gman
New Yorker
My sons Windows 7 laptop suffered a monumental crash at the weekend. I wasnt sure if it was a Virus, Hardware failure or software crash, all i knew was that the laptop was to all intents and purposes unuseable!
Sadly, when he got the latop at xmas, no system restore discs were made which didnt make life easy.
So...after endless hours of trying everything under the sun...i opted to try and install Ubuntu OS. So...it all went well (suprisingly) and after a few hickups, all is running well. Its going to take a bit of getting used to.
Anyhoo, i was wondering a few things. firstly......
Can Ubuntu run Windows based programs or do i need to find Linux alternatives?
I believe i dont really need anti virus software on Ubuntu?
Are there any good/useful programs/apps that i should download for him?
Are there any programs i should really install, to make life easier?
Sadly, when he got the latop at xmas, no system restore discs were made which didnt make life easy.
So...after endless hours of trying everything under the sun...i opted to try and install Ubuntu OS. So...it all went well (suprisingly) and after a few hickups, all is running well. Its going to take a bit of getting used to.
Anyhoo, i was wondering a few things. firstly......
Can Ubuntu run Windows based programs or do i need to find Linux alternatives?
I believe i dont really need anti virus software on Ubuntu?
Are there any good/useful programs/apps that i should download for him?
Are there any programs i should really install, to make life easier?