Comments on: Getting started with Kubuntu http://jc.ngo.org.uk/blog/2007/01/28/getting-started-with-kubuntu/ It'll all be over in 60 days Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:04:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Shaf http://jc.ngo.org.uk/blog/2007/01/28/getting-started-with-kubuntu/#comment-13655 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:14:58 +0000 http://jc.ngo.org.uk/blog/2007/01/28/getting-started-with-kubuntu/#comment-13655 Quote NC : " I’ve reached an age where dicking about with system installers is no longer considered a productive use of my time). " LOL Glad to hear it Nik - I'm too in the same boat and switched to Kubuntu/fluxbox. Ubuntus vast repositories also coaxed me further into the switch. Why not try synergy between windows and linux ? http://blog.shaf.net/?p=29 Quote NC :

” I’ve reached an age where dicking about with system installers is no longer considered a productive use of my time). ”

LOL Glad to hear it Nik - I’m too in the same boat and switched to Kubuntu/fluxbox. Ubuntus vast repositories also coaxed me further into the switch.

Why not try synergy between windows and linux ? http://blog.shaf.net/?p=29

]]> by: Bart Schaefer http://jc.ngo.org.uk/blog/2007/01/28/getting-started-with-kubuntu/#comment-3746 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:26:38 +0000 http://jc.ngo.org.uk/blog/2007/01/28/getting-started-with-kubuntu/#comment-3746 Let us know what happens with gaming in VMware Server. I've only used Workstation, but my experience has been that the virtual video drivers just don't handle most games. They want low-level access to the hardware that the emulator can't give them. I wish you luck, but I think you're going to end up dual-booting XP. Everything else you mentioned should have no problems with VMware. Let us know what happens with gaming in VMware Server. I’ve only used Workstation, but my experience has been that the virtual video drivers just don’t handle most games. They want low-level access to the hardware that the emulator can’t give them.

I wish you luck, but I think you’re going to end up dual-booting XP. Everything else you mentioned should have no problems with VMware.

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