Re: Migrating to Linux

[John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [E11] on Friday 11 November 2005 11:43 \__
>
> > However, the games that i play are windows-based, and i want to
> > continue playing them. This, as well as a very small number of
> > windows-based applications.
>
>
>
> I started with dual-boot until I lost interest in the application I had used
> years ago. Also, I found better applications for Linux, which I became
> competent with. In due time, the Windows partition became obsolete and thus
> was deleted entirely.

I'll second that suggestion.  I started with Linux in 1996, and dual 
booted Linux and Windows for four years.  It makes the transition a lot 
easier.

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> > - install windows in a virtual machine under Linux. In this case,
> > anyone has any virtual machine software to recommend? (i only know of
> > the one by VMWare, and it costs quite a bit.)

https://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_vidsound_d3d.html

VMWare support for Direct3D is still experimental, so many current games 
won't run inside VMWare.  Dual booting is a much more reliable way to 
play games than either WINE or VMWare.