Ubuntu

James Quillian · Post by **James Quillian** » 8 Apr 2014 8:01 pm

If I didn't need windows for two programs I have to use, I would switch completely to linux.

My wife and I use ubuntu for most everything. Ubuntu is about as easy to use as windows. Neither of us is all that tech savy.

It is a great operating system and it is open source and free.

Window 7 might be my last microsoft operating system.

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 9 Apr 2014 3:52 am

Have you tried running the Windoze softwares under Wine in Ubuntu? A lot of Windoze stuff works that way.

Walter Killam · Post by **Walter Killam** » 9 Apr 2014 5:51 am

What 2 programs do you use? There may be linux alternatives already. I made the switch years ago (right after I quit working for Microsoft!!). Per Scott, you may be able to run windows programs under WINE

James Quillian · Post by **James Quillian** » 9 Apr 2014 10:52 am

These programs have nothing to do with music. They are part of my other life in the real world. Mostly they deal with the financial markets. They all run with wine but not very well.

Walter Killam wrote:What 2 programs do you use? There may be linux alternatives already. I made the switch years ago (right after I quit working for Microsoft!!). Per Scott, you may be able to run windows programs under WINE

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 9 Apr 2014 5:59 pm

I have better success running Windows on WINE if the said programs don't rely much upon Registry entries to function. If the config files can live in the program directory, or in a spoofed Users\ProgramData directory, and the program interprets them accurately, that program should run on UB.

Others may have limited functionality under WINE.

Programs based on interacting with Windows based computer chipsets and drivers don't normally run on WINE (except for the peripherals themselves). But, they may also not run on newer versions of Windows itself!

James Quillian · Post by **James Quillian** » 9 Apr 2014 7:06 pm

Do you know if wine works better with some linux distributions than others? I use ububtu because it is easy to set up and has a good support community.

Wiz Feinberg wrote:I have better success running Windows on WINE if the said programs don't rely much upon Registry entries to function. If the config files can live in the program directory, or in a spoofed Users\ProgramData directory, and the program interprets them accurately, that program should run on UB.

Others may have limited functionality under WINE.

Programs based on interacting with Windows based computer chipsets and drivers don't normally run on WINE (except for the peripherals themselves). But, they may also not run on newer versions of Windows itself!

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 10 Apr 2014 7:22 am

Read about WINE here.

Ubuntu is different than some other flavors of Linux in that it makes you download compatible software through its software channel. Incompatible software is removed from the list of available items. Furthermore, all updates must be performed via the Ubuntu Software Updater, which again only allows compatible updates.

I don't know whether they do anything to WINE before placing it on the software list.

Walter Killam · Post by **Walter Killam** » 10 Apr 2014 10:15 am

I needed WINE to run my MusicPadPro Software, I downloaded it (WINE) from the software center, installed MPP in WINE, and it worked without having to tweak anything. That said, I just use it to convert .png files the the proprietary .fh files used by MPP, but with that, I was able to say goodbye to Windows.

Have you looked through the Ubuntu Software Center for equivalent financial software?

Pete Nicholls · Post by **Pete Nicholls** » 10 Apr 2014 2:10 pm

I tried the Zoric distribution today because the interface looked good, and similar to XP or 7. Compared to my XP installation, it ran quite slow, so thought I would ask what others use / recommend.

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 10 Apr 2014 3:20 pm

I like some of the older versions of Linux Mint... say V 12 or so.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 12 Apr 2014 9:12 am

I've tried loading Ubuntu onto three different computers and in each case it has failed to load.

Pete Nicholls · Post by **Pete Nicholls** » 12 Apr 2014 11:17 am

Alan Brookes wrote:I've tried loading Ubuntu onto three different computers and in each case it has failed to load.

I understand that if I installed the Zoric version on late hardware, it would do just fine, but haven't tried it yet.

Alan, if you want to try the Zoric version, download it from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zorin-o ... o/download
then create a DVD with the .iso image that you downloaded. I then fired up Windows XP and loaded the DVD which ran a live version of Zoric. I then had a choice to install it to dual boot with XP and that's what I did. I chose the size of the partition and it did the rest with no problem.

The download should be done in Google Chrome or Firefox, and the DVD should be burned at the slowest speed, typically 4x

James Quillian · Post by **James Quillian** » 13 Apr 2014 9:21 am

I have to say that is the clearest explanation of how to do something I have seen in a long time. IMO the problems people have with linux are the simple stuff. Once the basics are covered it is a piece of cake.

Pete Nicholls wrote:
Alan Brookes wrote:I've tried loading Ubuntu onto three different computers and in each case it has failed to load.
I understand that if I installed the Zoric version on late hardware, it would do just fine, but haven't tried it yet.

Alan, if you want to try the Zoric version, download it from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zorin-o ... o/download
then create a DVD with the .iso image that you downloaded. I then fired up Windows XP and loaded the DVD which ran a live version of Zoric. I then had a choice to install it to dual boot with XP and that's what I did. I chose the size of the partition and it did the rest with no problem.

The download should be done in Google Chrome or Firefox, and the DVD should be burned at the slowest speed, typically 4x

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