LemonInflux Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Hello, I'm a new linux user, and I'd just like to ask a few questions; First of all: What are the good php/html/js/css etc. programs (for writing, that is) in linux? I've discovered dreamweaver (my windows version) doesn't work, because .exe's don't. So yeah, are there any good (preferably free) linux development tools? XAMPP. Best option for setting up a local server? I have it for windows, but is it the best solution for linux? Beryl, I believe it's called. The cube-style desktop. How is that achieved? Very greatful for any help, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 Another question: How do I install Wine without the internet on linux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 OK, thought through this a bit more; I don't need wine. However; where is the opt/ folder? I can't find it :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 1/ I use vim as my editor. 2/ I would recommend installing apache, php and mysql individualy. On Debian I used.... apt-get install apache2-mpm-prefork php5 php5-cli php5-sqlite php5-mysql mysql-server xml-core Should be much the same on Ubuntu (which I believe your using). 3/ Ive no experience using Beryl. I believe you need a high end video card and plenty of ram. Best to google for some tuts. 4/ Your going to have a hard time installing anything without an internet connection. 5/ Wine could be installed using.... apt-get install wine and the /opt foler is in / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 1. Is it free? 2. Ok, and that'll install everything? 3. I was just wondering. Have seen it, was wondering if it was any good. 4. I'm getting a temp. wired one; was going to use the wired one to get Wine to install my wireless (.exe install :/) 5. Thanks, I'll get it a go when I've sorted the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I think Beryl is called Compiz Fusion now. I think it merged with something (probably Compiz). It's installed by default in Ubuntu 7.10 and is enabled under Preferences -> Appearance. You probably need to install some video card drivers. For me that would be aptitude install nvidia-glx-new (if I remember correctly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have 7.04. Also, just out of interest; I had an idea to hook up my wireless to the linux. Basically, my wireless is all windows (.exe setup for the adapter and stuff), so I thought that if I wired the internet (doesn't require setup), downloaded Wine, then used that to install the wireless, would that work? Would I have to view the internet in Wine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Have you tried setting it up? There is quite a high chance that there is already support for your wireless network card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 I did try, but it didn't work :/ The wireless network card is an adapter that plugs in through a USB port. Linux didn't find it, and it needs .exe setup I tried the setup thing, entered everything in, but it didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 You might want to try NDISwrapper then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Ok, possibly ridiculously simple question; how do you unzip things via the terminal? whenever I try, it says the folder can't be found. Is there a certain place I need to download it to? :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Ok, possibly ridiculously simple question; how do you unzip things via the terminal? whenever I try, it says the folder can't be found. Is there a certain place I need to download it to? :/ What type of file are you working with, and what command are you running to unpack it? What error message, exactly, are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 unzipping, installing, anything I do, it's always the same. I use tar xvfz for unzipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 You use unzip for unzipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 extracting* I was following the instruction/readme thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 You still haven't provided any specifics. How do you expect us to know what exactly is going wrong? There are probably a dozen kinds of "extracting" - plain tar, tar with gzip, tar with bzip, plain gzip, plain bzip, rar, 7z, zip, and those are just the ones that I can think of off of the top of my head. There is no universal command that will work with all types of these. You need to give us some specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 OK, for example, I tried to download XAMPP (before I started this topic). I saved it into the linux bit, so I could pick it up in ubuntu. I used this command: tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.6.4.tar.gz -C /opt to extract it. However, it said no file was found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 ls | grep xampp What does it output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 It didn't output anything :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 You are aware the Ubuntu has several package managers? There should no need to install xampp. Take a look at.... man apt-get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 I thought that stuff didn't work without the internet :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 No internet? yeah, thats gonna make life difficult. Why not get the net working first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonInflux Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 That's what I'm trying to do >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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