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| Thread ID: 56396 | 2005-04-03 21:22:00 | (please help) I need to get back to linux | Phoenix-Wolf (7452) | Press F1 |
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| 341242 | 2005-04-03 21:22:00 | Greetings: There are several reasons why I am using :yuck: Windows 1 . Games like Diablo II and Starcraft 2 . The Rosetta Stone <---- The biggest reason for not wanting duel boot I like using it when I am on the net Downloading files on P2P programs 3 . Cool speech (a text to audio program) 4 . Sofsource (a math teaching program) These are the main (and only reason that I have :yuck: Windows Installed . Now I know that I can have duel boot or even use VMware or something like it but I like Debian and I have not been able to get it to work with it . Any way I would prefer not to have to have windows on it at all (maybe for my mother when she visits I would have IE :yuck: and also some other window apps . For here however I want to be able to use all of the programs/games on the net . I know I can install D II and SC in Linux using wine but I don't Think I can play on the net which is the only reason I like the games so much . Oh there is another program that I need and it is for my business . it is a Chat client program . there is not the option of getting a different one because this is a community presentation room where I bring my prospects into it . Then the presenter (which can be any one that is a Senior Director or above will present the company and what we offer . This is why I can not just go get something else . (I can't find the name of it I have looked all around for the name of the program but can't find it (I also believe that it is made for my business not something they rent) I know that this is not much but the only way for me to give the name would be to give you the web-address for you to check it out on Linux . So because the program is in a website that talks about my business I can only give you the web-address if you whisper me for it (note you will have to download it) and if I were post the web address here I may get :rolleyes:railed for spamming and then I could lose my acc . here and even lose my job there for doing somthing that my seem like spamming . I have 2 Hard drives The primary is 40Gb . And the secondary is 80GB I have backup files on the 80GB and I could duel boot with windows on 1 and Linux on the other but I need to much space for the files such as videos and music that I put into my PC . Copying them would take to many CDs and at the time I cant afford a DVD burner . Also I would like to never look back to windows again if I could have these programs and some more games which I will be installing in a few days like spellforce and few others like it . As far as programs go the ones that I need are mostly available in Linux or there equivalents . Any suggestions? |
Phoenix-Wolf (7452) | ||
| 341243 | 2005-04-03 21:44:00 | See: http://www.transgaming.com for Cedega, the WineX successor If you can provide more information (like a web URL of the homepage for the software) somebody may be able to help you more with the rest of them. What sorta chat program is it? Proprietry? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 341244 | 2005-04-03 22:00:00 | BTW - You can leave the files etc on your windows FAT32 partition. Give Ark Linux a shot, its now in final release, 2005.0. IIRC its kind enough to put a link on your desktop to your Doze partition :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 341245 | 2005-04-04 03:18:00 | BTW - You can leave the files etc on your windows FAT32 partition. Give Ark Linux a shot, its now in final release, 2005.0. IIRC its kind enough to put a link on your desktop to your Doze partition :) You could also try CrossOver Office. Although it has a list of Windows programs that it will run, your Windows program may well run under it (there is a demo so you could try it) |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 341246 | 2005-04-04 03:24:00 | BTW - You can leave the files etc on your windows FAT32 partition. Give Ark Linux a shot, its now in final release, 2005.0. IIRC its kind enough to put a link on your desktop to your Doze partition :) You could also try CrossOver Office. Although it has a list of Windows programs that it will run, your Windows program may well run under it (there is a demo so you could try it) |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 341247 | 2005-04-04 13:28:00 | CrossOver Office I could not remember the name but yes I used it however the programs I use can run in CrossOver Office The only problem is I cant seem to run the CD's for them (the CD setup is different on Linux then windows) this is why. I also like using Virtual drive so I do not have to change my CD's. This if I could get it working in CrossOver Office then it might work. |
Phoenix-Wolf (7452) | ||
| 341248 | 2005-04-04 20:01:00 | mkdir ~/cdimages dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/home/username/cdimages/diablo2.iso su - [enter root pw] mkdir /mnt/image1 mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/username/cdimages/diablo2.iso /mnt/image1 exit cedega /mnt/image1/setup.exe There you go.. no additional software installation required :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 341249 | 2005-04-04 22:01:00 | thank you for that info I be installing linux asap this will probly help even with the other programs that I have been wanting to run. One question tho is that a .txt file of some kind or is it what I enter into the console? It looks like I do that from console but I want to be sure. Also I like the idea and feal of Debain but for using (that is if I do) VMware do I need something like red-hat or Mandrake? |
Phoenix-Wolf (7452) | ||
| 341250 | 2005-04-04 22:21:00 | Also I like the idea and feal of Debain but for using (that is if I do) VMware do I need something like red-hat or Mandrake? VMware should be fine with Debian. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 341251 | 2005-04-05 00:56:00 | Try qEmu, works better than VMWare performance-wise That's what you put into a bash prompt :) Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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