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by numanabbas

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Well I am new to Linux, but my questions are straight forward.
1. Can MS Office 2000 Professional work under RedHat Linux version 7, and are there any requirements (batches, switches, extra stuff...) for this option, if available?
2. What is the best and easy way to install Red hat Linux 7, and if there is a helping step by step site.
Thanks for the help, in advance
Numan

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by zlatin zlatev

You can run windows programs on Linux platforms by using WINE or some other kind of WINdows Emulator.

Regards,
Zlatin Zlatev, MCP
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P.S. do not know "easy" way to install Linux (sorry)

by eugen prokopiev

I think that WINE is not good solution at present time because it's too unstable. You can read more about status of WINE on its Web-site. But I recommend you to try VMWare - it's commercial PC simulator capable of running Windows under it with acceptable speed. Check out http://www.vmware.com for details.

Eugen

by joe prochazka

Well to answer question one VMWare is one way of running windows applications within the Linux environment. VMWare is quite interesting in that it isnt really an emmulator it actually makes a file and you actually install windows to that file. it isquite interesting watching the entire windows boot process within a window in linux :). It is a resource hog though but VMware will allow you to run any windows app on a Linux system because its actually running a full blow install of windows withinLinux. http://www.vmware.com.

As far as Installation goes its mainly just a matter of following the steps on the screen and selecting the files that you need there really isnt much of a need to sit down and read a step by step document on it justa little planning a figuring out what you want the machine to do. I hope this was of some help to you.

by kevin anderson

1. Nope. You could try it with an emulator, but I'd put money on the fact that Office won't run in Linux. (StarOffice is compatible, free, and DOES run on Linux though...)

2. Have a hard drive dedicated to the install. If possible, the whole machine. Dual boot works good, but getting it up and running is FAR more difficult that just running a base install of Linux. The install itself is just as easy as windows as long as you have a half decient machine (pentium class (100mhz) or better and 64 megs of RAM.) Linux WILL run on an old 486 (or worse), but it will be a nightmare to install if you aren't familiar with the OS.

Kev.

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