Quote Originally Posted by tarun
What software suites do u use on it? Openoffice, mozilla, etc ? Are linux game versions hard to find?
I have XP and I'm considering dual booting wid a Linux OS.
I don't want to overstate my use of linux. I am in the learning phase. I try to remember to boot to Linux one time in four. Most of those times, include learning something new. My setup is a separate computer for Linux. I have settled on the single OS so that it is an easy decision for me to re-format and start over

Mandrake 10.1 installs programs to do most functions. Open Office is a rich program that covers Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentations and provides a Draw module. There are numerous other programs, including:

Program Type Number of programs
Publishing............................ 2
Task Manager...................... 1
Time Manager...................... 4
Fax.................................... 2
Phone ................................ 1
PDA.................................... 3
Address Manager................... 1
Remote Access..................... 2
Browsers.............................. 4 (I have added Firefox)
Mail..................................... 3
Instant Messenger.................. 1
Video Confereencing................ 1
File Xfer................................ 1
Web editor............................. 3
Sound................................... 6
Video.................................... 2
Graphics................................ 4
Text Editors........................... 6
Finance................................. 1