All good you might thing, well think again.  I know people love linux and I love parts of linux for example mythtv and all the open source stuff that is out there.  The parts that I hate about linux are the ease of getting even the basic things to work.  When I performed the dpkg install I got an error because the adobe package had a dependence on libcurl3.  Knowing I’d seen this before on my tv box I knew it was not easy to get around.  So rather than trying to hack the solution I thought I would try and find another route.

The other route eventually turned up in a great little 10 things to do after installing ubuntu.

http://linuxchronicles.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/10-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-810/

I’d just googled to re-find the link and I’m worried about the number of 10 things to do after installing ubuntu… Thankfully there is another package for flash that can be done from apt-get.

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Farm Town is the new gaming application on the sence, I join in yesterday and I think I might be an addict already!!! Its on the same par as Scabulous (that is if you were any good at scrabble of course).  So whats it all about, when the application is installed the user is given a “plot” of land to use as a farm to plow, grow, harvest and sell the crops.  Whats the aim of the game well to be better than everyone else isn’t that the point of most games .  The graphics are fantastically done and as my other half reminded her of transport tycoon probably the best game that was ever made for the PC.

Its also possible to plant fruit trees and also to have animals living on the farm, since I’ve not been on the game long enough I do not have that good screen shots.  But looking through all the things that can be brought if you become a serious player is Houses, ponds, rivers, larger farms the list is endless.  Currently the game is in beta so I’m sure this list will grow over time.

Here is a couple of screen shots for those of you who are not quite hooked yet….

This screenshot is of my farm but as you can see its not that large yet, but if you save up your pennies or if you have more money then sense if you ask me you can pay money by using paypal.

This is a friends farm who has been playing a couple of weeks now and so has a HUGE farm.  Its great that you can wonder around other peoples farms and look what people have done.  Its also possible to get jobs working for others if your farm isnt satisfying the addition.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=56748925791