Ok, so hands down linux is much more robust an OS compared to windows,heck it is better at almost everything practically usable, thanks to its powerful UNIX kernel and a large open source base.What is that I hear? "I have heard that before, but windows is still a monopoly over almost entire PC industry, and every software that is made is made with only windows in mind as it will sell with the closed source OS."
Though that is not entirely true, with most of the major applications availabe for linux too, it is true that some of the most used ones are not.
Consider for example, utorrent, a simple c coded torrent client ehich i really like running neatly on one corner in my windows session.
Though there is transmission built into linux itself, is good, i find its minimalistic look, no support for tracker and peer addition, and feel coupled with the not so good number of connections possible a dealbreaker.
So in order to keep the power of unix and open source with utorrent, i decided to use a little software called as wine for linux.
you can get it from here.
After installing it from the terminal window, you can run most windows programs on it, including a few games.
Thogh still in beta stages, the latest version does have a very large support base for many windows apps.
Aditionally when installed you can also change the options as to which os it should replicate, vista,xp or the older 98..
It stores all the data you use here is virtual disks c and z, which can easily be accessed from linux itself.
Now if only linux would support directx and i could play games like crysis on it..I would have no reason to stay with windows and its truant "genuine only" policies.
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