Questions about moving to Ubuntu

[Anthony Christiansen]

Hi Rik,

Thanks a lot for the info!

By the way, are you in the Netherlands? Your name looks Dutch to me.  I'm in 
Amsterdam.

Thanks again!

Anthony


>From: Rik van Achterberg <rikratva at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions 
><kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: Questions about moving to Ubuntu
>Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:34:22 +0100
>
>Hi Anthony,
>
>Anthony Christiansen schreef:
>
>>I'd like to move from Windoze XP to Ubuntu and I have some questions:
>>
>>1) My laptop has two hard drives, each 40GB.  The second one isn't being 
>>used at all right now.  Can I load Ubuntu on that drive and use both 
>>operating systems until I get used to Ubuntu and eventually drop Windoze?
>>
>Yes, that is possible. You will have to install the booloader in the MBR 
>(Master Boot Record) of your primary disk.
>
>>2) I have some devices that came with windows-specific software, namely a 
>>Nikon digital camera, a Creative Labs Zen Extra MP3 player and, finally, a 
>>Dell Axim handheld.  How will I operate these devices with Ubuntu?  What 
>>about printers?
>>
>Your Nikon digital camera and Creative MP3-player have a very big chance of 
>working in Ubuntu, but I'm not sure about the handheld. Maybe someone else 
>can inform you about that.
>
>>3) Does Ubuntu come packaged with a music player and recorder?
>
>If you've installed Ubuntu, go to this page: 
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDocumentation
>It explains how to enable universe and multiverse, so you can install 
>encoders and players/recorders.
>(amaroK is a very good mp3 player ;))
>
>>
>>
>>4) Finally, there are a couple of windows-based apps that I used 
>>infrequently and probably could learn to do without, but is there any way 
>>to run these under Ubuntu.  I'm specifically think of a Systran 
>>Translation program that I use a lot (I'm an American living in Europe and 
>>frequently need to translate documents in languages I don't know all that 
>>well.)
>
>Some applications can be emulated with Wine. Other well known-applications 
>can be emulated with CrossOver Office (like MS Office, Photoshop). I don't 
>know about your program's, you'll have to try or use Google.
>
>>
>>Anyone who'd be up to answering these questions can write back either on 
>>the list or to me privately.
>>
>>Thanks!  Anthony
>>
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>Regards,
>
>Rik
>
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