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making the transition!

  • 13-05-2006 3:11am
    #1
    red_ice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,946 ✭✭✭


    heres the story.

    I was in my friends house and i stumbled across a server that i decided to install Ubuntu on. I am a windows user, but i want to get into linux. I have Ubuntu installed and running - great!

    Heres the deal, i have a router, my 3500+, a few other machines (nm them) and this server running Ubuntu. The machine itsself came straight off a rack, its tinchy!(kick ass) I dont plan on using it with a monitor, i want to use remote desktop and throw it up in the attic or something. While i was fiddling with it I came across VNC. Is this the same VNC that you can run windows on? Is the windows version compaitble with the Ubuntu VNC Package? coz I want to play about with Ubuntu using remote desktop from my 3500+(windows).

    Other questions i might add would be finding software alternatives. I may make a complete transition, and wipe windows from my 3500+, but there are a few things i need windows for.

    I play counter-strike:source alot and i need to be able to run that. AFAIK With Ubuntu i have more control over my machine and so on, so im hoping that cutting my services(or linux equivalant) down to give my game better performance. Would Ubuntu run CS:S the same or better/worse than windows?

    I know i can use a windows emulator to run my other software needs like photoshop, Visual Basic, flash, dreamweaver and so on, so im not that fussed about the overall situation there.

    Are there any good 3d modeling tools, paint tools, media software, recording software apps for linux that people can recommend?

    I hope you guys can help make this transition a little smoother for me, if anyone can point out some stuff i may want to look into for general info also that would be great!

    Cheers

    reD.


Comments

  • #2
    Blowfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Ilug have a list of alternatives to windows here, they also have other useful info for new users.


  • #3
    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    VNC is platform indepentant, the latest version of wine apparently has loads of direct3d fixes so cs:s should run just fine


  • #4
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    I wouldn't really try doing CS over VNC...

    a server's a handy thing to have around though. I've a freeBSD server and both my laptop and desktop are dual boot WinXP/Gentoo Linux.


  • #5
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    have you looked into using samba?


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