help to install softwares in ubuntu 7.04 LTS and a few doubts

[neerajkumar]

hello...
i am complete beginner.
i just installed ubuntu 7.04 LTS TODAY MORNING AND LOST all the data in ma hard disk as it got formatted.
i have alot about linux and its broad features.
thats the main reason i switched to linux.
anyway i hav a lott of questions regardin the use of ubuntu.
1st question
i downloaded bittorrent from http://download.bittorrent.com/dl/BitTorrent-5.2.0.tar.gz

i donno hw to install it?
could u plz help me?

2nd question
can i dual boot to windows vista if i install one and create new partitions as now i hav solely a single drive called file system?

3rd question
could i get a site where i could get the shorcuts and basic commands of ubuntu?

4th question
which are the best and the important softwares to be installed while using ubuntu?

5th question
which are the best media players for ubuntu?

6th question
i have a nvidia 8500 GT graphics card.
after installing the driver am not able to keep a resolution more than 1024x768.
earlier i could keep 1280x1024.

please help me.i am totally stuck up with these questions.

[zvacet]

1. you have Transmission torrent client in synaptic and you can install it or you can try Deluge,Ktorrent... If you want latest transmission you can find it here (http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=transmission)(download both files).

2.If I understand you correctly now you have only Ubuntu and you want to install Vista.Download Gparted live CD (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/) and with it shrink your Ubuntu partition and make new partition and format in as NTFS.After you install Vista you will have to reinstall grub. (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351&highlight=reinstall+grub)

3.Here (http://linuxcommand.org/)

4. depends on what are using your comp for

5. I use Mplayer but others will say Amarok,VLC,XMMS so try few of them and see which one you like

6. I don´t have that kind of graphic card so I can not help you with that

[Pumalite]

4th:
http://www.unix-tutorials.com/go.php?id=861