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THG Linux Migration, Part Two

Posted by michael on from the got-linux? dept.

LqqkOut writes "Tom's Hardware Guide has posted part 2 of their Windows->Linux migration article. This time around, we're presented with some nifty divx screen caps that make life look oh, so easy. The Tom's crew packed a lot into this article, but did they sacrifice some essentials like 'RTFM' and other sage advice? This follows up their first article where users were shown how to choose and download a distro, back up some important data, and check for HW compatibility."

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  1. Great Video by Rapid+Home+Offer · · Score: 4, Informative

    I love how they demonstrate video players by showing Steve Ballmer's sweaty-pitted Developers video on Xine.

    1. Re:Great Video by red+floyd · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yeah, I liked that! And the Mozilla sample was Groklaw.

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  2. Developers, developers, developers, developers! by drewhearle · · Score: 5, Informative
    "Developers, developers, developers, developers" (1.6MB)
    Dance, monkey boy ("Woohoo! I love this company!") (3MB)
    and last but not least...
    The 3-minute Developers music video (9.5MB)

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  3. Linux is GREAT for games by linuxkrn · · Score: 4, Informative
    Just a *few* big games that run WITHOUT Wine[X]

    And of course tons more run with Wine[X] including those Direct3D only ones.

    Lets not forget the GREAT Linux games too...

    NO reason not to use linux for games!
    1. Re:Linux is GREAT for games by tesmako · · Score: 4, Informative

      OK, lets play a game then, for each game that runs native on linux you mention I mention two that do not (picked quite randomly);

      * Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
      * System Shock 2
      * Silent Hill 3
      * Serious Sam
      * MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
      * Homeworld2
      * Europa Universalis
      * Deus Ex: Invisible War
      * Dark Age of Camelot
      * Beyond Good & Evil
      * Planescape: Torment
      * Master of Orion III
      * Mafia
      * Far Cry
      * Warcraft III
      * Max Payne
      * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
      * Command & Conquer Generals
      * Sacrifice
      * Grim Fandango

      Your turn

  4. Re:RTFM by Juanvaldes · · Score: 4, Informative

    well there is Google Linux and tons of Linux Faq's
    Let me say I know the frustration, this weekend I finally got a linux distro to like our PC's hardware and actually work. While a massive centralized faq would be nice I know it will never happen and so I use what is available to me. This is one of the downsides to a discentralized system, there is no one place to look and lots of reinventing the wheel is done.