: Ubuntu 8.4 problem - 'Grandmaw Linda"

[Bart Silverstrim]

Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> Linda Webb wrote:
>> I just wanted to update you wonderful folks on my struggle. 
>>   
> 
> Grandma Linda,
> 
> Look at the big fuss you and your Brother PE-700II (USB) embroidery 
> machine that uses the Pe-Design Ver. 5 or Ver. 6 software that 
> unfortunately only run on Windows (preferably XP) created.
> 
> Either Wine can deal with this software (a big if) or you will have to 
> do your homework about virtualization (Mario explained it all) and 
> install VBox (V2.1 from Synaptics - be sure!) and get a Desktop as nice 
> as mine.

A quick note that I haven't been using VirtualBox from Synaptic...I go 
to the VirtualBox site and they have an updated .deb for Ubuntu that's 
been working fine for me.

Last I knew there was a "totally free"-Debian style version from 
Synaptic, and a licensed but free-as-in-not-pay-for version that 
supports USB (or USB2?) and some other features, then there's a 
commercial version. The site has the not-pay-for version. Synaptic as 
the slightly more crippled version.

This may have changed but it isn't hard to get it from the site.