From: Matthew A Coulliette <
matthewlug@cox.net>
> Matthew A Coulliette wrote:
>> The only reason i want dual boot is to access VPN at work
>> and because i have been unsuccessful gettinga webcam to work in Linux-
>> though I have anew one that works with mac and windows so it may work.
> Are you sure that it is not possible to use Linux to connect via a VPN
> at work?
It totally depends on the VPN in use and the settings on it. There's
a new VPN here that has less functionality than the old one, and it
could allow Linux clients. But for some reason, they won't even
consider turning that functionality on.
> Also, from what I have heard most web cameras work under
> Linux. In my opinion (IMO) you should install Ubuntu Desktop 9.04
> and then work on solving any remaining issues
Newer webcams tend to follow the USB Video Class standards, so they
are supported by the uvcvideo module. Ubuntu has warts, but it's a
reasonable place to start.
> Take a look at OpenOffice.org it is the open source equivalent of
> Microsoft Office. For email I would recommend Evolution, it is
> supposed to be fully compatible with Outlook.
OOO is good *if* the MS Office files you have to work with are
reasonably simple. I've had it choke horribly on really complex
Excel documents, but that was ~2 years ago and things may have
improved. Evolution is probably an OK client, but it will not
connect to newer versions of Exchange Server, so if your company
is using that bloated sack, you may be out of luck.
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