Hey all. I'm considering taking the dive and getting rid of vista on my laptop because I'm effing sick of its BS. I'm putting it on my laptop because I want to give it a trial run and get used to using it before (if ever) I put it on my desktop which currently runs under XP. I just have a few questions for some of you more experienced with this OS.
My main concern is being unable to run critical programs like java, adobe, shockwave, etc. Can someone confirm I will be able to download and use AIM and other similar programs? If this is not the case, which ones, if any, can I use, and which ones are notoriously incapatible with Linux.
Secondly, I'm aware that playing games on Linux is somewhat of a struggle. I've vaguely heard of third party programs coming to the rescue here, but I know just about nothing of them, how good they are, if anyone actually uses them, etc. Can someone fill me in here? This is my biggest deterrent in installing it on my desktop.
Lastly, would anyone suggest a specific built to start off with on a laptop? Further information not requested but which in most cases would be useful is encouraged. Thanks ahead of time, guys!
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My main concern is being unable to run critical programs like java, adobe, shockwave, etc. Can someone confirm I will be able to download and use AIM and other similar programs? If this is not the case, which ones, if any, can I use, and which ones are notoriously incapatible with Linux.
Secondly, I'm aware that playing games on Linux is somewhat of a struggle. I've vaguely heard of third party programs coming to the rescue here, but I know just about nothing of them, how good they are, if anyone actually uses them, etc. Can someone fill me in here? This is my biggest deterrent in installing it on my desktop.
Lastly, would anyone suggest a specific built to start off with on a laptop? Further information not requested but which in most cases would be useful is encouraged. Thanks ahead of time, guys!
bump for glorious justice