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Illumina Drathiran'ar · 06-21-2010, 04:03 AM

Hi all,

So I recently got a netbook, having coveted one for the better part of a year... It's awesome, I love it, and I managed to charm/threaten my way through a Best Buy transaction without getting an upsell or service agreement pitch.

It runs Windows 7 Starter Edition, and I hate it.

I've been thinking about running Ubuntu on it. I've used it before, I like it, and it's fine for my intentions- I'm planning on continuing to use my laptop as a desktop to game and what have you, and using the netbook to mostly surf the Internet and write on the go.

Apparently, Wine is what I want if I want to run Windows applications, which is perfect... I expect I'll be able to run low-level games on it, and the odd program here or there that I haven't anticipated a need for.

Is there anything idiotic that I haven't at all considered? I'm thinking here problems to connect with public networks and the like. I'm fairly capable at figuring things out as I go along and doing research when that fails me, but I'm just looking for pointers from more experienced users in case there's something big I haven't considered.

Cheers,
ID

06-21-2010, 04:03 AM	#1
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Ubuntu users? Hi all, So I recently got a netbook, having coveted one for the better part of a year... It's awesome, I love it, and I managed to charm/threaten my way through a Best Buy transaction without getting an upsell or service agreement pitch. It runs Windows 7 Starter Edition, and I hate it. I've been thinking about running Ubuntu on it. I've used it before, I like it, and it's fine for my intentions- I'm planning on continuing to use my laptop as a desktop to game and what have you, and using the netbook to mostly surf the Internet and write on the go. Apparently, Wine is what I want if I want to run Windows applications, which is perfect... I expect I'll be able to run low-level games on it, and the odd program here or there that I haven't anticipated a need for. Is there anything idiotic that I haven't at all considered? I'm thinking here problems to connect with public networks and the like. I'm fairly capable at figuring things out as I go along and doing research when that fails me, but I'm just looking for pointers from more experienced users in case there's something big I haven't considered. Cheers, ID __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.