On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 10:35, Linux Lover wrote: > Is the XWiindows + Gnome desktop faster/slower/about the same, as WinXP. Yes and no. For some things it's much faster, for others, it's slower. Specifically, for games it's slower for DirectX type games, but faster for most OpenGL games. (quake 3, unreal, etc.) For applications, some GNOME/KDE apps are MUCH faster and others and quite a bit slower than their MS/Proprietary counterparts. The only thing I've regretted about my switch to a 100% linux desktop at work, is the lack of polish in a lot of the applications. But updates occur daily rather than quarterly (if that, for most proprietary software). > Running it in a virtual machine gives a good feel of it, but I don't > judge speed because that would be silly. > I also want to check a few games my wife plays to see if they'll work > with Wine. If not, I'll have to move them over to the Win2K box. The latest Wine releases have been pretty impressive. If the application relies on standard Microsoft or Industry-known libraries and API's, chances are VERY good wine will run it without a hitch. However, if it relies on specific hardware, specific hardware drivers, and/or unique libraries, chances are VERY BAD it will run in wine. So you can basically determine the likelihood of an application running under wine by considering the type of application it is. General office-related applications should work fine, such as word, excel, etc. Games that don't require the absolute latest DirectX and gaming libraries should work. You can find a list of tested applications on winehq.com, but keep in mind a lot of the listings are old/not-maintained. -- Blake Barnett (bdb) Sr. Unix Administrator DevelopOnline.com office: 480-377-6816 Learning is a skill, you get better at it with practice.