[08:22] will ubuntu ever be good/mainstream for gaming? [08:28] they're working on it [08:28] like a few years from now could ubuntu become comepatible with mainstream software and games? [08:28] compatible* [08:29] if what you are asking is, will software written for Windows ever be 100% compatible on linux? Only if the software devs write linux versions. [08:31] well doesnt have to be 100%, but just running the stuff i bought w/o something crashing or the screen going nuts and flickering would be a nice start :P [08:32] I understand what you're saying, it still boils down to software developers need to make the software for linux for it to work on linux. [08:33] i havent used ubuntu in a while cause i had a bad experience with it, but if it ran stuff i actually use i wouldnt mind using ubuntu [08:33] if you buy something that wasn't designed to be used on linux, you can't really blame linux now can you? [08:35] i heared that linux is not 100% immune to viruses, is there some type of antivirus for it? [08:36] there is, but most viruses are not written to attack linux. [08:36] someone who wants to cause damage goes for the biggest target [08:36] does ubuntu have a antivirus software built in? [08:37] you can install clamav [08:37] does ubuntu have firewalls or anything like that? [08:38] !ufw [08:38] Ubuntu, like any other Linux distribution, has firewall capabilities built-in. The firewall is managed using the 'ufw' command - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW | An alternative to ufw is the 'iptables' command - See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo | GUI frontends such as Gufw (GNOME) and Guarddog (KDE from Lucid onwards) also exist. [08:38] so ubuntu is safe to use? [08:39] Yep, Ubuntu is fine "out of the box". [08:39] been using it for 5 years as my main OS without problem [08:39] how does it work with blender and lmms? [08:41] No problems with blender here, though I haven't used it in a few years, and I was running it on slightly better hardware than what I have now. Not sure what lmms is though. [08:41] its for music [08:41] http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ [08:42] I would imagine it'll be fine, but I can't give a definitive answer. [08:42] lmms is in the ubuntu software center, one click install [08:43] A classic instance of the old "TIAS", aka "Try it and see! (then tell us what you saw)" [08:45] does ubuntu have any userfriendly crossplatform programming IDEs? [08:46] Depends on what you're looking for, really. [08:47] It also, to some extent, depends upon your interpretation of an IDE. Some people are fine with the "loose", other people are after the "stricter" definition. [08:49] something similar to "mmf2" but for ubuntu, like something that i can use to make a game or simple software app and export to .exe, .swf, etc? [08:51] is there anything like these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickteam#Products , that work in ubuntu or would those work in ubuntu? [08:51] I don't know what mmf2 is. [08:52] If you want to write a cross-platform application, choice of IDE is almost-irrelevant. It becomes a choice of the libraries you use. [09:00] well, mmf2 is a program that uses a universal set of codes that i guess are converted when it exports, and it has a crossplatform exporter, but i dont think the mmf2 program itself will work in ubuntu, so im wondering what the closest alternative is to that for ubuntu [09:01] !alternatives [09:01] To change the default applications system-wide, use 'sudo update-alternatives --all' in a terminal. [09:01] hmm [09:01] that is not the response I was expecting [09:02] http://www.linuxalt.com/ There is somewhere you can start looking [09:02] ok [09:03] at a quick glance that list is a little dated but should still give you a decent idea of what is available [09:04] here is another http://www.osalt.com/ [09:06] I don't think you're looking for an IDE per se, apologies. [09:08] idk, i had a friend that refered to it as an IDE, so i could have been misinformed [09:09] btw, what is kubuntu? is there a difference? [09:09] I guess we just have different ideas of what an IDE is. [09:10] So, Ubuntu comes packaged, by default, with the Unity desktop environment - it's a shell on top of the GNOME 3 library. On the other hand, kubuntu comes packaged by default with the KDE environment. [09:10] It is *possible* to still install KDE on Ubuntu (and Unity on kubuntu) [09:12] As far as I am aware, the differences are entirely aesthetic, but perhaps someone who knows more about kubuntu could confirm/deny that. [09:18] so kubuntu"out of the box" wont play dvds? [09:20] It will. [09:20] but ubuntu doesnt? [09:20] They are functionally equivalent out of the box. [09:22] i heard that windows8 isnt supporting dvd or bluray playback, so are dvds and bluray obsolete now or something? [09:28] i mean cause of operating systems not playing them out of the box anymore [09:33] what would happen if ubuntu were the only os? [09:35] if everyone used ubuntu would that solve all the compatibility issues? [09:57] I'm not sure that question has meaning really. We could pose it as a thought-experiment, and I guess the answer is "yes" in that case, but it doesn't really give us anything. [09:59] im just trying to understand the situation with linux and commercial pc products :P [09:59] I'd pose an analogous question something like "If Ford were the only care manufacturer, would everyone drive a Ford?" [09:59] s/care/car/ [10:01] what is linuxmint, is it different from ubuntu somehow? [10:02] It may have diverged more since I last cared to look, but as far as I am aware the difference is soley in the desktop environment. [10:02] (Same as the difference between ubuntu and kubuntu, or xubuntu, lubuntu, etc) [10:03] is mint more popular than ubuntu? [10:04] I doubt it, though Mint users certainly like to have their opinion heard. [10:04] when i typed linux into google, mint popped up before ubuntu [10:04] Yep, because Mint users like to get their opinions heard :) [10:05] is mint more like windows or something? [10:05] i noticed it had a start menu type of thing [10:06] They are functionally equivalent, just a different aesthetic look. [10:06] You can (easily) achieve the same thing in ubuntu. [10:08] does ubuntu automatically install vlc or some other similar video playerback software, or does it have to be installed manually? [10:08] playback* [10:09] I don't know what the name of the default video player is, but there is one there automatically. [10:10] so basically if someone installed ubuntu and ran updates and stuff, they could pop in a dvd and play it? [10:10] Yes. [10:11] but not blurays? [10:11] Not sure why they'd be any different. [10:12] Oh, it's a restricted format. I see. [10:13] You can't play blue rays, or hd dvds, without some effort. [15:15] how do i burn ubuntu to a disk? [15:17] i put in a disk, opened infrarecorder, and selected the iso file, a box came up, the ok button is greyed out [17:12] how do i get a ".msi" file to run on linux? [19:02] Captain_Crow, that's a windows app [20:14] i got it, i just forgot to install wine :P