Posted 30 January 2010 - 04:16 PM
Posted 30 January 2010 - 07:25 PM
i have an external hard-drive and i was wondering if i could boot a Unix based OS off of it.
Posted 30 January 2010 - 07:27 PM
i have an external hard-drive and i was wondering if i could boot a unix based OS off of it.
so windows XP will load then i click a button (or set an option or the like) and it switches to my external HD OS. how would i do that?
it has to work with WINE or wyne (whichever runs windows programs)
and once thats figured out which one should i get?
Posted 30 January 2010 - 07:47 PM
Posted 31 January 2010 - 05:54 AM
Edited by fallendream, 31 January 2010 - 06:19 AM.
Posted 31 January 2010 - 12:43 PM
would it be better just to scrap XP all together and switch to a unix based OS?
also - do the majority of programs work with wine IE; adobe, office, messenger (not live! just a low quality one), firefox or chrome etc.
just everyday programs.
I don't see why it wouldn't be.PS; is ubuntu ultimate compatible with wine? i cant find it any info on it. ill kieep looking though
Posted 31 January 2010 - 04:12 PM
would it be better just to scrap XP all together and switch to a unix based OS?
Probably not. It depends on your needs.also - do the majority of programs work with wine IE; adobe, office, messenger (not live! just a low quality one), firefox or chrome etc.
just everyday programs.
Internet Explorer works on Wine through the use of Wine-Doors, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Adobe Flash Player works, but I don't know about the rest of the Adobe products.
I don't think Office works; OpenOffice.org is a free alternative to MS Office that comes installed by default on Ubuntu.
I have not tried any messengers, as Empathy and Pidgin both mostly support MSN protocols.
Firefox works nearly perfectly in Wine, but it's not necessary, since Firefox officially supports Linux. I could not get Chrome to work in Wine, but again, it is not necessary, since Chrome also officially supports Linux.
You can search up programs and see their compatibility status in Wine here: http://appdb.winehq.org/I don't see why it wouldn't be.PS; is ubuntu ultimate compatible with wine? i cant find it any info on it. ill kieep looking though
Sorry for my lack of explanation on some things, btw.
Posted 31 January 2010 - 06:02 PM
Posted 31 January 2010 - 09:33 PM
Posted 01 February 2010 - 02:46 PM
Posted 01 February 2010 - 03:09 PM
Puppy Linux has excellent hardware support and your wireless will probably work right out of the box. Boot a live disc and see for yourself.
Posted 01 February 2010 - 05:45 PM
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