Which windows applications concern you?elvinkruger wrote:Compatibility with some windows programs of mine is whats concerning me.
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Also I read that Wine can be used to run windows programs like MS Office 2007, but that there are graphical glitches ?
First Linux doesn't really need anti-virus, anti-spyware or other windows support applications as it is not vulnerable to the same issues that affect windows users..
http://linux.com/news/software/applicat ... rus-needed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOD32
--looks to me that they have no Linux versions..
Companies offering products including linux..
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-for-linux-server.html
http://www.kaspersky.com/anti-virus_linux_file_server
http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/linux/
http://www.sophos.com/products/enterpri ... 8.0/linux/
http://www.avg.com/product-avg-server-edition-for-linux
I read that Wine can be used to run windows programs like MS Office 2007,
http://frankscorner.org/
http://bordeauxgroup.com/press-release/bordeaux-1.8
link in Frank's corner..Bordeau group..
http://bordeauxgroup.com/press-release/bordeaux-1.8
--they added office 2007, the general winehq data indicates office 2007 didn't work; it costs you 20.00 to call them on this bet (the Bordeau Group..)
Wine can indeed run quite a few windows applications, if you need it; however there may be a better option
- Consider Linux alternatives to windows applications
http://www.linuxalt.com/ - Virtualbox
--install your windows OS into virtualbox and then the windows apps you need. the VM will bot install and boot quicker than windows if it was installed onto its own hard drive partition - Use wine
--that is an option to run some windows applications - Use a commercial wine product
--like Codeweavers/crossover office; perhaps offering better windows specific application support
http://www.codeweavers.com/ - multiboot the OS installation to include windows and Linux mint
--sometimes called dual-boot; and boot into windows to use windows applications