[bama-mafioso]

I've been reading about installing software on linux.WOW.... All this is way over my head. Is their such a thing as a installation wizzard that i can download? How do I install software? I need step by step instructions guys. Sorry. This is deep for me.

[BinoPanda]

which flavor of linux are you talking about? Ubuntu has a package manager which is an app where you look at a GIANT (but well organized) list of software in you click to install it. even in another OS you can download files kindof like and exe that install that way. and the other way is at the software's website you may see some text you can copy into your terminal (like command prompt) for example to get WINE (a program) for ubuntu you can copy and past the text
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/...st.d/edgy.list O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

and it will download and install WINE, it's basically like a wizard but text based. the way i got Wine was i just opened up the synaptic package manager and searched Wine then checked the box next to Wine and clicked apply, then it downloaded and installed it for me (the same works for uninstalling you just un check the box and click apply) hope that helps!

[John A]

Well, the first step you must make is which Linux distribution you want. A Linux distribution (more commonly referred to as distro) is a collection of open source tools and a kernel that make up the GNU/Linux operating system. The most commonly used one for newbies is Ubuntu.

Once you're decided on the distro you're going to use, find a good installation guide for it. For example, if you're going to install Ubuntu, I'd recommend using this guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Good luck!

[bama-mafioso]

yes, it's yellow dog linux 6.0(red hat nash) I think thats right. For the ps3. Do you know how I change security settings? Everything I do, It tells me I'm not allowed to do this or that. It's like I'm set as a second user or something. I hope this makes since. All this is way over my head. I was doing good to be using windows xp.lol Thanks budy, for all your help

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by bama-mafioso

yes, it's yellow dog linux 6.0(red hat nash) I think thats right. For the ps3. Do you know how I change security settings? Everything I do, It tells me I'm not allowed to do this or that. It's like I'm set as a second user or something. I hope this makes since. All this is way over my head. I was doing good to be using windows xp.lol Thanks budy, for all your help

Well, I could be wrong, won't be the first or last time, but this does not sound like the ideal way for an inexperienced PC user to get into Linux.

I recommend using PCLinuxOS on a PC. Once you have learned/understood Linux, then you can get fancy.