[PLUG] Interested in Linux

[Will Andrews]

On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 07:19:31PM -0500, halsall@purdue.edu wrote:
> My name is Keith, and although I am not currently 
> running Linux on my machine, I am interested in 
> possibly doing so.  I know little about Linux, but I do 
> know I dont like windows very much.  I have a couple of 
> questions though.  If I were to get linux, would it run 
> all of my windows programs now?  Which Linux system 
> should I buy?  What are the advantages of Linux over 
> Windows?  Any help and any other information that you 
> could offer me would be wonderful.  Thanks a lot.

You could probably partition your hard drive to keep Windows & Linux and
dual boot between them.  I'm sure you could find suitable replacements
for <insert app here> you use in Windows in Linux.

It's also possible, using either VMWare (http://www.vmware.com/) or WINE
(http://www.winehq.com/), to run windows binaries.  However, I have no
idea how good these are, as emulating windows is a difficult task.

Personally, I don't run Windows on any machines.  :-)

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