Practical Problem

[ash]

Nice tip!

Btw kidakaka, I'm still struggling with setting up my PPPoE connection. I've downloaded Kinternet, ppp-gnome, and other stuff. Im stuck! Ubuntu was much easier to set up.. Maybe I should reinstall it.. I don't know how many settings I've already messed around with, haha.

[desijays]

AH!! A thread with the old timers

I see Linux is making quite the impact.

Well, this might help someone who wants to use Windows programs. You might already know this though since its quite common.

Problem:

I have linux on my computer but,

I want to use MS office
I want to use Winamp
I want to use photoshop
I want to use IE
I want to use flash
I want to play counterstrike
I want to play neverwinter nights 2
I want to play minesweeper

Solution:

Get into linux
Install virtual box or vmware
Then install XP or Vista inside linux
Now you can use MS office, winamp, photoshop, IE, flash inside linux.
But if you want to play counterstrike or neverwinter nights 2, you're system must be real good or it would choke.
You can play minesweeper without any problems though. (Duh!!)

I once did the following purely out of curiosity and it worked.

I installed slackware 12.0(linux) then installed virtual box. installed windows in virtual box. Then I installed virtual box inside windows. I then installed ubuntu fiesty inside that. As you can see it worked without a glitch. And in ubuntu I checked my mail. Wasnt like ripping fast. But manageable none the less.

God bless vmware and virtual box. Sometimes when I want to switch distros, I check them out in virtual box before i make a permanent change.

[ash]

Originally Posted by desijays

I want to play counterstrike

What? People still play that?

Good advice about using virtualizer software to deal with compatibility issues.

[kidakaka]

hmm .. even I do every once in a while .. for old times sake

[desijays]

You should try doing that all the time. You can cure AWS (Afflicted by Windows Syndrome) !!

[MaRo]

My own experience

15 GB Ubuntu
15 GB XP
120 GB Data

I just use XP for Sony Vegas, So I think of getting VMware and run XP on Ubuntu, but for games thing you have to purely run XP on machine no VMwares, I'm not into PC gaming & movies just one or two movies but I've a lot of Songs and video clips so VMware wouldn't effect performance, but guess what? give it a try, try to install VMware and see what happens, nothing to lose

[desijays]

vmware is a commercial virtualization software. I use one called virtual box. Its just as good I believe. And most importantly it is open source and thus freely available.

[ash]

Friends, its time for celebrations. I've finally managed to configure my PPpoe connection on openSUSE!!! I'm posting from it right now

It took a lot trial and error *sigh* turns out openSUSE support for PPpoe (which some DSL modems use) is kinda buggy. I don't know why it can't be as simple as Win XP or even Ubuntu (using simple command lines).

If any of you had any problem with setting up you PPpoe connection with openSUSE, here's how I did it:

Google for two packages: smpppd and kinternet (from a working internet connection, of course. Believe it or not, these two important rpm's are NOT included in the basic CD!). Make sure the versions matches your version of openSUSE. Install these packages using YaST Control Center (Find Software Management). You may need to add the local directory to which you downloaded the packages from as a source (check Software Repositories). Now go to DNS and Hostname (under Network Services) and if your ISP provided the two DNS addresses, enter them there. Make sure the Write Hostname thing is UNCHECKED (this happened to be the last discovery for me before I could connect). Then, set up your DSL account (there should be a DSL option in the Control Center menu). After entering your username and password, you'll need to enter the two DNS addresses again, by making sure Dial on Demand is CHECKED and Automatically Receive DNS is UNCHECKED. Once you click Finish, it'll reinitialize your LAN as well as confirming the smpppd and kinternet is installed. Now, on the bottom right of the screen theres the Networking Icon. Left click on it once, go to Dial Up Connections, and select your DSL connection to connect to

I dont have full optimized speeds yet, but that'll be easy to fix. Im just glad I got online in the first place!

Well, it seems straight forward now, but it took me a hell long to figure it out. When I had initial problems with connecting with ubuntu, a quick google search found a solution that required typing up some commands (all that sudo stuff), which was pretty quick. But with openSUSE.. darn Google didnt give me much at all. There isnt an official guide for it in the wiki of openSUSE too. I found solutions requiring the packages of rp-pppoe, NetworkManager, gnome-ppp.. damn mind boggling. I ended up messing so much of my settings (randomly). Almost gave up! I left it for a week, then reinstalled the thing today to give it a shot. Persistence pays off (I learned something useful from the Small Talk interview! haha)

Speaking of Virtual Box, I created a partition just for it, hehe. I tried running openSUSE live CD in it, but it was a bit slow. It was still interesting to play around in the virtual machine, though.

[gohm]

Before I Google, I'll need to Webster-online so I can decipher half of what you are saying, lol. Techies, sheesh Obviously other will follow this at least. Ok, ok, I'll go back to my gears, axles and cogs now... laugh.

Originally Posted by ash

Friends, its time for celebrations. I've finally managed to configure my PPpoe connection on openSUSE!!! I'm posting from it right now

It took a lot trial and error *sigh* turns out openSUSE support for PPpoe (which some DSL modems use) is kinda buggy. I don't know why it can't be as simple as Win XP or even Ubuntu (using simple command lines).

If any of you had any problem with setting up you PPpoe connection with openSUSE, here's how I did it:

Google for two packages: smpppd and kinternet (from a working internet connection, of course. Believe it or not, these two important rpm's are NOT included in the basic CD!). Make sure the versions matches your version of openSUSE. Install these packages using YaST Control Center (Find Software Management). You may need to add the local directory to which you downloaded the packages from as a source (check Software Repositories). Now go to DNS and Hostname (under Network Services) and if your ISP provided the two DNS addresses, enter them there. Make sure the Write Hostname thing is UNCHECKED (this happened to be the last discovery for me before I could connect). Then, set up your DSL account (there should be a DSL option in the Control Center menu). After entering your username and password, you'll need to enter the two DNS addresses again, by making sure Dial on Demand is CHECKED and Automatically Receive DNS is UNCHECKED. Once you click Finish, it'll reinitialize your LAN as well as confirming the smpppd and kinternet is installed. Now, on the bottom right of the screen theres the Networking Icon. Left click on it once, go to Dial Up Connections, and select your DSL connection to connect to

I dont have full optimized speeds yet, but that'll be easy to fix. Im just glad I got online in the first place!

Well, it seems straight forward now, but it took me a hell long to figure it out. When I had initial problems with connecting with ubuntu, a quick google search found a solution that required typing up some commands (all that sudo stuff), which was pretty quick. But with openSUSE.. darn Google didnt give me much at all. There isnt an official guide for it in the wiki of openSUSE too. I found solutions requiring the packages of rp-pppoe, NetworkManager, gnome-ppp.. damn mind boggling. I ended up messing so much of my settings (randomly). Almost gave up! I left it for a week, then reinstalled the thing today to give it a shot. Persistence pays off (I learned something useful from the Small Talk interview! haha)

Speaking of Virtual Box, I created a partition just for it, hehe. I tried running openSUSE live CD in it, but it was a bit slow. It was still interesting to play around in the virtual machine, though.