Graphics Installation

Peter Garrett peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au
Sun Apr 2 22:16:20 UTC 2006


On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:59:08 -0800
"Ryan Jones" <recyclingryan at gmail.com> wrote:

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> How can I get the nVidia drivers to work?

Have you looked at 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto  ?

> How does one go about installing DirectX?

DirectX is a Windows thing...

> Where is can I view all installed packages?

Synaptic Package Manager:

System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager

> How do I add an application to the applications menu?

Use the Menu Editor:   System Tools --> Applications Menu Editor (on 5.10 -
on Dapper it would be "A La Carte" I think ( still on "Breezy 5.10 here )

> How would I access the cmd prompt?

Accessories --> Terminal

> Can I install and play WoW?  How?

No idea, sorry...

> How does one install AIDA32?
Again , no idea on that one...


Peter




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