   | Junior Member with 4 posts. | | | | Solved: Linux OS that is compatible with MS windows apps i am trying to find a Linux distribution that is compatible with most MS windows apps such as Microsoft office and Windows Media Player
thanks |  | Distinguished Member with 14,988 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: -71.45091, 42.27841 | | Whatever Linux distribution you select, just be sure you can install Wine, and then execute the Windows commands as follows:
$ wine <command>
-- Tom | | | Junior Member with 4 posts. | | | | is there a distribution that can run the apps without having to dl the wine app |  | Distinguished Member with 2,835 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newcastle Experience: A Linux user gone nuts on multi-boot | | Yes. It is called Linux. Just run its equivalent programs on the same data from Windoze.
Last edited by saikee : 24-Feb-2009 05:17 PM.
|  | Distinguished Member with 4,606 posts. | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Experience: Getting it | | | | | | Distinguished Member with 2,835 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newcastle Experience: A Linux user gone nuts on multi-boot | | | | | | Distinguished Member with 4,606 posts. | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Experience: Getting it | | Yes, it is very handy.
I have found it useful numerous times to find a name to an app in which to search my repository for. | | | Junior Member with 4 posts. | | | | thx guyz that site helped a lot |  | Senior Member with 210 posts. | | Join Date: May 2007 Experience: Intermediate | | I almost raged when I saw this post. There should be a banner saying that Linux =/= Windows. |  | Distinguished Member with 5,020 posts. | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: S.F. Bay Area, CA Experience: Intermediate |
25-Feb-2009, 02:14 PM
#10 | Quote:
Originally Posted by RootbeaR  Yes, it is very handy.
I have found it useful numerous times to find a name to an app in which to search my repository for. | Yeah, that is a very handy site. How did you find it?
Peace... | | | Distinguished Member with 4,606 posts. | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Experience: Getting it |
25-Feb-2009, 05:32 PM
#11 | I honestly don't remember.
It was a couple of years ago when I first started looking at Linux.
It has been one of my bookmarks ever since. |  | Distinguished Member with 14,988 posts. | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 1265 Lombardi Ave Experience: IIAHYAYCESA,YAADA! |
25-Feb-2009, 11:13 PM
#12 | Quote:
Originally Posted by RootbeaR | Doesn't look like they update it too often. But I suppose there isn't much to update these days. |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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