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26th Apr 2009, 15:18
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im currently thinking of getting an eee pc (mini laptop), mainly for work and some browsing
basically, i want to know i can use my current software with linux (never used the OS before) i suppose all im really looking for to use is a word processor, msn, firefox, avast and a music player (maybe) im wondering if my microsoft office will install, im guessing not, and if not does Open office work with linux? any help you can chuck my way id appreciate, i just need an eye opener on linux usage
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26th Apr 2009, 15:28
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there are many free word processing software that work on linux, if i was u id find out the distro download it and run it from CD without need to install, cos with linux u love it or hate it.
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27th Apr 2009, 11:08
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Open office does work with Linux. If you were to run Microsoft Office you would have to run it with Wine or crossover.
Firefox comes as the stock browser in a few distros so it can run. With a program called Pidgen you can connect to your msn messenger. Im not sure if avast has a package for linux but I dont think you will need it. I have been running ubuntu for years and have never encountered a virus. And lastly there are plenty of music players that work with linux.From what i am reading Amerok is a good one. I also recomend ordering or downloading a live cd to check things out. Its really fun to explore more than one. |
