Linux for your taste (sorry Naw :D) (24 Viewers)

[gray]

Another question about the IM clients: do any of them support MSN Messenger voice calls? I generally use Skype but necessity calls for such functionality >.<

 

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[V]

Yep, I've heard of amaroK, and I've only heard good things about it

yeah it is awesome. personally i'm still a winamp junkie, i can't help it i have to have XMMS installed alongisde amaroK. i just love the speed and functionality of winamp. though amaroK is quite frankly A LOT better, sometimes i need winamp so i use XMMS, which is basically winamp ripped for linux.

i don't think there is a trillian for linux, and there is no need for it, both gaim and kopete can do everything it can, i dare to say more. there ain't much difference between gaim and kopete, not that i'm aware of. gaim is for gnome and kopete is for kde. and kopete is better imo, but both have a lot of same options and functionality.

and yes you can run ie in linux. as well as some other windows applications using programs like wine and crossover, which enable win based apps to run on linux.

 

[V]

Another question about the IM clients: do any of them support MSN Messenger voice calls? I generally use Skype but necessity calls for such functionality >.<

i don't use voice calls, so i wouldn't know. but i'm pretty sure it does. check with martin.

 

[Rami]

Yep, I've heard of amaroK, and I've only heard good things about it

Thanks for the recommendation. What are the major differences that you're aware of between Kopete, Gaim and Trillian (actually, is there a Trillian client for Linux?)

Also, would it be possible for me to run Internet Explorer and MSN Messenger in Linux?





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EDIT:I never tried voice on MSN, but since msn messenger worked on VMWare, probably it could support voice...

Yes its possible Graham...Both Wine or VMware could help you doing that

Never tried Wine, but using vmware I used both messenger and browser.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

ok, i just installed VMweare thru Automatix last night. now i wanna know how to use it! it tried to open .vmx files, but i couldnt find any! thanx.

 

[V]

is vmware free??

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

oh and i just reinstalled Ubuntu after a screwup trying to remove Kubuntu! all's ok now.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

is vmware free??

i just installed it yesterday for free.


wait a minute.....i tot all s\w's u can install in Ubuntu IS free!!!

 

[V]

i just installed it yesterday for free.


wait a minute.....i tot all s\w's u can install in Ubuntu IS free!!!

well not exactly. depends on the country and its laws, but there is software that costs for linux as well.

 

[Rami]

is vmware free??

VMPlayer is free, but VMserver is not...but you get something like 4 month trial period...then just provide another email for another serial...etc

 

[V]

VMPlayer is free, but VMserver is not...but you get something like 4 month trial period...then just provide another email for another serial...etc

and vmplayer does what, and works how? some explanation please.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

yes....how do u use VMware?

 

[Rami]

and vmplayer does what, and works how? some explanation please.

VMPlayers runs current virtual machines on ur system, you cannot install new ones...VMserver you can install...

 

[V]

VMPlayers runs current virtual machines on ur system, you cannot install new ones...VMserver you can install...

but what do you need to do to run them? how do u run XP in wmplayer? do u need the XP cd or...? i have no idea how it works, is it like wine?

 

[Rami]

Yes you will need an installation CD for windows, or any other OS, be it Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris...etc

Think of it as another computer on your computer....it will create its own partition and use from your ram..

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

i've already got Xp installed on my comp. cant i run that in Ubuntu thru VMware?

 

[Rami]

i've already got Xp installed on my comp. cant i run that in Ubuntu thru VMware?

No you can't...You just need allocate 8 GB for Windows Virtual Machine (meaning VMware) and you can play around with the ram used...you can go as low as 32 mb ...ask martin

 

[V]

No you can't...You just need allocate 8 GB for Windows Virtual Machine (meaning VMware) and you can play around with the ram used...you can go as low as 32 mb ...ask martin

so basically you give it some disk space and some ram and it's a fully functional another os running on your primary os? i can install software in it just like normal?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

see...as soon as i open Vmware Player from my system tools menu, it asks me to open a .vmx file!!! what do i do with that?

 

[Rami]

so basically you give it some disk space and some ram and it's a fully functional another os running on your primary os? i can install software in it just like normal?

Fully functional is kinda stretching it...Not everything works...I had trouble making my webcam work on it....I don't think games would work right out of the box, perhaps some tweaking and playing around would help...

Cheta just mentioned playing FM on it, which I was meaning to ask him, did it work? Last time I tried (6 month ago) it didnt...