i am new to wine and linux in general, and i thought i would ask, for those few programs from windows that i'd want to stick with, how should i go about strengthening my install of wine? is there any add-on i might want to use? or any basic programs or files i need to copy into it to get things enhanced on a basic level? just basic beginner advice is really what im looking for.
thanks!
new wine user, basic advice needed
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wine_and_women
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new wine user, basic advice needed
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 3:44 PM, wine_and_women<[email protected]> wrote:
If something doesn't work, of course, you may need tweaks to get it to
work. But there's not a default addon package or anything like that
needed.
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It should work out of the box, no tweaking/add-ons needed.i am new to wine and linux in general, and i thought i would ask, for those few programs from windows that i'd want to stick with, how should i go about strengthening my install of wine? is there any add-on i might want to use? or any basic programs or files i need to copy into it to get things enhanced on a basic level? just basic beginner advice is really what im looking for.
If something doesn't work, of course, you may need tweaks to get it to
work. But there's not a default addon package or anything like that
needed.
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-Austin
Check the AppDB (link at top) for the individual apps you wish to keep.
If they are not supported/working at this time, the best option is to find a Linux equivalent. I've found there are very few Windows apps (other than games) that don't have a passable (and free) Linux alternative.
After that, you might consider using a VM to run an old version of Windows (we all have a license somewhere). Solutions like VirtualBox allow you to run the Windows apps on the same desktop - side-by side with your Linux apps. This is a great solution for apps that don't run under Wine yet and do not need hardware acceleration.
If what you want is to run a game, or use some other finicky piece of hardware that will not work right with Linux, I'd recommend setting up a dual-boot environment until such time as Linux/Wine can fully meet your requirements.
If they are not supported/working at this time, the best option is to find a Linux equivalent. I've found there are very few Windows apps (other than games) that don't have a passable (and free) Linux alternative.
After that, you might consider using a VM to run an old version of Windows (we all have a license somewhere). Solutions like VirtualBox allow you to run the Windows apps on the same desktop - side-by side with your Linux apps. This is a great solution for apps that don't run under Wine yet and do not need hardware acceleration.
If what you want is to run a game, or use some other finicky piece of hardware that will not work right with Linux, I'd recommend setting up a dual-boot environment until such time as Linux/Wine can fully meet your requirements.
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wine_and_women
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actually evil, opensuse 11 is working really well on my laptop which is about 4 years old, 1.8 gig processor with 1.5 gigs ram, not a speed demon, but not terribly shabby.
i have a dual boot windows server 2003/suse right now, as im just now beginning with linux. if i could get just a few things running on linux i could use windows less and less, i sure miss babylon translator on Linux, for instance.
virtual box, is that a vm program? ive used vmware, but thats like a whole other operating system. youre saying virtual box looks as though the program is running in linux? im trying to understand this
i have a dual boot windows server 2003/suse right now, as im just now beginning with linux. if i could get just a few things running on linux i could use windows less and less, i sure miss babylon translator on Linux, for instance.
virtual box, is that a vm program? ive used vmware, but thats like a whole other operating system. youre saying virtual box looks as though the program is running in linux? im trying to understand this
Yes, VirtualBox is a (free) VM (http://www.virtualbox.org).
VirtualBox, and VMware, both have an "Integrated" desktop mode. When using that mode, the guest OS applications look like they're running directly on your host desktop - instead of running inside a segregated window.
It's good that you have dual boot right now, it's really the easiest way to become acclimatized to Linux for a new user.
Just keep doing web searches and play around in the package manager for your distro. You'll find Linux apps you can't believe you lived without.
VirtualBox, and VMware, both have an "Integrated" desktop mode. When using that mode, the guest OS applications look like they're running directly on your host desktop - instead of running inside a segregated window.
It's good that you have dual boot right now, it's really the easiest way to become acclimatized to Linux for a new user.
Just keep doing web searches and play around in the package manager for your distro. You'll find Linux apps you can't believe you lived without.
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FatButtLarry
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new wine user, basic advice needed
wine_and_women,
Here's a link to some projects on freshmeat that match "Babylon".
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=babylon& ... x=0&Go.y=0
The first search result is unrelated (its a chat client, not a
translator), but scroll down and read the descriptions. Some of them
may have installers for SuSE.
Freshmeat is a site with a lot of free software, and is a good place
to start if you're looking to replace your windows software. Most of
us do a Google search and crawl message boards to find a replacement.
If you find one that was extremely hard to find, I suggest blogging
about it. Example:
http://fatbuttlarry.blogspot.com/2007/1 ... -sudo.html
There are some Wine utilities that are good to get acquainted with
such as "winetricks" which does a lot of the hard work for windows
programs that have very heavy Microsoft-only dependencies, dlls,
libraries, etc.
Some people swear by some non-free utilities like "CrossOver Office"
or "Cedega" which provide a Windows-like add/remove functionality for
Windows programs. My experience is that they don't help that much and
sometimes are too dumbed down for Linux users, but they're worth
checking out. Most of the posts here are for video games, but there's
still a lot of excitement around productivity tools! Visit often
because what you learn will help others!
-Tres
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM, 3vi1<[email protected]> wrote:
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Here's a link to some projects on freshmeat that match "Babylon".
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=babylon& ... x=0&Go.y=0
The first search result is unrelated (its a chat client, not a
translator), but scroll down and read the descriptions. Some of them
may have installers for SuSE.
Freshmeat is a site with a lot of free software, and is a good place
to start if you're looking to replace your windows software. Most of
us do a Google search and crawl message boards to find a replacement.
If you find one that was extremely hard to find, I suggest blogging
about it. Example:
http://fatbuttlarry.blogspot.com/2007/1 ... -sudo.html
There are some Wine utilities that are good to get acquainted with
such as "winetricks" which does a lot of the hard work for windows
programs that have very heavy Microsoft-only dependencies, dlls,
libraries, etc.
Some people swear by some non-free utilities like "CrossOver Office"
or "Cedega" which provide a Windows-like add/remove functionality for
Windows programs. My experience is that they don't help that much and
sometimes are too dumbed down for Linux users, but they're worth
checking out. Most of the posts here are for video games, but there's
still a lot of excitement around productivity tools! Visit often
because what you learn will help others!
-Tres
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM, 3vi1<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, VirtualBox is a (free) VM (www.virtualbox.org).
VirtualBox, and VMware, both have an "Integrated" desktop mode. When using that mode, the guest OS applications look like they're running directly on your host desktop - instead of running inside a segregated window.
It's good that you have dual boot right now, it's really the easiest way to become acclimatized to Linux for a new user.
Just keep doing web searches and play around in the package manager for your distro. You'll find Linux apps you can't believe you lived without. :)
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