Questions about moving to Ubuntu

[Mitch Thompson]

Anthony Christiansen wrote:

>
> 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
>>
>>> Rik
>>
>> -- Steve Turnbull
>
>
In case you weren't aware, VMWare is commercial.  If you find it on
P2P, it is likely hacked, and likely trojaned.


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Mitch Thompson, San Antonio, Texas//WB5UZG
Red Hat Certified Engineer