Games, Drivers & all

[Reinhold Rumberger]

On Wednesday 03 March 2010, Varun Jindal wrote:
> While installing a game, I got an error saying I needed OpenGL to
> continue. That brings another question: how (& where) to find
> OpenGL & Graphic Accelerator Drivers for Kubuntu 9.10? I have a
> Compaq Presario desktop PC (Intel 945G chipset). HP website says
> they don't have drivers except for Windows.

Actually, intel chipsets generally don't have much 3D capability - if 
you want to play a game that heavily depends on 3D support, you 
should try a different graphics card...


Also, Ubuntu and Debian somewhat assume that you always have a 
working internet connection. While they will work without one, you'll 
be severely limited in your choice of software. You might want to 
look into distros that have everything you need on a DVD or set of 
CDs. I have good memories of Suse in that regard. It probably is a 
more appropriate distro for a beginner with a flakey or no internet 
connection...
Ubuntu/Debian can be pretty hard to manage without a decent internet 
connection, even when you have the DVD... (that's why I went with the 
mirror solution, which is not something a beginner should be doing.)

  --Reinhold