Slightly OT - Leaving windows

[David Vincent]

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Sean Carolan wrote:
> On Jan 15, 2008 4:59 AM, Richard <richrock at nerdshack.com> wrote:
>> I am thinking of completely ditching windows.
>>
>> Has anyone done this?  Are there any guides to doing so?
>>
>> Currently I run Win XP Pro and Ubuntu 7.10 on my desktop.
>>
>> Rich
> 
> Keep an XP image around in VMWare just in case you need it.  I have
> many times tried to swear off Windows completely but in my line of
> work there's no way around it.  Depends on your personal situation of
> course, but for many people there will always be that one program for
> which there is no acceptable Linux equivalent.
> 

A few years ago I used the VMWare Converter to change my last XP install
into a VM.  Then I installed VMWare Server on Ubuntu and had access to
everything I needed until I was able to get my linux-equivalents sorted
out and able to feel at home.

http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/

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