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Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:39 pm
by pch.shot
You can always use this:
https://www.virtualbox.org/
to try out a distro first.

Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:42 pm
by pch.shot
There is also this:
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Pick your poison.

Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:04 pm
by pch.shot
Here's a screen shot of Mint running inside XP" using Virtual Box:

Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:27 pm
by Vulcan219
pch.shot wrote:You can always use this:
https://www.virtualbox.org/
to try out a distro first.


Thanks, I use VMWare, with Windows 7 now, but I am going to be totally uninstalling Windows 7 from my machine and going back to Linux with Umbuntu 12.04 for now, and when the Ultimate Edition 3.5 comes out I will be upgrading to that, However I will be keeping the Gnome interface, I like that better than KDE, but like the idea that Thee Mahn will be setting it up for the option already ready and in place, so I can test to see if I want to use it.

I will be dual booting the Windows and Umbuntu for now, till I get all my data off the computer and then wipe it and repartition the drive and be totally Linux when done, and at the most I will put Windows 7 in the VMWare.

Vulcan

Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:41 pm
by pch.shot
Good idea!

Re: Switching back to Linux after a few years of Windows

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:57 pm
by Vulcan219
THanks, soon as I get a chance I will put my sys spcs in the signature. I like that people here let that be seen, that way if issues come up it saves the questions of your setup and then everyone can just get to figuring out the problem.