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Posted Oct 20, 2008 at 8:59:25 PM
Subject: thinking of switcing over
Hello, i am sick of my slow windows vista and i want a linux os. i have a HP Pavillion a1700n whitch one will be the best one for me... i need : a program like windows word, be able to connect and use my creative zen vision m(mp3 player), a music downloader like limewire, aim, a program like internet explore(or fire fox), faster than windows vista!!!, any version of flash player, be able to play vidio games ( like age of empires)... Mandriva i was thinking of the linux Mandriva One , but if theres a better one that gives me what i need ill get it. I do not want to pay unless there is a special reason. So if you have any suggestions or any thing please post them thanks!
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Posted: Oct 20, 2008 10:27:53 PM
I think Mandriva One would be a good choice for you. It comes with a lot of things preinstalled that help you work/play better. Linux (including Mandriva) should have most everything you just described: openoffice as an alternative to Word, Gaim or Pidgin for instant messaging, Firefox for web browsing. Limewire is also available for Linux. I'm not sure about the mp3 player -- I've never used that device. Do google searches to find out if it works under Linux. Video games: There are lots of free and open source video games available for Linux. For example, see http://whdb.com/2008/top-25-linux-games-for-2008/. However, if you want to play Windows game under Linux, you have to install a program called Wine. Many windows games work running under Wine, but not all. For a list of some that do, check out http://appdb.winehq.com/. Welcome to the Linux community. As you make the switch, though, please remember that Linux is a different operating system that Windows. Not everything works exactly the same as it does in Windows, and generally you will need to use software and hardware that is compatible with Linux.

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Jamesb
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Posted: Oct 20, 2008 10:49:26 PM
wow thank you!
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