Installing linux for use with a virtual pc.

[.Maleficus.]

http://www.larryni.me.uk/blog/2007/0...desktop-icons/

Not sure about the File Manager thing.

http://www.sourceforge.net - TONS of programs.

[IndyRacer27]

For linux software reviews, I check these.

http://linuxreviews.org/
http://linuxformat.co.uk/
http://www.linux-magazine.com/

[luciusad2004]

Thanks Mal, gconf-editor is awesome. I had no clue this even existed and source forge looks like it might be just what i was looking for. I always wondered what part of the internet all the open source projects were tucked in to. I was never able to find them. Linux is getting more exciting everyday i use it.

As for the file manager, maybe in a couple years ill write my own if i can't find one that offers the feature I'm looking for. It's not a deal breaker or anything, I actually think I'm the only guy in the world who likes that layout.

Edit: AHH i must have missed you there. Thanks IndyRacer I'll check those out.

[luciusad2004]

Question: How do i know whether or not i have GTK1.x or GTK2.x on my computer? Also, how do i know weather or not my system is up to date? I haven't got any update messages, well, since I installed Ubuntu and last time i tried Ubuntu i remember getting updates all the time.

Thanks guys.

[.Maleficus.]

You have both. GTK2 has come standard for quite a while (since 6.06 at least, probably earlier). And if you want to update you computer, just do "sudo apt-get update".

[luciusad2004]

Okay, Thank you.

[luciusad2004]

I've had this problem the whole time that i didn't mention because i didn't think much of it and I wasn't sure if i was going to stick with linux. Now that i find myself using it more often than windows I sort of want to see if i can correct the issue.

My computer doesn't shut down.

After i tell it to shut down i get the xubuntu splash screen that seems to show the operating system shutting down but then after that is through I get some text to this effect and the computer is stuck here.

*Unmounting temporary filesystems... [ok]
*Deactivating swap... [fail]
unmount2: Device or resource busy
unount: /media/host/wubi/disks/home.virtual.disk busy -remounted read-only
[ok]
*Will now halt

This is were it is stuck. To shut down i have to hold the power button down. It's not that big of a deal but it would be nice if my computer could shutdown on its own.

I was thinking this might be more a problem with wubi and the virtual drives that linux is installed on than it is a problem with ubuntu.

[calumc]

Well wubi is still only in BETA afaik so if it really is bugging you now might be the time to take the plunge and do a dual boot

[luciusad2004]

LoL, Well, if thats the case i can live with it. I would have done a dual boot a long time ago but my copy of windows was given to me by my university and I didn't get to keep the CD (part of the liscencing agreement in order for me to get it for free). I need windows and can't really risk messing it up. Oh well lol.

Though i suppose this is an opportune time to finally figure out the whole Gentoo on Ibook thing i posted about ages ago. I do have a while till school starts back up and have been pretty bored. I think the learning experience might be beneficial.

[luciusad2004]

Um... I have like, four desktop environments installed now and there is just LOADS of applications that came with KDE. I either want to uninstall Gnome or KDE. Is there an easy way to uninstall one of these environments and all of the applications that came w/ it or would i have to go and manually get rid of each package that i don't want.

Edit: Ahhh... looks like xfce is broken now. I have no clue what happened.