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DSSHHM

Hey guys i was just wondering what os is better Linux or XP and dose Linux support windows apps?

EDIT:NVM i dound out i can use both if i have a boot loader do those work on xp?

Mazeura · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

Linux will support windows apps, you just need a program called Wine to run them.

XP is nice just for everyday use since you don't have to do much.

Linux you have to do more work for, but you can make it appear how ever you want.

Then again, what distro of linux are we talking about? (i.e. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat, KDE, Gentoo, Slackerware, etc.)

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

data92 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:02 am Post subject:

get both on same comp if u cant decide (hint dualboot hint)

lolwut94 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:15 am Post subject:

Well, once you get Linux working after your first few days, the rest is easy. I'll admit I did get confused when I first started using Ubuntu, but it's actually a LOT more user-friendly than other Distributions. The smart thing to do is to get XP first, then create a second partition with the EXT3 partition type. Then you put Linux on that partition, boot up the LiveCD again, and you can type in a certain code to enable the Bootloader to switch to either XP or Linux on system bootup.

Valvex · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

install linux Ubuntu which will automatically install the GRUB menu. then install XP, now every time you start your computer, you can choose between Ubuntu or XP, worked for me anyways Razz

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

ok well i got it installed ok but now i cant get anything to work!! my Video card dosent work and i cant get flash player whats wrong??

My video card is ASUS EN7600GS Silent 512 MB DDR2

Valvex · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

Valvex · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
just pick Linux out of the list

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

Asus is a manufacturer of the cards that contain NVIDIA chips. Look on the Asus site for drivers.

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject:

Mazeura · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

Ask around on an Ubuntu forum and ask them how to use a Windows XP driver for Ubuntu. I know you can, its only slightly illegal (due to some really stupid law or something), and they would be able to tell you.

I would tell you if I knew how to though, because I am going to need to know for when I install Debian, Slackerware, Linspire, or Gentoo onto my laptop.

DSSHHM · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

umm i have a new problem whenever i go to use the nivdia driver installer it says cant open it

EDIT heres what it says
"Could not open the file /home/dsshhm/Desktop/NVI…Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.run.
gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again."