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Old 01-25-2006, 08:17 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Eriol
Are almost all programs that are compatible with windows compatible with Linux and does anyone have any recommendations on which distro to use? How about IE?
I would recommend reading this post:
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=149233

Just to make sure your expectations are set correctly, Windows and Linux are 2 different paradigms of computing. WINE is an option and, from experience, is quite stable (see tested programs: http://www.winehq.org/), but if you must run Windows programs, I wouldn't recommend switching... you will quickly get frustrated.
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