Re: [LINUX_Newbies] New to group

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Shellie <mbuter30@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Right now I am using VMplayer 3 and VMware 7. So far I like 7 better.
> Haven't tried Server or Sphere yet. I downloaded some games for Linux and
> have been trying to use them but they are in 7z files. I can unzip them in
> windows but havne't tried to drag them into Linux yet

As Roy mentioned, there are some options for unzipping in files in
Linux. But I'm curious about what games you are trying for and with
what distribution, as there are a lot of games available (often at
least) directly from the distribution's repositories, that can be
installed w/o the hassle of zipped files, which will probably (I'm
guessing) have to be compiled..

But then, the fact that 7z files are generally only a windows
format... leaves me a bit confused. Best of luck with that in any
case.

>. I am using Windows 7
> on my Laptop and the VMware 7 is on that one. I am able to drag stuff from
> my desktop into the OS that is running on the VMware and it works well. Was
> trying to unzip the files in Linux but I had so many problems.

What sort of problems, specifically? Might be a different archive
manager you need installed, though I am only aware of one that unpacks
7z files from the command line.

> install on my XP tower and see what I can do on that one.
>
> Shellie

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy" <linuxcanuck@gmail.com>
> To: <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 8:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] New to group
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> > Linux is the most computing fun that you can have for free. There are well
> > over 400 distributions to try and many of those have several versions out
> > at
> > once. VMs are a nice way to try them. I have not used VMware in some time
> > because I have got into using VirtualBox. What do you think of VMWare? Are
> > you using VMServer or Sphere?
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> > Location: Canada
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> >
> > On 26 February 2011 23:33, Shellie <mbuter30@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Thank you. I am going to reinstall again because I didn't do something
> >> right
> >> with Suse in VMware. Might try some of the other flavours also not sure
> >> yet.
> >>
> >> Shellie
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Roy" <linuxcanuck@gmail.com>
> >> To: <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 6:18 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] New to group
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> >> > Welcome and enjoy both! Give us a shout if we can help.
> >> >
> >> > Roy
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> >> > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> >> > Location: Canada
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> >> > On 26 February 2011 14:52, Shellie <mbuter30@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> >> Hi I am new to the group and also new to Linux. I am trying out Ubuntu
> >> >> and
> >> >> Open Suse in VMware. So far it is pretty cool still getting used to
> >> >> it.
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> >> >> Shellie
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