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From: RonB on 26 Mar 2010 01:07
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:48:52 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote:

> On 3/26/2010 12:35 AM, ToolPackinMama wrote:
>
>> I take back what I said earlier: Linux is for idiots now. I should
>> know, I am one.
>
> Oh, I am back in my Windows partition now, and everything is fine.
>
> Better than fine: Ubuntu didn't even overwrite the files I had on my
> second partition: it created a folder for itself there, and left my
> other files intact. It also very modestly left Windows as my default
> boot partition. I didn't tell it to do that, it did it automatically.
>
> I'm really, REALLY impressed!
>
> So... I take it that I don't need to install antivirus on my NAKED
> Linux? Is that true? If it's not true, tell me ~now~.

I don't install anti-virus in Linux (haven't done so for over 2 years) and
have had no virus problems. I think where it becomes necessary is where
Linux is being used as a server for Windows -- especially a mail server.

Did you install using Wubi?

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RonB
Registered Linux User #498581
CentOS 5.4 or Vector Linux Deluxe 6.0
From: RonB on 26 Mar 2010 03:37
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:27:42 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote:

> Yes, worked beautifully. I didn't have to install anything to get
> online. I did DL the available updates, soon after.

Wubi is a great way to try and learn Linux. I don't know if it's the best
way to use Linux long-term or not as, I think, there's a bit of a drop-off
in performance. You may want to make some free space on your hard drive
and just do a normal Ubuntu install somewhere down the line. Wubi just
makes a "virtual" drive on one of your Windows' partitions. But for now,
it sounds like you're doing really well and I wouldn't be in any hurry to
change.

> Right now I am considering using Wine to run Star Trek Online. Some
> people on the STO forums have puzzled out how to do it, but I am pretty
> confused by their explanations.

I know a little (very little) about Wine -- and absolutely nothing about
Star Trek Online -- so I'll just bow out here.

Someone else will probably answer. Good luck, it sounds like you're
enjoying Linux.

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RonB
Registered Linux User #498581
CentOS 5.4 or Vector Linux Deluxe 6.0
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