Questions about moving to Ubuntu

[Rik van Achterberg]

Hi Anthony,

Yes, I am from The Netherlands. If you need any further support, you are 
welcome to join our small Kubuntu support IRC channel at #kubuntu-nl 
(irc.freenode.net)!

Rik

Anthony Christiansen schreef:

> Hi Rik,
>
> Thanks a lot for the info!
>
> By the way, are you in the Netherlands? Your name looks Dutch to me.  
> I'm in Amsterdam.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Anthony
>
>
>> From: Rik van Achterberg <rikratva at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions 
>> <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: Questions about moving to Ubuntu
>> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:34:22 +0100
>>
>> Hi Anthony,
>>
>> Anthony Christiansen schreef:
>>
>>> I'd like to move from Windoze XP to Ubuntu and I have some questions:
>>>
>>> 1) My laptop has two hard drives, each 40GB.  The second one isn't 
>>> being used at all right now.  Can I load Ubuntu on that drive and 
>>> use both operating systems until I get used to Ubuntu and eventually 
>>> drop Windoze?
>>>
>> Yes, that is possible. You will have to install the booloader in the 
>> MBR (Master Boot Record) of your primary disk.
>>
>>> 2) I have some devices that came with windows-specific software, 
>>> namely a Nikon digital camera, a Creative Labs Zen Extra MP3 player 
>>> and, finally, a Dell Axim handheld.  How will I operate these 
>>> devices with Ubuntu?  What about printers?
>>>
>> Your Nikon digital camera and Creative MP3-player have a very big 
>> chance of working in Ubuntu, but I'm not sure about the handheld. 
>> Maybe someone else can inform you about that.
>>
>>> 3) Does Ubuntu come packaged with a music player and recorder?
>>
>>
>> If you've installed Ubuntu, go to this page: 
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDocumentation
>> It explains how to enable universe and multiverse, so you can install 
>> encoders and players/recorders.
>> (amaroK is a very good mp3 player ;))
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 4) Finally, there are a couple of windows-based apps that I used 
>>> infrequently and probably could learn to do without, but is there 
>>> any way to run these under Ubuntu.  I'm specifically think of a 
>>> Systran Translation program that I use a lot (I'm an American living 
>>> in Europe and frequently need to translate documents in languages I 
>>> don't know all that well.)
>>
>>
>> Some applications can be emulated with Wine. Other well 
>> known-applications can be emulated with CrossOver Office (like MS 
>> Office, Photoshop). I don't know about your program's, you'll have to 
>> try or use Google.
>>
>>>
>>> Anyone who'd be up to answering these questions can write back 
>>> either on the list or to me privately.
>>>
>>> Thanks!  Anthony
>>>
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Rik
>>
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