Darkplaces on ubuntu?

[ceriux]

hey, i need some help getting darkplaces to run properly. i have my darkplaces folder (i put it in documents) put my id1 folder with in it just like i would on windows. however it doesn't seem to be able to find it or something? it says try setting -basedir blah blah...

i'm new to linux can anyone help?

[Ghost_Fang]

[Baker]

[Baker]

[Ghost_Fang]

[Baker]

[ceriux]

thanks baker, your suggestions helped. is it me.. or are things crisper on linux?

[Baker]

[ceriux]

well the graphics seem smoother and sharper. even just on regular programs. everything seems to run a bit faster including browsing the internet and my downloads. a good example is my wireless usb adapter when i load up windows it takes like 3 to 5 minutes just to connect to the internet after connecting to the router it's a pain. but with ubuntu it's instant. i wish more was compatible with linux. i'd drop windows completely from what i can tell from the os so far.

[revelator]

ubuntu 11 is quite good i use mine as a media server for my home bio hardest thing on linux is allmost allways installing and enabling 3d on propriarity gfx drivers but its doable and if setup correctly it works a treat.
I also use it on my old fujitsu laptop (pentium M) as it cant handle win7 (no drivers) and it runs like challenger hehe.

[Baker]

[Baker]

Clarification: Linux is an absolutely vital operating system. Its mere existence prevents corporations from doing "very bad things".

It's just some day if they actually want it to be popular for the average joe, they need to malke an optional supernewbie IDE and have some sort of way to shield newbie from the technical stuff. And no Linux IDE does this. They need to make one user experience for newbies and one user experience for techies and separate them and NEVER mix them.

Linux has all the foundations under the hood of an operating system that could be mainstreamable. Except the current incarnations of, say, the Ubuntu experience as an example are not mainstreamable --- as nice as this experience is compared to say 5-6 years ago. And the problem is one user experience cannot cater adequately to both newbies and technical people.

[goldenboy]

Most veteran Linux users think that GNOME (Ubuntu's desktop thingy) is incredibly dumbed down.

- DVDs mount automatically
- Little graphical applets with very few buttons to do internet connection, firewall etc
- tons of hardware is auto identified
- auto updater, press one button to update system
- software install center with search function, one click software installs, does Windows have this?
- my printer worked out of the box (!!!) no driver install needed

What do you think is not newb ready on Ubuntu's desktop? Just curious.

the only thing that's not grandma-ready is the installation of the absolute latest commercial video drivers (e.g. NVIDIA), but even that is by no means difficult. Ubuntu installs default ones, they're just not always the latest version.

+ don't forget installing new hardware etc. isn't always painless or newbie friendly on Windows either (I have an AC97 audio adapter, you wouldn't believe what a pain it was to find a working Windows driver for that).

[revelator]

True im fond of linux but i dont detest other operating systems (i use windows 7 mainly when working on games/my compiler suite) most unix guys go wah when i tell them that i build msys2 under windows 7 64 with msys1 + mingw64 hehe but since thats the expected target for msys2 i found it better to build it on the os it is intended, to catch loopholes and patch them out before they grow to something it would take me months to fix . Is my way correct ? well the port took 2 days and the old msys dev told me he used about 3 months to make the initial port of msys1 on linux.

ubuntu is very user friendly and about as easy to use as a mac it may seem dumbed down to the avarage linux user but theres more than meets the eye when you get used to using it you will notice .
besides that aye some drivers can be a bitch even on windows.

[Baker]