I would really like to try Linux someday

I would really like to try Linux someday. Is there anyway to run all my work programs ( scanning, form database etc) in Linux or will I just have to wait for these programs to be written for Linux ?

 

Re: Vienna slated for 2009 release.

Hello,
Natively, only if they are written for Linux.
Otherwise, WINE or VMware Player / Server or similar emulation / virtualization software.
Mrk

 

Re: Vienna slated for 2009 release.

There is always dual-booting. Which is the route I plan on going in the very near future. Fortunately, I do not have any job\OS dependent apps. so once I am comfortable with Linux (going to try Ubuntu) I will be free to make the switch 100%.

 

Re: Vienna slated for 2009 release.

Yes I can always dual boot but to what purpose ?
Just 2 examples - Paperport and Omniform both from Nuance www.nuance.com
when both of these can be run simply under Linux ( plus 20 or so others) then I'll switch. Until then MS it is.

 

Re: Vienna slated for 2009 release.

Hi, Long View

Here is a table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.

Take Care,
TheQuest

 

Thanks - very useful. At this point though I can not see the main programs I need going Linux. Perhaps the best thing is to set it up under multi boot and wait to see if it can break into the main stream ?

 

Hello,
Try Wine and VMware Server first...
Mrk

 

Hi

Just a quick question for Mrkvonic really. I just cant find a way of corroborating the MD5 checksum for Knoppix. The iso is saved on my desktop and I can see the MD5 on the mirror site but I don't know how to view it in the iso image.

I've trawled the Knoppix forum which seems to indicate it should be straightforward and I've d/loaded used MD5 Summer but that doesn't work either The command line (which I know nothing about as yet) on Knoppix faq's isn't recognised when running Knoppix.

I'm missing something simple I've no doubt.

 

Hello,

Example:

http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/knoppix/

You can find the md5 files in the file listing. The same goes for any of the mirrors. What you need to do is use MD5summer to calculate the value for your iso and compare it to the md5 available on the download site.

Every mirror has its downloads and its md5s, so make sure you compare to the right one. Md5summer has a very nice and simple GUI.

If you need more help, ask, I'll prnt-scrn a few shots...

Mrk

 

Try the Free Software Directory

 

Thanks for the quick response.

As I mentioned I tried MD5 Summer - refused to cooperate at all. Just came up with memory error.

Got sorted now with winMD5Sum which is another prog mentioned at the Knoppix site. It worked nicely and my checksums match

In the last week I've tried a few live CD's PCLinuxOS turned out really slow on my laptop. Puppy, DSL seemed to work well being small but I'm going to start my linux education with Knoppix I think. It seems to work well and has plenty of features to learn. Checked it out at your site too which helped with the decision

Thanks again.

 

Re: Vienna slated for 2009 release.

Impressive list! This might convince me makin me migrate, i missed section security software: av yes but hips, at,etc. Is there any any?

In particular im likin cyberhawk, safe n sec, boclean, comodo fw, etc.

 

Hello,
No need for any of these in Linux.
Mrk

 

AppArmor
Bastille Linux
Snort
Tripwire
chroot
Linux Security Auditing

 

Yeah, you can say that Linux is the Ultimate Antivirus (maybe I shouldn't used the word ultimate, it may be copyrighted by MS, lol)

 

A very short list of Linux viruses:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses

 

former Xp user, now ubuntu.
with linux all you need is a 'simple' fw and av for email from windows friends. AVG or Clamav will work.
with linux there is no reason for gates or windows.
L

 

here are two more programs you can use - aide and rkhunter, along with a short setup 'guide' (the other program, irssi, isn't a security app)
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=934817&postcount=62

i think it's important to have at least one hips like app because there are always new vulnerabilities being found for linux apps. an exploit can give an attacker root.

if anyone follows either of the program setups from the link this -
# some_command
means you type some_command in a root shell (su, then your password. or sudo if you use ubuntu) don't type the #. if you look at the prompt in your terminal when you are in normal user mode the prompt has a $, but when it's a root shell it changes to #. so the # just means a root shell

 

Ice, i've installed rkhunter, but i want 'chkrootkit' aswell, unfortunately i can't find it annymore, do you have a link?

TIA
Lamehand

 

http://www.chkrootkit.org/

 

Ok, thanks for the info malformed.

greetz
Lamehand