[Cialug] beginner here...

Tue Apr 15 23:26:58 CDT 2008

Well, it looks like I have a c64 emulator installed with synaptic, based on
you folks' advice.  Heh.  Now, I just have to find it in the programs list.
That's turning out to be harder than it sounds.

Boy, you really are starting from scratch when you learn Linux.  :-)

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:24 PM, David Champion <dave at visionary.com> wrote:

> Well, it depends on what's available in your distributions "repository"
> database (or whatever they call it). But there are thousands of programs you
> can install. If you can't find the exact one you want, chances are there is
> something similar available.
>
> Different distributions have more or less strict rules about what can be
> included, based on the license. One example is the Pine text-based email
> client - some distros don't include it because of the particular license it
> is distributed under. For the distribution I use, Mandriva, there's an
> alternative source called the PLF (Penguin Liberation Front) that contains
> packages that may not be in the core repository due to licensing or legal
> issues. Of course, it's up to you to decide whether or not to install those
> kinds of packages.
>
> -dc
>
> Mike Davis wrote:
>
> > OK, are you saying that almost anything I could possibly want is
> > available through synaptic?  If so, I had not realized that.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:00 PM, David Champion <dave at visionary.com<mailto:
> > dave at visionary.com>> wrote:
> >
> >    The best way to install an app in most Linux distributions is via
> >    the package manager, if the package is available.
> >
> >    Go into Synaptic, and in search for "Frodo", the C64 emulator. Or
> >    you might be able to search for "C64" and see if others are
> >    available. (Sorry, I'm not a regular Ubuntu user, so I don't know
> >    the exact method of doing this off the top of my head).
> >
> >    You can also use the command line tool, like "apt-cache search
> >    frodo", and "apt-get install frodo". But for a beginner, Synaptic
> >    is probably easier.
> >
> >    As a side note - you can still download programs from your web
> >    browser just like you do in Windows, but what you do to install
> >    them is going to be different. :)
> >
> >    -dc
> >
> >
> >    Mike Davis wrote:
> >
> >        OK.  Well, basically, I thought I would first learn to install
> >        something other than what's available through Synaptic.  I
> >        have fond memories of my Commodore 64, so I thought I'd
> >        install a c-64 emulator for practice, found here:
> >
> >        http://www.sourcefiles.org/Emulators/Commodore/
> >
> >        But the only thing the book is explaining to me is how to
> >        download with synaptic.  It doesn't go into detail about how
> >        to download misc. files off the web and actually make them run
> >        (which of course you can do in windows with just a
> >        double-click).  So I'm at a loss as to how to do this.  I'm
> >        sure it's quite simple, once you guys teach me, but as of
> >        right now I'm quite lost.
> >
> >        Once again, thanks for the welcome and the help.
> >
> >        Mike Davis
> >
> >
> >        On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Nathan Smith
> >        <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com <mailto:nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>
> >        <mailto:nathan.smith at ipmvs.com
> >        <mailto:nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>>> wrote:
> >
> >           And the first rule of computer club.....
> >
> >           > -----Original Message-----
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> >        <mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org>>] On Behalf Of Mike Davis
> >           > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:52 PM
> >           > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> >           > Subject: [Cialug] beginner here...
> >           >
> >           > ...and new member.  I hope to be at the meeting tomorrow.  I
> >           > bought a Linux book, and I'm trying to wade through it, but
> >           > I'm not doing too well.  I DID manage to load Ubuntu onto my
> >           > computer by myself, and I'm running it now, but there's some
> >           > things I haven't been able to figure out yet.  I don't
> >           > suppose I could bother someone in this group to spend a
> >           > little time with me to get me started?  Hopefully I'm not
> >           > breaking any rules here by asking, I just don't know what
> >           > else to do.  I DO know that if someone gets me started, I'll
> >           > be able to figure out a lot on my own.
> >           >
> >           > Thanks,
> >           > Mike Davis
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