WINE

[Dorian Douma]

Why would anyone want to emulate anything in order to use MS Office?

Plus for most people they can just use the Windows install CD and serial
number that came with their computer... it's written on the side of mine.

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Daniel Robitaille <robitaille at gmail.com>wrote:

> Except for the difference that with VirtualBox you have to buy a copy
> of Windows.   While Wine is free (cost-wise), and Crossover is not
> that expensive.
>
> Depending on your specific needs, both options can work fine.  I know
> some people who use MS Office under Crossover, and it's usable.    As
> for Wine, my only experience was with Firefox+Flash under it (to be
> able to watch some TV web site last year), and it was working fine for
> that specific need.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dorian Douma <agreatwhitebird at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I recommend VirtualBox instead... for proper emulation! It's the same
> thing
> > as Parallels and VMWare except not buggy or terrible!
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Vaughn Male <keino_9 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Currently I would consider myself an intermediate level Ubuntu user in
> >> all areas except for one.... WINE.
> >>
> >> It seems to be impossible to find a comprehensive guide to using WINE
> >> for everyday purposes.
> >>
> >> I know about AppDB, but most of the time I want to try running something
> >> in WINE I can't find anything helpful. Or if I do, it doesn't work.
> >>
> >> If there is an ebook or a site you can link me to that would be
> >> absolutely perfect. I feel that if I can have a fairly in-depth
> >> understanding of the program I will be able to figure out how to run
> >> programs in WINE on my own, as opposed to following the guides like a
> >> mindless drone.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for reading this and I look forward to your replies.
> >>
> >> P.S. Sorry if my punctuation, spelling, and grammar are poor in this
> >> email. I'm sick and on a lot of Codeine. Typing is a lot harder than
> >> usual.
> >>
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