>Generally speaking, do you have to locate equivalent Linux/Ubuntu >apps or do the existing WInXPPro versions generally work under >Ubuntu?
You cannot run Windows binaries (.exe) on a non-Windows system (which includes Linux, MacOS, Solaris, etc) You can get emulators (e.g. WINE) that allow you to *emulate* a Windows system, although with a limited (but growing) amount of applications that work. A better choice these days is a virtual machine (e.g VirtualBox, VMWare, etc) that allows you to run actual Windows on virtual hardware - this is likely to cope with most things, (although I'm not sure how they cope with demanding things like games). Of course, there will be Linux applications for most of what you want - whether you prefer, so it's worth giving them a try before immediately running an emulator/vm, in case you decide you prefer them. However, if you're serious about this I think your best first step might be to look for some 'introduction to Linux' guides that explains the fundamental differences, and that will allow you to better evaluate it, without necessarily having your head stuck in 'Windows mode'. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323569 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
