[cuban leaf]

I have a sh**load of purchased software on my windows boxes. How do I run it in Lynux?

[ShadowAce]

The same way I do. :)

[JRandomFreeper]

WINE works pretty well at running most programs. Virtual Windoze machines are pretty common among the guys that just have to have Windoze programs.

/johnny

[Michael Barnes]

Depending on your App, WINE will most likely do the trick. If you don't like the OSS WINE, there is codeweavers crossover office which I hear good things about.

[Westbrook]

Most modern mid-range and upwards PCs are capable of running Windows as a Virtual Machine guest on a Linux box.

There’s also wine, but I prefer the virtual solution. It’s more intuitive.

Also, VMware and VirtualBox both offer “seamless” integrated desktops so that the windows guest doesn’t have to execute in its own window, but rather has its own taskbar on the host desktop, or a taskbar integrated with the host’s.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

How do I run it in Linux?

Use WINE or create a VM and load Windows on it.

[Maurice Tift]

  I have a sh**load of purchased software on my windows boxes. How do I run it in Lynux?

  I started running my old Windows computers on Fedora with the use of Virtual Box (free software). I even have a very old DOS program that I continue to use.


So you don't have to completely abandon Windows to get started with Linux.

[Still Thinking]

I have a sh**load of purchased software on my windows boxes. How do I run it in Lynux?

In virtual machines, which is actually not a bad thing to be doing anyway. I run a lot of Windows programs in VM's on Windows!

[grwcfl537]

I have a sh**load of purchased software on my windows boxes. How do I run it in Lynux?

The best way is to run your favorite flavor of linux and use virtualbox to run M$. You will need to install windoze in virtual box. I don't use any M$ products so I don't know how much RAM you will need. I run Mac OS X Lion with PC-BSD in a virtualbox session. I have 8 GB on my laptop and 16 GB on my server and I give PC-BSD 2 GB in 60 GB disk slice.

The most compelling reason to virtualize is that WHEN your MS installation screws up, you can delete it and start over.

Mel