replacing Windows w/ Linux

[Stephen Partington]

My eventual desire is to build a system similar to the 2 gamers one box
scenario that LTT did.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:04 PM Kevin Fries <kevin at fries-biro.com> wrote:

> One thing every Linux user knows is that not all software is created
> equal.  While I find some of the standard tools we use (like InkScape, and
> Gimp) to be actually better than most paid options in Windows (sure some of
> the expensive graphical tools will exceed the Linux tools, but the
> mid-range and low cost ones are often better in Linux).
>
> However there are some tools that really have no replacement.  Visio is
> one of the best known ones.  One trick I have used with great success is
> RDesktop with SeamlessRDP.  Rather than running windows as a VirtualBox and
> trying to move back and forth.  You can actually have windows programs
> (running in a VM in the background) appear on your desktop like first class
> Linux apps.
>
> Works really, really well if you take the time to set it up right, and
> freaks out your windows friends when you show them the new Linux port of
> Adobe Photoshop.  Watch them Google the heck out of it.  LOL.
>
> Kevin
>
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> On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:06 PM, David Schwartz <newsletters at thetoolwiz.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have an odd question … suppose I wanted to take a fairly vanilla
>> Windows computer with Win 7 … 10 on it, like your typical Dell or Lenovo or
>> Asus laptop or desktop; suck that OS install with all the apps into a
>> VirtualBox VM; copy that VM off to a backup drive; fully reformat the HDD
>> and install some friendly version of Linux; and finally load up VirtualBox
>> and then the VM and make the VM work so it looked and acted virtually
>> identical to how it did before.
>>
>> So, I’m not asking HOW to do this … I wouldn’t have much trouble doing it
>> myself.
>>
>> What I’m wondering is if there are any resources around that would
>> explain how an average person could do it without much trouble? Videos,
>> books, eBooks, tutorials, whatever.
>>
>> Also, for anybody who’s been through this process, how long did it take?
>> Or how long would you expect it to take based on similar experiences?
>>
>> -David Schwartz
>>
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