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Title: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on July 13, 2005, 06:34:07 PM

My dad just got a new Linux machine (for very cheap). Since he has a dial-up internet connection, I said that I would help him find a music player for Linux that plays mp3, but it seems that all Linux programs require you to compile them. I just need some help making sure that I download all of the right files.

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Tage on July 13, 2005, 07:50:58 PM

Ha, what on earth kind of linux are you using, bare-bones Debian? Every normal distro I've seen already comes with some kind of music player, usually including mp3. (Although mp3 is proprietary, so some don't.) Anyway, what linux is it?

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on July 13, 2005, 07:57:52 PM

I don't know. I'm just a girl. . .  ???

And it's my dad that's using it. Do the players play .wma?

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Entsuropi on July 13, 2005, 08:38:58 PM

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I don't know. I'm just a girl. . .  ???

/me blinks and then laughs hysterically

(http://entropy.thelemur.net/soviet_windows.png)

(It's only 56kb, so no whinging)

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on July 13, 2005, 08:52:05 PM

Well . . . Linux makes me feel stupid.

And I don't get you pic either!!

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 13, 2005, 09:48:29 PM

may i suggest he wipe the disk clean and install windows? if he doesn't know how to compile, he shouldn't be using Linux.

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Tage on July 14, 2005, 12:25:26 PM

I don't think you need to know how to use "make" and other compilers to use linux anymore. In fact, there are several *very* user-friendly distros out in the world now, including Fedora Core and my personal recommendation, Xandros Home.

But no, linux doesn't play .wma files, those are proprietary to Windows specifically.

EDIT: also, I never played FFXI, but I think the propoganda poster is pretty funny.

Title: Re: Does anyone understand Linux? A cry for help
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on July 14, 2005, 01:32:15 PM

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may i suggest he wipe the disk clean and install windows? if he doesn't know how to compile, he shouldn't be using Linux.

He knows how to compile . . . I just want to make sure that I download all of the files he needs. And yes, windows is an option.