What Linux program would you recommend for beginners?
I am currently using ubuntu 8.04 version on Linux. For the most part I like it, but I would like something a little easier. I wanted to install java, but it required a lengthy process, which evolves root access, is their something a little easier, so I can just install java and flash by clicking on the installation file.
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Go to your toolbar and go into the administration menu –> Synaptics Package Manager.
You can type in Java and Flash and install it all from there, just search the package name.
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Linux Mint, based on Ubuntu, but polished better for a beginner. It comes with alot of the multimedia packages that aren’t’ installed by default with Ubuntu.
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Yes . It involves a bit of work
Do a search in synaptic for java and flash. click and install
If you can’t find them you are pretty much left to typing . it works for all linuxes.
Java:
Download bin file for java at sun site
As root : sh jdkxx.bin
will be enough
for flash its the same :
extract it with tar -xvzf flash.tar.gz
the run the script sh flashplugin.sh
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Which ever you choose you will ALWAYS require root access for security reason
To install the system has to know it is YOU who is authorized to add programs is doing the installation
You know want your friend to install his recently programmed trojanbackdoor on your system
However there are other OS which handles installation similar to Windows
You can check out PC-BSD they created the installer similar to Windows.msi installer called .pbi
So it is your familiar double click to install method