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gregory house
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If you want to play games on linux there is a wine-based software similar to Crossover Office which is targeted at gamers. Can't remember the name. But you can try that. But if you want to run windows programs on linux, wine is essential.When I last tried these 3-4 years ago, I had major problems with Fedora Core + Windows apps. Suse had built in wine support, though (or was it the other way round?). Don't know the situation as of now except Ubuntu which does not have wine. You can download it with the package manager, I think.
I use Linux. I love it. Its been my desktop OS for so long that I've forgotten how to use Windows! 
Anyway buddy, if you're a newbie to Linux and you're not very motivated to try out a completely different OS, then don't move to Linux. If you have a friend who uses Linux, surely take his help and dual boot with Linux.Linux, like any new OS, has a pretty steep learning curve. So, dont venture into it, if you dont know what you're doing 
Anyway buddy, if you're a newbie to Linux and you're not very motivated to try out a completely different OS, then don't move to Linux. If you have a friend who uses Linux, surely take his help and dual boot with Linux.Linux, like any new OS, has a pretty steep learning curve. So, dont venture into it, if you dont know what you're doing why would one want to move to linux if he would end up playing games using wine 
that's why wubi is for him. he can use windows for games and use linux when he is bored of 'windows'.and its safe for venturing into using wubi ubuntu is i think going to offer wubi officially as one of the ways to install along with windows. that should make it lto easier for newbies to check out linux.
that's why wubi is for him. he can use windows for games and use linux when he is bored of 'windows'.and its safe for venturing into using wubi ubuntu is i think going to offer wubi officially as one of the ways to install along with windows. that should make it lto easier for newbies to check out linux.I use Linux. I love it. Its been my desktop OS for so long that I've forgotten how to use Windows! Anyway buddy, if you're a newbie to Linux and you're not very motivated to try out a completely different OS, then don't move to Linux. If you have a friend who uses Linux, surely take his help and dual boot with Linux.Linux, like any new OS, has a pretty steep learning curve. So, dont venture into it, if you dont know what you're doing
Anyway buddy, if you're a newbie to Linux and you're not very motivated to try out a completely different OS, then don't move to Linux. If you have a friend who uses Linux, surely take his help and dual boot with Linux.Linux, like any new OS, has a pretty steep learning curve. So, dont venture into it, if you dont know what you're doing gregory house
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Use it inside a vm for some time. Once you are satisfied, you can switch over. Anyway now-a-days there are very few Windows-only softwares that are must-use (as far as I am concerned at least). If you switch over, you might not notice a thing. You might get rid of all the crazy problems that come free with windows though. And your computer might work faster as you won't need an AV or anti-spyware software.
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I'm actually a fan of Windows (since Win95). Yes, it's a security (virus/spyware) nightmare but even Linux has it's security problems. I've found Windows to be stable and rock solid ever since Win95. That's because I work to keep the system stable by not downloading all sorts of crap software, screensavers. Using cheap hardware with buggy drivers and so on. I've almost never has to reinstall or seen BSODs coz I don't mess around.That said, I'm also a fan of Linux. Gotta love the GNU philosophy. I've been using Linux since around 1996 or so starting with Slackware, now with Ubuntu. But I find Linux to be the one which is unstable, buggy, very user-unfriendly, at least on the desktop. I agree on the server-side, Linux et al gives Windows a run for the money.So I "dual boot" at home. Windows XP is there mostly for my mom to use. I use Ubuntu when I just want to check email and browse forums. For "stable" work, such as downloading torrents for extended periods of time, or writing and printing documents, I switch back to Windows. That's because even today I have printing problems and internet stability problems on Linux.Sadly even today Linux is no where ready for newbies, home/casual users. Only the "techies" can handle it 
But it's definitely getting better and better with distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, openSuse releasing new versions every 6 months. My current favourites are Ubuntu for GNOME and openSuse for KDE. Fedora is probably good for office desktop installations.
But it's definitely getting better and better with distros like Fedora, Ubuntu, openSuse releasing new versions every 6 months. My current favourites are Ubuntu for GNOME and openSuse for KDE. Fedora is probably good for office desktop installations.