Has Ubuntu Replaced Windows on Your Box?
daller
ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon Aug 7 19:16:59 UTC 2006
icyj;1330162 Wrote:
> I made the switch two weeks ago! I am loving it. I am still running
> Fedora Core 5 on my server (Fedora was my OS of choice before I learned
> of Ubuntu), but I have replaced Windows XP with Ubuntu on both my laptop
> and desktop.
>
> My desktop does still have a small WinXP partition, which I rarely use.
> It contains all the windows essentials (that don't have good open
> source equivalents) like Battlefront and Ages of Mythology, of course
> some programs for school such as Multisim and Autocad (if only every
> software company made Linux compatible versions of there software, then
> Linux would really gain a following!), and finally my TI-89 Titanium
> Calculator (can't seem to find a program for it on Linux). Otherwise,
> I use Ubuntu full-time! The only other issue I faced was that I had to
> ditch my lexmark all-in-one printer for a HP, oh well, it has been worth
> it so far!
For an AutoCAD equivalent, please install and try "qcad" from within
the repositories.
Code:
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sudo apt-get install qcad
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What is Multisim?
Your TI software should run fine through WINE! (My TI-92 software ran
great in Hoary! - I don't have it anymore though! - So can't speak for
Dapper! - But it should work as well!)
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daller
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