Posts Tagged ‘windows programs’

I really like linux except for most of the programs i use won’t work on it. Is there a linux version that will run Yahoo messenger 10, Itunes 9, Frostwire and google chrome? I really don’t like pidgin because of the way i use messenger. I have had very little luck with wine.

I am thinking of seting up my home computer with LINUX.
Is it safer than WINDOWS?
What programs will I be able to install?
What are the pros and cons of either OS?

I am thinking of seting up my home computer with LINUX.
Is it safer than WINDOWS?
What programs will I be able to install?
What are the pros and cons of either OS?

By the way, I don’t know anything about Linux, as I havn’t changed yet. Can you answer it in plain-english?

I’m considering changing all my old PC’s in network to Linux. But I’ll keep the newest one on XP. Is it even worth it?

I’d like to be able to run/test my PHP programs on my desktop, instead of constantly uploading them to my server to run, and have to deal with constant use of phpMyAdmin. So how can I run a php environment and mySQL database on my Windows Vista desktop? (Free programs, if possible.)

Long time back we used to write stuff up in C and C++

I have been out of programming since just after punched cards so I was wondering what language is used to write most Windows based programs these days?

Hello all. I’m a Windows user, but I’d like to try out a Linux distro. I’m looking for an OS that has a similar GUI to windows and similar applications, with high compatibility with Windows programs. I was thinking of Ubuntu. Do you guys have any better suggestions? Thanks.

I also want to know if all of my windows programs have to be on the same partition as the windows OS. Thanks!

I need an OS that can run Windows binaries, but I do not know many open source ones out there.
I am not looking for Windows itself, but rather an OS that can run Windows binaries.
Running Wine on Linux doesn’t quite work with every program I am attempting to install. Since I have tried this, please don’t suggest using Linux to run Windows programs.