Hello all!
Today I thought I would make a small post with some cool sites I found to be very useful when discovering ubuntu.
Well, first of all you should check the ubuntu official website, it's where you can get the latest version of this Linux distribution, get some basic support through their FAQ's and ask your own questions in the forums. The cool thing about this forums is that you should have available to you a forum in your own language.
Next there are two sites that complement each other. This one is a great tutorial which will guide you through the all installation process and some cool things to do right after you finish it. It goes from removing software you will not use, install some recommended software, to updating your repositories and select which services should ubuntu start when it starts itself. This other one also has an installation tutorial but in my opinion the first one is better at this. But it has some great tips about some recommended software and introduces you to automatix which is a great tool that I'll try to make a video-tutorial about in the next post.
There's also a site that changes as new releases of ubuntu are released. It's the ubuntu guide (in this case for the latest version, the ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon), which is contributed by all users that wish to do so. This way of sharing information results in a great site with tons of information, about I would say almost any topic that you might be looking information about.
Now I'll tell you about one site that is not ubuntu-specific but is very handy!
Handy is the word that really describes it. This site provides you with information about alternatives for some programs you are used to. Let's say untill you installed ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) you were used to Windows, and so, every time you wanted to record a CD/DVD you probably used Nero. Now you want to know alternatives to Nero. That's easy, just browse to the Multimedia section and you'll find alternatives. And Nero is just an example, this site has about 680 alternatives of software for Linux that goes from multimedia, graphics, development, education, etc! It's simply amazing and worth a visit! (Just a warn, the first time I accessed this site, the language was Spanish, if it happens to you to, the 4th link on the left menu allows you to change the language).
And to end, why not talk a little about games? Games are in fact available for Linux! In fact some great games like Unreal Tournament are supported natively!
Next, are four great sites to lookup about game info.
The first one is ubuntu-specific. It's Ubuntu Games, it's full of games under it's eight categories and each game has information on how to download and install it specifically for ubuntu. Of course you can have a look to this site just to know what games are available because although the instructions are specific to ubuntu, all the games have packages for all distributions (on the extreme, you grab the source code and compile it yourself!). It also has a section about emulation through Wine.
The Happy Penguin web site I risk to say that it's the biggest data base of games for Linux. Daily updated with news, new games, game updates. Is allows the users to leave comments about the games and also has a rating system!
Similar to Happy Penguin there is Linux Games. This is a great site if you are looking for news on-the-fly about games, really worthy to have a look daily.
And to finish there is Linux-Gamers. This site besides all the news is a great resource for online games. They have their own clans and provide you with great FAQ's and forums about some games that require emulation to be played like Counter Strike for instance.
I guess this is enough for you to start with! You have in this sites very useful information so use it well!
And of course that this sites will not last for ever. They are just the beginning!
If you know any sites that you think could be listed here or in the links section please fell free to e-mail me or to leave a comment here.
To find you must search, and never forget that Google is your friend!
Today I thought I would make a small post with some cool sites I found to be very useful when discovering ubuntu.
Well, first of all you should check the ubuntu official website, it's where you can get the latest version of this Linux distribution, get some basic support through their FAQ's and ask your own questions in the forums. The cool thing about this forums is that you should have available to you a forum in your own language.
Next there are two sites that complement each other. This one is a great tutorial which will guide you through the all installation process and some cool things to do right after you finish it. It goes from removing software you will not use, install some recommended software, to updating your repositories and select which services should ubuntu start when it starts itself. This other one also has an installation tutorial but in my opinion the first one is better at this. But it has some great tips about some recommended software and introduces you to automatix which is a great tool that I'll try to make a video-tutorial about in the next post.
There's also a site that changes as new releases of ubuntu are released. It's the ubuntu guide (in this case for the latest version, the ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon), which is contributed by all users that wish to do so. This way of sharing information results in a great site with tons of information, about I would say almost any topic that you might be looking information about.
Now I'll tell you about one site that is not ubuntu-specific but is very handy!
Handy is the word that really describes it. This site provides you with information about alternatives for some programs you are used to. Let's say untill you installed ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) you were used to Windows, and so, every time you wanted to record a CD/DVD you probably used Nero. Now you want to know alternatives to Nero. That's easy, just browse to the Multimedia section and you'll find alternatives. And Nero is just an example, this site has about 680 alternatives of software for Linux that goes from multimedia, graphics, development, education, etc! It's simply amazing and worth a visit! (Just a warn, the first time I accessed this site, the language was Spanish, if it happens to you to, the 4th link on the left menu allows you to change the language).
And to end, why not talk a little about games? Games are in fact available for Linux! In fact some great games like Unreal Tournament are supported natively!
Next, are four great sites to lookup about game info.
The first one is ubuntu-specific. It's Ubuntu Games, it's full of games under it's eight categories and each game has information on how to download and install it specifically for ubuntu. Of course you can have a look to this site just to know what games are available because although the instructions are specific to ubuntu, all the games have packages for all distributions (on the extreme, you grab the source code and compile it yourself!). It also has a section about emulation through Wine.
The Happy Penguin web site I risk to say that it's the biggest data base of games for Linux. Daily updated with news, new games, game updates. Is allows the users to leave comments about the games and also has a rating system!
Similar to Happy Penguin there is Linux Games. This is a great site if you are looking for news on-the-fly about games, really worthy to have a look daily.
And to finish there is Linux-Gamers. This site besides all the news is a great resource for online games. They have their own clans and provide you with great FAQ's and forums about some games that require emulation to be played like Counter Strike for instance.
I guess this is enough for you to start with! You have in this sites very useful information so use it well!
And of course that this sites will not last for ever. They are just the beginning!
If you know any sites that you think could be listed here or in the links section please fell free to e-mail me or to leave a comment here.
To find you must search, and never forget that Google is your friend!
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