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From: Lew Pitcher on 14 Nov 2009 09:17 Dan C <youmustbejoking(a)lan.invalid> trolled: > Poor little "rm" is still whining and acting childish because he lost a > domain he didn't even use, because he was too ignorant/lazy to renew the > lease. Just ignore anything this dipshit posts. Very easy to tell that > he's posting as someone else, just take a peek at the headers and > addressing. If rm doesn't bother me, why should he bother you? Lew Pitcher -- Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | Registered Linux User #122276 Me: http://lewpitcher.ca/ http://ustlinux.ca/ ---------- Slackware - Because I don't have a clue. ------
From: jpmenicucci on 15 Nov 2009 14:54 Lew Pitcher wrote: > On November 13, 2009 17:09, in alt.os.linux.slackware, john(a)wexfordpress.com > (john(a)wexfordpress.com) wrote: > >> On Nov 13, 4:54 pm, Lew Pitcher <lewpitc...(a)lewpitcher.ca> wrote: >>> j...(a)wexfordpress.com <j...(a)wexfordpress.com> trolled: >>> >>>> Is Wine still the preferred way to run Windows programs in Slackware? >>>> I had it up years ago but never got much past Solitaire. Is there a >>>> better program today? >>> Windows, itself, is a far better platform for running windows apps >>> than linux will ever be. >>> >>> You seem to have the problem backwards. You run the OS that the >>> best program for your purpose demands. There is nothing wrong with >>> windows. And, since there are so many apps you need windows to run, >>> you should have a windows standalone or at least a dual-boot around >>> at all times. >>> >>> Other than that, look at vmware. >>> >>> Lew Pitcher >>> -- >>> Read Lew Pitcher's official biography athttp://lewpitcher.ca >>> >>> See you there! >> I have a Windows XP partition up. The app that I need is Pub-assist, >> an accounting program. It would be >> a bore to reboot every time a transaction occurred. All the other >> programs I use regularly are FOSS. >> >> I will look at vmware. > > > Surprisingly, RM's advice is pretty good. Yes, if you have a tool that you > must use, and it only runs under Microsoft Windows, then you probably > should run it under Microsoft Windows. > > VMWare is one choice, but you'll probably find it expensive. You could also > try Qemu or Virtualbox; both virtualization environments work well in > Slackware, and Windows hardly notices the differences. > VMWare Server 2 is free. However you will need to install the pluggable authentication modules and create file /etc/pam.d/vmware-authd with : #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_unix.so shadow nullok account required pam_unix.so check http://forum.soft32.com/linux/FYI-VMWare-Server-Slackware-12-host-ftopict479740.html Regards, JP Menicucci,
From: Jim Diamond on 16 Nov 2009 10:10 On 2009-11-13 at 21:34 AST, Lew Pitcher <lpitcher(a)teksavvy.com> wrote: > On November 13, 2009 20:21, in alt.os.linux.slackware, jr4412 > (jr4412(a)googlemail.com) wrote: > >> On 14 Nov, 00:41, Lew Pitcher <lpitc...(a)teksavvy.com> wrote: >> >>> Perhaps I am wrong, but isn't the VMWare "server" (the part that builds >>> system images) a for-purchase-only program? I believe that the "client" >>> (the part that runs the system images) is freeware. >> >> vmserver2 is free, you have to buy vmware esx server. > > Thanks for the correction. I learn something new every day. Here is something more new. VMware player is also free, but it is (or itused to be, anyway) tricky to create your own VMs with it. In vmware server 2 they went to a horrible browser-based interface. It was so bad I gave up on it and switched to virtualbox. Jim
From: Wojciech Nowotny on 16 Nov 2009 11:59 Dnia Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:54:43 +0000, Lew Pitcher napisał(a): > john(a)wexfordpress.com <john(a)wexfordpress.com> trolled: > >> Is Wine still the preferred way to run Windows programs in Slackware? I >> had it up years ago but never got much past Solitaire. Is there a >> better program today? > > Windows, itself, is a far better platform for running windows apps than > linux will ever be. > > You seem to have the problem backwards. You run the OS that the best > program for your purpose demands. There is nothing wrong with windows. > And, since there are so many apps you need windows to run, you should > have a windows standalone or at least a dual-boot around at all times. > > Other than that, look at vmware. > > Lew Pitcher And you can always try quemu :). It's very small and simple - all you need is to create an HD image and voila. But forget about your graphic card (maybe something changed since my last try). It's only a x86 emulator. It's enough for simple tasks (i needed win to program some hardware by windows only software). I also played on it simple (old) games like Diablo ;). It all depends on what do you need it for. Best Regards Wojtek Nowotny (my first post on usenet:)
From: Lew Pitcher on 16 Nov 2009 20:17
On Nov 16, 11:59 am, Wojciech Nowotny <wojciech.nowo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: [snip] > And you can always try quemu :). It's very small and simple - all you > need is to create an HD image and voila. But forget about your graphic > card (maybe something changed since my last try). Qemu does graphics quite well. I use it to run Windows XP on my Slackware desktop, and (believe me) Windows XP isn't a character-based environment. I get good graphics off of the emulated video card; it doesn't do GL, but that's usually not an issue. > It's only a x86 emulator. Actually, its not. It /can/ emulate an X86 processor, but with the kqemu kernel module on a real X86 cpu, it doesn't /have to/ emulate an X86 processor. And, it is a lot more; it emulates many other processors other than X86: it'll run Arm, M68000, Mips, PPC, and Sparc binaries, along with X86 and X86-64. > It's enough for simple tasks (i needed win to program some > hardware by windows only software). I also played on it simple (old) > games like Diablo ;). > > It all depends on what do you need it for. Agreed. It's fast, free, and dependable. It all depends on what you do need it for. > Best Regards > Wojtek Nowotny > (my first post on usenet:) Welcome to Usenet. Don't let the trolls and kooks frighten you away. -- Lew Pitcher Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | Registered Linux User #112576 Me: http://pitcher.digitalfreehold.ca/ | Just Linux: http://justlinux.ca/ ---------- Slackware - Because I know what I'm doing. ------ |