07CobaltGirl wrote:What is it you'd like to know about Linux? I'm not an expert, but I can find my way around pretty well after ~17 years of working in it regularly. Currently I'm running 4 Linux-based servers and anther box as a network firewall in my house as a hobby. I also had Automation running on Crossover, albeit very poor framerates and many random crashes. I would like to say, do not ask which one is best/easiest/etc, because you could ask 50 users that question and get 50 completely different answers back.
ah, thanks, so i have my laptop all nice and set up with linux (want some specifics, just ask) and since i am usually at school part of the day, i often find i have some time to kill, so i want to play some games, but to install steam i need the graphics driver, along with to have the ability to do some other basic games like openTTD, so i have gotten as far as being able to run the command sudo aptitude -r -t wheezy-backports install fglrx-legacy-driver but every time it errors saying there are missing dependencies: The following NEW packages will be installed:
acpi-support-base{a} acpid{a} fglrx-legacy-atieventsd{a} fglrx-legacy-driver{b}
fglrx-legacy-modules-dkms{a} glx-alternative-fglrx{a} glx-alternative-mesa{a} glx-diversions{a}
libfglrx-legacy{a} libfglrx-legacy-amdxvba1{a} libgl1-fglrx-legacy-glx{a}
nvidia-installer-cleanup{a}
0 packages upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 19.0 MB of archives. After unpacking 86.4 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
fglrx-legacy-driver : Depends: xorg-video-abi-12 which is a virtual package. or
xorg-video-abi-11 which is a virtual package. or
xorg-video-abi-10 which is a virtual package. or
xorg-video-abi-8 which is a virtual package. or
xorg-video-abi-6.0 which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) fglrx-legacy-driver [Not Installed]
Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
2) fglrx-legacy-atieventsd recommends fglrx-legacy-driver (= 8.97.100.7-3~bpo70+1)
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
i have always just clicked yes out of fear of bricking the system, since if these are dependencies, aren't they just on a repo somewhere i can install them from? or do i need to do more technical kerfuffle?