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S.u.S.E. 9.2 Professional
One of the things on my wishlist was S.u.S.E. 9.2 Professional. It was, of course, in the very last box I opened.
My initial impression was that it was very impressive. The installation looks much more attractive than previous versions. The Professional edition comes with 2 DVD's (1 is source), and 5 CD's.
Documentation and getting help
One of the biggest challenges for new Linux users is finding information and getting help with programs. If you have some Linux experience and just want to know what options a program has you can often type something like:
heroes3 -h
Heroes 3 happens to be the Linux version of Heroes of Might and Magic III. The -h switch prints out other switches heroes3 can take on the command line. This comes in handy if you're looking for an option like running heroes3 in fullscreen or windowed mode.
Playing games in Linux
It's the Christmas season, and it's time to look at playing around, games in particular. I've already mentioned Transgaming in a previous rant. I mentioned that I wasn't completely happy with the direction Transgaming is headed, but they have continued to make Windows-based games work in Linux. As a bit of a holiday treat I thought I would show a few screen shots from one of my favourite games of all time, Diablo II.
Intermediate rpm
A few articles back I talked a bit about the basics of installing and upgrading a package using rpm, the Red Hat Package Manager. This article covers some rpm tips and tricks that might come in handy when you're trying to find out more information about software installed on your system.
To begin with, open a x-terminal and type:
rpm -qa
Transgaming not my thing
A few months back I decided to shell out the cash for a Transgaming membership. For those not aware, Transgaming makes a specialized version of WINE, the Windows Emulator for Linux, which is designed around running games -- just not the kind of games I like to play.
Of the 45 or so Windows games in my collection, only a couple work flawlessly under Cedega, a.k.a. WineX. The best of the crop is the ever-popular Diablo II LOD, and it worked better under VMWare with Windows beneath.
