I too am interested in running my Legacy in Ubuntu Linux. Unlike the originator if this thread, I have even had trouble using Wine. I wonder if there will ever be a Legacy that runs in Linux.
Bill McFall On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 10:28 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > First, I asked a question last Spring and got promptly taken out for a > couple of months by a lightning strike, so I didn't see any answers. Belated > thanks though, to anyone who did. > > I also have a cross platform question. I normally run two computers, an > early Windows, for backward hardware and software compatibility, and a later > one (now XP) dual boot with Ubuntu Linux. My wife has a Vista laptop. I > run Legacy Deluxe on one machine and the corresponding free version is run > on the laptop. I couldn't get both Legacy 6 and 7 to coexist under XP for > transition, as they collided on a Registry entry, so we are still using > Legacy 6 and probably won't change until 7.5 works fully for the general > public. > > I've just changed out the motherboard/CPU for the oldest machine to upgrade > to a dual core 64 bit, installed Ubuntu 10.4 (AMD 64), and plan to also > install that on the other desktop. For security and other reasons, I would > like to quit Microsoft entirely, but no Linux genealogy program matches > Legacy - or even reasonably compares. > > I find Legacy 7 still won't run under Wine, though it does have a reported > bronze rating for Crossover. Since I own my copy of XP, I could run that > legally in a virtual box like VMware, to run Legacy 6/7 directly, in > emulation perhaps, or physically isolated using a swappable bay IDE disk in > the reserve machine via VNC or equivalent. Any comment, advice or relevant > experience would be much appreciated. > > Keith Britton > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
