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 Jun 8 2009, 02:39 AM
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but i need one that will run most of windows apps (e.g. starcraft and opera) so one that can run WINE or some thing like WINE in that thing that finds out which one you would like the best i got these 100% OpenSuSE 95% Ubuntu 95% Linux Mint 95% Kubuntu 95% Mandriva 90% Fedora oh ya i know Ubuntu is linux so i know it will run with wine but will opensuse run with wine and whats the most easy to run and most stable and i probloy pick ubuntu so any good websites about it and links about how to use it thats probloy all on its website any way This post has been edited by starcraftmaster: Jun 8 2009, 08:55 AM -------------------- Wraith awaiting launch orders.
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Jun 8 2009, 11:50 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 173,650 |
Ubuntu 9.04 is great!
I have it dual booted on one of my machines at home, and haven't needed to boot into Windows for weeks. If you haven't already, check out their website. http://www.ubuntu.com/ Of course you can burn a bootable cd, and can try it to see if you like it, without making any changes to your computer. Terry |
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Jun 9 2009, 12:04 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 2-November 08 From: australia Member No.: 252,211 |
how is wine ?
do you use it if not how do you get windows apps to work? -------------------- Wraith awaiting launch orders.
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Jun 9 2009, 12:34 AM
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 Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,165 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
Wine is very good. Not PERFECT, mind you, but getting there.
Check out the Wine App Database for the programs you want to run under Wine. It's here: http://appdb.winehq.org/ That way you'll know what other people experienced when they used the program under Wine. PS Ubuntu is a very good distribution. It's the one I use, and the one I recommend to everyone else. -------------------- |
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Jun 9 2009, 12:39 AM
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Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,165 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
Also, Opera is available for Linux natively: http://www.opera.com/browser/download/?os=...64&list=all
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Jun 9 2009, 01:20 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 2-November 08 From: australia Member No.: 252,211 |
thanks for the help you guys
-------------------- Wraith awaiting launch orders.
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Jun 9 2009, 02:32 AM
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Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,165 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
Also look at this: Wine-Doors. It eases the use of Wine.
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Jun 9 2009, 02:49 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 2-November 08 From: australia Member No.: 252,211 |
may i ask why does the older version have more time to last??
see look here Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop (the latest version): Includes the latest enhancements and is maintained until 2010 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop: Released April 2008 and maintained until April 2011 – ideal for large deployments should i get the LTS one ? also what about my hardware????????? i know my nvidia card will work becasue nvidia support linux i think but what about my mother bored and chipset and sound card and cable modem? sound card: sb0680 also whats a good dual boot program ? This post has been edited by starcraftmaster: Jun 10 2009, 01:52 AM -------------------- Wraith awaiting launch orders.
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Jun 21 2009, 12:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 18-May 09 From: Iowa Member No.: 333,084 |
You shouldn't need the LTS distro, it's mainly for Businesses or Universities that need to support a large amount of PC's, and can't upgrade their operating systems every 3-6 months. 9.04 has the bleeding edge tools and graphics that you'll want.
As for your hardware, I'd imagine that it's supported. You can always try Ubuntu's LiveCD. You can boot from it without harming any of your data, and see if it has any troubles detecting and using your hardware. For dual-booting, almost all Linux distributions use GRUB to boot. GRUB can also boot Windows, and last I knew could set that up when you installed Linux. |
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Jun 21 2009, 01:37 AM
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Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,165 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
QUOTE(Tyler Sweet @ Jun 20 2009, 10:20 PM)  ...I knew could set that up when you installed Linux. And automatically, no less! -------------------- |
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