Questions about moving to Ubuntu

[Anthony Christiansen]

Thnaks, Steve.  Maybe I'll see if I can find a copy of VMWare to download on 
a P2P.  Thanks for the info.

Anthony

>From: Steve Turnbull <steve.turnbull at yhgfl.net>
>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 17:05:08 +0000
>
>On Saturday 12 November 2005 16:34, Rik van Achterberg wrote:
> > 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.)
>If you have licences for windows apps which you would still like to use, 
>and
>would be willing to shellout a further $180, try VMWare. It essentially 
>runs
>Windows from within Kubuntu/Ubuntu. This is what I do. Then you can install
>everything into a fresh install of say Win XP and install everything in the
>usual way.
>
>If you have plenty of RAM available, you could assign say 512MB to VMWare 
>when
>its runnign and you will hardly notice a performance degrade.
>
>WARNING - I can't get VMWare to install on 5.10 (Breezy) but it works fine 
>on
>5.04...
>
>Steve
> >
> > 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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