[clug] RE: Why switch to Linux

[Jason]

Well you got me interested enough to try it, luckily I don't need to go into windows to do that, I just used "sudo apt-get install wine" and then I installed textPad without a problem, seems to run well, don't think it will replace eclipse with pyDev plug-in for me but its worth a play to see what it offers. If there is a feature I really like I might even look at writing a eclipse plug-in for it. I have been meaning to try my hand at that.

And if you really like your particular solitaire package I'm sure that will run as well.

For reference if you have trouble I am running Ubuntu Edgy, Im not sure what repository wine came out of but it should be one of the basic ones.

Jason




On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:50:57 +1100, Peter Anderson <peter.anderson at internode.on.net> wrote:

> Robin Shannon wrote:
>> On 09/11/06, Peter Anderson <peter.anderson at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>> I guess I am
>>> very close to making a permanent switch to Linux but am being held back
>>> by two pieces of software on Windows which I really like (TextPad (the
>>> "absolute best" text editor) and Pretty Good Solitaire (the "world's
>>> best" solitaire software).
>>
>> I don't know if you have given vi or emacs a try ... I have never used
>> TextPad (or heard of
>> it for that matter) ... As for solitaire if you look in your distros
>> repositories for
>> solitaire ...
> Robin,
>
> I have 'one-up' on you! I have tried Vi and Emacs and have searched the
> distros (and Google) but have not yet found anything comparable
> (especially to TextPad). TextPad's simple clip library feature makes
> editing a joy! (I can't believe I just said that! ;-< )
>
> Regards,
> Peter