neubie with linux - need a lot of info

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Elsabe wrote:
> hi,
> I have just installed UBUNTU 6.06 on my AMD Athlone with the following 
> hardware; - 722 mb  CPu, 256 mb ram, maxtor 80 g hhd, geforce fx 6200 
> graphic card and some kind of DVD writer aaand no internet at home.
>  
> i have never even considered to use linux before now and i must say 
> i'm very much impressed with what i got except for the fact that to a 
> old microsoft user, it's very different.
>  
> the first thing i tested was to try and watch a movie, and needless to 
> say, it didn't work. the system said that i need some sort of codex or 
> something to enable me to watch VOB files.
>  
> then i noticed my geforce card was not installed as a geforce but as a 
> vga.
>  
> then i tried to install a linux based game - and once again i made a 
> total mess of things. don't know how to intall.
>  
> please remember i do not have internet access at home and i'm very 
> definitly going to learn this operating system, so can you help me on 
> how and what i must do.
>  
>  
Hi Elsabe,
anything you install on Ubuntu should come from a "repository" or from 
the Install CD.
You will need internet access to install from a repository. Applications 
for other varieties
of Linux will not work with Ubuntu. e.g. if you installed an .rpm 
package it will not work.
Go up to the "System Menu", down to "Help" > System documentation > down 
to "Desktop Guide"
a lot of very helpful info there.
Hope this helps,
Take Care
Winton