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Can someone tell me how to setup a soundcard within Linux.
I have a SB Live.
I want to program in Linux, can I assume that Linux is more stable than WIN98?
What are the best programming tools I need for Linux? Surely DX is not available for Linux..or is it?
Thankyou
Sure. I'll try and give you a little help here, but if this isn't enough try reading the Sound-Howto at http://linux.com/howto/Sound-HOWTO.html
>I have a SB Live.
Ok, I'm pretty sure you have to download the binary only modules from creative labs. The URL looks like http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/ You should just have to download to a temp directory like /tmp, then 'tar zxvf filename', move to the directory it creates, then I do believe it has a script you need to run in that directory "./install_emu10k1". After that you're on your own, though there is a README in the directory. Sorry I can't help you more, but I don't have a SBLive! myself.
>I want to program in Linux, can I assume
>that Linux is more stable than WIN98?
Yes, indubitably.
>What are the best programming tools I need
>for Linux? Surely DX is not available for
>Linux..or is it?
SDL is pretty good, take a look at the one of the previous post "help finding game programming resources..." for more info.
gcc is a good compiler, makefiles are your friends (though you might want to pick up the oreilly book on make), ddd is a most excellent debugger, as for a source editor, vim, emacs, or coral is supposed to be good.
Hope this helps.
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