Installed and running on Linspire Linux, works great

Just installed it on my system running Linspire Linux from http://www.linspire.com
It was easy. I just downloaded it, extracted the files using ARK, clicked the secondlife file and boom I am playing.

System Specs:
AMD Athlon 2600
nVidia Geforce 5600 w/256MB video RAM
1GB PC2700 system RAM
running a fresh install of Linspire 5.0.347

Use at your own risk. This has the appearance of Full Screen.

Step 1.
-right click the Taskbar (the one with the Launch bar, but do not click Launch)
-select Configure Panel
-under Layout
---select Hiding tab
---select Hide automatically
---change to "Immediately"
-click Apply and OK

Step 2.
-edit SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
-change the following option to match your video card
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 0 for 16Mb
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 1 for 32Mb
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 2 for 64Mb
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 3 for 128Mb
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 4 for 256Mb
GraphicsCardMemorySetting 5 for 512Mb

-add the following line
UseDebugMenus TRUE

-change the following line
RenderUseAGP TRUE

-save the file


Step 3.
-run secondlife
-click Preferences
-click Graphics
-uncheck Run in a Window
-select resolution 1024x768
-click Apply, click OK

Step 4.
-with the game open
-there is a little arrow in the upper left corner or your screen
-click the arrow
-click Advanced
-click No Border
(you can also set this option permanently in Special Window Settings)

Step 5. (optional speed improvements)
-open game and login to game
-click Debug at the top and uncheck the following
Rendering > Types > Clouds
Rendering > Features > Fog

Only 2 problems I have run into so far is:
-No Sound
-Keymap is not working well, need to use arrow keys and Page Up/Down
to move and fly