Flopping Problems

[Jonathan Keane]

All but the first ones work well in my experience with very little (in most cases read: no) configuration. As for number one that may be a little more difficult try wine, but that is often times not enough (I have no experience with cross-over office so I cannot praise or bury it.) And as far as the dual boot with ubuntu goes it is extremely simple as long as you install windows first, and then add a few *simple* (and I could send up a file with what you need to change already done) edits to the Grub boot loader and you are up and running. I am slowly converting my office to Ubuntu, all of the web development and Computer based training people have dual boots or a second laptop with Ubuntu and they love it. (We have even gotten XMLSpy to work on Wine)

-jon

Shawn Christopher wrote:
> Tony Arnold wrote:
> 
>> Shawn,
>>
>> On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 13:29 -0700, Shawn Christopher wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> I had Ubuntu but can't decide on which OS to stay with. I was a very
>>> strong Ubuntu and Linux supporter but everything that I need to do is
>>> on Windows (for work and some home) and despite what everyone
>>> says....you can't do everything in Linux that you can do in
>>> Windows...sadly this is my second flop back and forth.to Ubuntu and
>>> Windows. If I had a main box dedicated to Linux I would probably use
>>> that more...but alas work requirements trump all.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any recommendations? And I don't think WINE is going t be
>>> powerful enough or portable enough for what I have to do...:-(
>>>   
>>
>>
>> I've been through the same process in the past and I've now settled on
>> Ubuntu Linux for my work machine.
>>
>> There are a couple of applications I need to use that only run on
>> Windows and I have bought Cross Over Office so that I can run them. They
>> seem to run OK.
>>
>> An alternative may be to go for VMware and run your windows apps in a
>> virtual machine.
>>
>> But it really depends on what you are doing. Perhaps if you shared this
>> with the list you may get some specific suggestions for those
>> applications that you need.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tony.
>>  
>>
> Sadly...I really can't say what specifically I am using it for however 
> can hint around at a few things.
> 
> 1. I need it for straight Windows programs that my company produces.
> 2. Need to be able to be give multiple access to multiple people (For 
> web development)
> 3. Has to be able to handle my Nvidia card (I got Ubuntu to finally work 
> with it)
> 4. Have to be able to share all files with Windows Users.
> 
> I mean I know it seems like I am pushing the package that I need to be 
> using Windows...however I'm really tired of doing what I need to do for 
> work. and installing Ubuntu. As far as Dual booting...I've had BAD 
> experiences with that...so any other ideas?
> 
> Shawn
>