Learning the Linux command line - shell commands
In my ongoing quest to get people to actually learn Linux, which includes learning the command line as a requisite, I present this interesting article I found which explains some of the various categories of shell commands and their usage and purpose.
#Linux
http://www.tecmint.com/understanding-different-linux-shell-commands-usage/
Friday, 23 December 2016
Making the most of Linux in a Windows world - WINE via Play On Linux
Making the most of Linux in a Windows world - WINE via Play On Linux
An OpenSUSE oriented HowTo
Like it or not, we live in a world in which Microsoft still has quite a hold on the computing desktop. While home users can happily run Linux and never even care that Windows exists, Enterprises and Gamers both face a reality in which some software is only produced for Windows and has no reasonable substitute (or their work can't/won't accept a substitute).
For these instances, there are a lot of options to stay with Linux, from running a full on Windows installation in a Virtual Machine using VirtualBox, VMWare or similar, to running individual software applications right on Linux using WINE. WINE is an amazing labour of love by generations of developers that allows a huge number of Windows applications to run directly on Linux with WINE acting as an intermediary between the application and Linux.
The problem with WINE is that it's a complex bit of kit with a powerful suite of options. This power also means it can be difficult to setup and requires a unique customization of settings for each application you install. Thankfully there are solutions to this problem as well. One such solution is Play On Linux which is a front end for WINE that not only provides a nice GUI front end for installing Windows applications, but it also pulls from a lovingly maintained online database of configuration settings for hundreds of Windows applications. Like the name implies, Play On Linux is geared towards installing Windows games, but it also has a solid set of configurations for many other types of Windows software, including a fair bit of productivity software like Microsoft Office, Adobe CS, etc.
You can go to the main post link and read more, including install sources for various Linux distros.
For OpenSUSE Linux users, keep reading, we're going to walk you through installing it
First, just a reminder that OpenSUSE has one of the largest pools of Linux software packages in the Linux world. The default repositories are quite large themselves, and adding the Packman repo from the Community Repositories section in YaST2 gets you that many more packages to pull from, but even those large pools of software don't have everything. So next we go to OBS, or the "OpenSUSE Build Service" which developers and savvy users can use to submit source packages and configure so that the OBS system can automatically build repos and packages for multiple Linux platforms, not just including several releases of OpenSUSE. Find OBS at:
https://software.opensuse.org/search
Now, for OpenSUSE Leap 42.x users, you can install Play On Linux using the following commands in a root shell (ie open a shell and type su followed by your root password).
Now type:
zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games:/tools/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/games:tools.repo
(all one line, then hit ENTER)
This will add the repository containing Play On Linux to your system.
Now type:
zypper in PlayOnLinux
This will install the package from the repository you just added.
It will ask you about the repository's key. I recommend you type "a" for Always and hit ENTER. This will accept the repository key permanently allowing it to be updated with each new update as part of your standard system updates process.
NOTE: The above is for those running OpenSUSE Leap 42.2. If you are running version 42.1 (type cat /etc/SuSE-release to verify) then simply edit the first line above starting with "zypper ar ..." and change the 42.2 part to 42.1.
Voila! You now have Play On Linux installed on your OpenSUSE Linux system. You can find it in the "System" section of the start menu. Run it and say yes to the data submission option to help the developers make the program better without submitting any personally identifying information.
From here on out you can get instructions on using Play On Linux at the main link below.
Oh, and keep in mind that you also need to have WINE installed (of course) and a few other dependencies that zypper can handle for you automatically.
#Linux #Windows #WINE #OpenSUSE
https://www.playonlinux.com/en/
An OpenSUSE oriented HowTo
Like it or not, we live in a world in which Microsoft still has quite a hold on the computing desktop. While home users can happily run Linux and never even care that Windows exists, Enterprises and Gamers both face a reality in which some software is only produced for Windows and has no reasonable substitute (or their work can't/won't accept a substitute).
For these instances, there are a lot of options to stay with Linux, from running a full on Windows installation in a Virtual Machine using VirtualBox, VMWare or similar, to running individual software applications right on Linux using WINE. WINE is an amazing labour of love by generations of developers that allows a huge number of Windows applications to run directly on Linux with WINE acting as an intermediary between the application and Linux.
The problem with WINE is that it's a complex bit of kit with a powerful suite of options. This power also means it can be difficult to setup and requires a unique customization of settings for each application you install. Thankfully there are solutions to this problem as well. One such solution is Play On Linux which is a front end for WINE that not only provides a nice GUI front end for installing Windows applications, but it also pulls from a lovingly maintained online database of configuration settings for hundreds of Windows applications. Like the name implies, Play On Linux is geared towards installing Windows games, but it also has a solid set of configurations for many other types of Windows software, including a fair bit of productivity software like Microsoft Office, Adobe CS, etc.
You can go to the main post link and read more, including install sources for various Linux distros.
For OpenSUSE Linux users, keep reading, we're going to walk you through installing it
First, just a reminder that OpenSUSE has one of the largest pools of Linux software packages in the Linux world. The default repositories are quite large themselves, and adding the Packman repo from the Community Repositories section in YaST2 gets you that many more packages to pull from, but even those large pools of software don't have everything. So next we go to OBS, or the "OpenSUSE Build Service" which developers and savvy users can use to submit source packages and configure so that the OBS system can automatically build repos and packages for multiple Linux platforms, not just including several releases of OpenSUSE. Find OBS at:
https://software.opensuse.org/search
Now, for OpenSUSE Leap 42.x users, you can install Play On Linux using the following commands in a root shell (ie open a shell and type su followed by your root password).
Now type:
zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games:/tools/openSUSE_Leap_42.2/games:tools.repo
(all one line, then hit ENTER)
This will add the repository containing Play On Linux to your system.
Now type:
zypper in PlayOnLinux
This will install the package from the repository you just added.
It will ask you about the repository's key. I recommend you type "a" for Always and hit ENTER. This will accept the repository key permanently allowing it to be updated with each new update as part of your standard system updates process.
NOTE: The above is for those running OpenSUSE Leap 42.2. If you are running version 42.1 (type cat /etc/SuSE-release to verify) then simply edit the first line above starting with "zypper ar ..." and change the 42.2 part to 42.1.
Voila! You now have Play On Linux installed on your OpenSUSE Linux system. You can find it in the "System" section of the start menu. Run it and say yes to the data submission option to help the developers make the program better without submitting any personally identifying information.
From here on out you can get instructions on using Play On Linux at the main link below.
Oh, and keep in mind that you also need to have WINE installed (of course) and a few other dependencies that zypper can handle for you automatically.
#Linux #Windows #WINE #OpenSUSE
https://www.playonlinux.com/en/
Monday, 5 December 2016
Learning the Linux command line - The find command
Learning the Linux command line - The find command
Unix/Linux have extermely powerful search capabilities and they're well worth learning to use.
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/03/15-practical-linux-find-command-examples/
Unix/Linux have extermely powerful search capabilities and they're well worth learning to use.
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/03/15-practical-linux-find-command-examples/