Foxholeunderground

Aliasing bash (terminal) commands is painless and makes life far easier in the long run. For myself, a frequent user of the terminal, having aliases assigned to otherwise long commands is a blessing.

So what are aliases you ask. An alias allows a shortened command to be used over an otherwise lengthy one.

Example:



Thats a lot to type in the terminal. Would it not be nice to just type: 'wow'

Thats exactly what this post is about.

Many new comers to the world of Ubuntu Linux tend to shy away from using the Terminal as they oft think of using the command line as archaic and/or something far beyond there comprehension. Although this could not be further from the truth, there will always be those whom carry this belief.

This misunderstanding of the complexity of the Terminal is oft-that, that tends to lead these new comers of Ubuntu into thinking they are not quite ready to make the plunge into running Linux full-time. There has got to be a better way. A way that will help ease any apprehension of new comers to Ubuntu about the use of the Terminal.

Low and behold, there is just such an application installation method that can help ease this apprehension!

First off, allow me to introduce myself:

Hello! My name is Jeremy Riley -a.k.a- fox.

This site, 'Open Sourcing Humans' derived from personal need to document points of interest having to do with computing. Yes, Google is your best friend; yet, when I find the information I am looking for I write it down. This way I do not have to repeat the search again, as in writing down the knowledge I once sought, future need to reference such knowledge is made far quicker.

Over the years I have acquired many notations. So many in fact, that time finally came where I felt need to compile these notations in a more organized fashion. This thought led to the conclusion that no doubt people with similar interests may appreciate the work I have collected.

In sharing what I have learned from those kind enough to share there knowledge, in turn allows others that utilize this site to share in this knowledge. Some of whom will go on to share what they have learned here as well as elsewhere.

When it comes to package installation, a new user of Linux may wonder why so many sites on the Net opt for Terminal methods of installation over GUI oriented methods. This writing, although brief in overview, will help shed light on a few of the main reasons the Terminal method of package installation is most oft used on sites offering package installation tutorials.

Considering that there is an estimated 60,000+ application packages available for Linux... Yeah! Thats a lot of packages! This knowledge alone begins to form the basis for why using the Terminal method of installation is given far more than GUI package manager methods.

When it comes to archive types no doubt most people have heard of .zip, .rar, and of course Linux's favorite standard archive type: .tar.

Occasionally however, other archive types will present themselves causing need to track down what package is required to extract these less than common archive types.

UPDATE: Friday June 27, 2008:
Added an alternate installation method that utilizes apt-get through Firefox!

Recently, I was sorting through old storage discs and stumbled upon an old project I was working on to convert the Windows desktop environment into a fully interactive 3D working environment. Being as I have long since migrated away from Windows opting for the freedom and friendly community of Linux; I have no desire nor need to run Windows anymore; much less, any desire to complete the development of this project for use with Windows. This migration to Linux was the main reason I quit development on the project, opting to focus all my attention to absorbing my new Linux surroundings.

This recent find however, has released a floodgate of memories and peaked my curiosity. So much so, that I find myself desiring to complete the project. Not expressly for use on Windows; but rather, for use on Linux. In fact, by stroke of luck or perhaps some unseen forces, the program will run atop Unix, Linux, Mac, and Windows.

An Opensourcing Humans Tutorial Version 1.0

The following guide is the combined knowledge of all experiments I have performed to perfect the installation of Counter Strike Source (CSS) on Ubuntu (Hardy 8.04) Linux to-date. As I refine existing methods contained within this writing and perfect new procedures, they will be added here. For a list of changes and additions added to this guide please consult the Changelog section.