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Martian · 04-26-2009, 07:52 AM

I'm not familiar with the distro that is on the Aspire One, though I understand that it's built on Fedora. I'm also not familiar with Second Life or it's Linux client, having never felt the desire to play such a game. Consequently, my advice is a bit general.

Linux handles program installations in a fundamentally different way from Windows. As a general rule, there's no 'installation directory' as such. Instead, all of the executable files get placed in one of a few common directories; frequently /usr/bin .

The command that you pulled out of the readme tells the console 'find and execute the program secondlife in my current directory.' The easiest way to do it, though, would actually be to just leave off the 'in my current directory' bit, and if secondlife is in your $PATH it'll get run. To do that, you simply leave the ./ off the front.

Important Safety Tip: Linux is case sensitive. There is a big difference between secondlife, Secondlife and SecondLife. Make sure you're using the right command.

Re: Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is generally considered to be the most noob-friendly distro you can get. It's very easy to use without sacrificing some of the more advanced features, or reducing control of the user. The downside to Ubuntu is that it's built on Debian. Debian's never been the most stable distro in my experience, and Ubuntu carries over a lot of Debian's quirks.

04-26-2009, 07:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	I'm not familiar with the distro that is on the Aspire One, though I understand that it's built on Fedora. I'm also not familiar with Second Life or it's Linux client, having never felt the desire to play such a game. Consequently, my advice is a bit general. Linux handles program installations in a fundamentally different way from Windows. As a general rule, there's no 'installation directory' as such. Instead, all of the executable files get placed in one of a few common directories; frequently /usr/bin . The command that you pulled out of the readme tells the console 'find and execute the program secondlife in my current directory.' The easiest way to do it, though, would actually be to just leave off the 'in my current directory' bit, and if secondlife is in your $PATH it'll get run. To do that, you simply leave the ./ off the front. Important Safety Tip: Linux is case sensitive. There is a big difference between secondlife, Secondlife and SecondLife. Make sure you're using the right command. Re: Ubuntu. Ubuntu is generally considered to be the most noob-friendly distro you can get. It's very easy to use without sacrificing some of the more advanced features, or reducing control of the user. The downside to Ubuntu is that it's built on Debian. Debian's never been the most stable distro in my experience, and Ubuntu carries over a lot of Debian's quirks. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 04-26-2009 at 08:15 AM..