the NT kernel calls would all be modules loaded into the linux kernel, So things like process management, system calls, registry would all be a loaded module, linux system calls are all 0x80, NT is always 0x2E  so if the system call starts with 0x2E dump to the NT modules, Of 0x80 send to linux kernel, In theory it can be done, But would take a lot of work as you would have to reverse engineer all the system calls of the NT os

[Freedom Kira]

I for one definitely would recommend Mint. Ubuntu has a weird GUI (unity). Both of Mint's are far better (they do have KDE if you prefer it though).

Unity's not bad, especially if you have never used another distro before. Once you're used to it, it's very fluid, and I find things more easily than I did in GNOME Classic.

Besides, Unity is just the front-end. You can install GNOME Classic instead if you don't like it.

Mint's GUI is definitely nice, though, I agree there.

which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??

Mate is probably the most stable and is largely standard for Mint. Cinnamon is a newer interface that came out last year, so it is a bit less stable but you might like the appearance better. KDE I haven't used before so I can't comment. XFCE is relatively minimalistic compared to the first two, and also a bit more advanced.

If you're a beginner and have no idea at all which is best, go with Mate.

Also, 32-bit is recommended because it's more stable than 64-bit. The only limitation on memory is that you can only allocate up to 4GB of memory per process, rather than being limited to 4GB altogether, because Linux is not as stupid as Windows for that.

[nstgc]

speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.

http://www.longene.org/en/index.php

I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.

which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??

I've used all of those except for cinnamon. MATE and xfce are a lot like Gnome 2, which has a traditional feel to it. The advantage of xfce would be if you wanted to use Compiz-Fusion as I assume it would be easier. MATE is pretty much suppose to be Gnome 2 (since its a fork). KDE is what is used in Netrunner, and Cinnamon is something new that is meant to make Gnome 3 suck less. I'm currently using it. Its not as functional as Gnome 2 with Compiz-Fusion, but it works out of the box, and provides good enough functionality.

I can't tell you which edition you should get, but I personally will be sticking with Cinnamon since it gives you extra functionality, with minimal additional effort.

[fubuu11]

loving cinnamon mint!!  <3
i'll try mate and probably kde too later...