New to all this ,where do you get support ...............

[Tate Johnson]

On Sun, 20 May 2007 13:20:02 +0930
"patricia hong" <ph687079 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> O K ...
> 
> So your`e new to the linux world , you want to participate , but you
> find yourself lost in a bewildering maze .
> 
> The questions are really quite simple :
> 
> I would like to have ubuntu installed by someone who KNOWS how to do
> it.Quite prepared to pay of course , Where do you go ?
> 
> If your`e not a business , where can you go for support ?
> 

Hello and welcome to the Ubuntu-AU team,

Firstly, this mailing list is a form of community
(non-commercial) support offered by Australian Ubuntu users. You're
welcome to discuss any aspects of Ubuntu here. In addition, there are
various other places where you can get receive community support
for Ubuntu such as on the Ubuntu forums and IRC. Depending where you
live, there may be someone who is willing to spare some time in person
to show you the basic in's and out's of Ubuntu and Linux. 

Ubuntu Forums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/

Ubuntu-AU IRC:
#ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.com

> If you ABSOLUTELY need to run some  windows based software in Ubuntu,
> how do you determine the best way to go about it ?
> 
> Best regards
> 

Depending on what Windows based software you need to run, there are two
common solutions. The first of these includes using an application
called "WINE" which allows you to run Windows based software from
within Linux. 

More information and application compatibility can be found at the
following URL:
http://wine-hq.com

On the other hand there is virtualisation. This refers to running
instances of other machins known as guests on top of your existing
operating system. As an example, this would permit you to run Ubuntu
Linux as your main operating system (Host) with an instance of Windows
XP (Guest). Essentially, it's like having two machines on the one. This
method is more common in commercial environments, or where WINE is not
suitable. 

VirtualBox and VMware are two examples of virtualisation software
available for Ubuntu Linux:
http://www.virtualbox.org/
http://www.vmware.com/

Cheers,
Tate Johnson