few questions I thought g gears = g gadgets... if not what's the differences, anything g that is not in the CD will have to d/l from google and will be gadgets
I always thought you are the g man here from gOS to help us out :-))) how to tell if I am also a normal user or not? I eat and sleep though... On Nov 3, 12:40 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Playing half-live under Wine, it is certainly possible that it works, > WINE supports older Direct-X versions, up-to version 9 I think. > Actually I think that the installing of it, and using mods for it will > be more problematic. WINE does not replace the complete Windows OS, > only run time systems. You can visit the official WINE site (look it > up in Wikipedia) to find out more about Wine, and wether (how well) it > supports half-live. > > Sorry I know very little about networking problems, and nothing > about .msi, you can ask at the Ubuntu networking forum. I am sure they > can help you there. > > Secondly, I also have a laptop (under repair) that I hope to convert > into .... > Of course it would be a valid programming writing system, but gOS is > more a system for end-users that seek a fun alternative to Windows, so > you would probably be better of with clean Ubuntu, and Ubunto also has > much more fora, especially for programmers. > > "I've heard that Linux does not natively support video's (or, indeed, > music)" > Complete nonsense ! there are many programs to view video content, > probably one of the best is VLC, which plays almost any content at-all > you throw at it. You can install it through the Synaptic installer > (for free). > > Google gadgets off-line? Well gOS also has google gears, which is a > program especially written to run (google) on-line software off-line. > But truth be told, I have no idea if it works with Gadgets, I don't > have special insights in how it works, I am a normal user. > > gOS works with USB memory sticks, if you are using a USB transfer > system that presents the other systems filing system as if it was a > "memory stick" to the other computer it should work. If the system > only works if you install a special driver on the windows system, then > it depends on whether there is actually an equivalent Linux driver > available. > Linux does however know how to handle Windows networking, if you turn > support for it on. > > On 2 nov, 15:38, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, > > Be warned, multiple questions ahead; > > > I'm in a bit of a situation; I'm a programmer and most of my work is > > done tested through games (AI programmer, you see). For this, on XP, I > > have half-life 2 orange box with Garry's Mod, would that run under > > WINE and gOS? Furthermore, would WINE support the installation of a > > wireless network software program? (.msi, which is why I haven't moved > > to Linux before) > > > Secondly, I also have a laptop (under repair) that I hope to convert > > into a sort of creative programming and writing system, (also a > > writer) would gOS be helpful there? > > > Thirdly; I do a lot of movie work, as a hobby, and I'm hoping the gOS > > would let me play back these movies (normally saved under .flv > > and .avi extensions.) I've heard that Linux does not natively support > > video's (or, indeed, music) so are there any workarounds? > > > and Fourthly; as a large number of tools do seem to be google gadgets, > > can these gadgets run offline for laptop useage? > > > finally, Fifthly, can a Linux computer transfer and accept files from > > a USB connection to a XP computer? > > > Sorry for all the questions, guys and gals; > > > -Dante --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
