Howdy,
Vista is sloooooow but I cba to go back to XP because come the time when I upgrade I will want Vista again. So I was thinking I have a dual boot and install linux for my basic needs. However apart from having a play with Live CDs like Slax I don't really know that much. So I'm asking for a little bit of advice.
I assume I will be able to dual boot from my current Vista install? I want a nice Desktop but not one that eats away for no reason.
Current programs I use heavily on Vista are:
Firefox
Thunderbird
MSN
Winamp 5
CS3
MS Office 2007
Lightroom
Obviously I will need to boot into vista to use it sometimes so I want it to be able to "sync".
Firefox - Google Browser Sync plugin?
Thunderbird - Use IMAP so no problem there
Winamp - Well I wont be able to use it anyway so ratings etc will be something I wont be able to do on Linux
Obviously some programs dont have linux builds so I am going to need alternatives.
Office - OpenOffice
Winamp - ?
CS3 - Will have to boot into Vista to use
Lightroom - Will have to boot into Vista to use
MSN - ?
Drivers. I wouldn't have a clue where to start
So, can I get any advice please
Thanks,
Tobes
Vista is sloooooow but I cba to go back to XP because come the time when I upgrade I will want Vista again. So I was thinking I have a dual boot and install linux for my basic needs. However apart from having a play with Live CDs like Slax I don't really know that much. So I'm asking for a little bit of advice.
I assume I will be able to dual boot from my current Vista install? I want a nice Desktop but not one that eats away for no reason.
Current programs I use heavily on Vista are:
Firefox
Thunderbird
MSN
Winamp 5
CS3
MS Office 2007
Lightroom
Obviously I will need to boot into vista to use it sometimes so I want it to be able to "sync".
Firefox - Google Browser Sync plugin?
Thunderbird - Use IMAP so no problem there
Winamp - Well I wont be able to use it anyway so ratings etc will be something I wont be able to do on Linux
Obviously some programs dont have linux builds so I am going to need alternatives.
Office - OpenOffice
Winamp - ?
CS3 - Will have to boot into Vista to use
Lightroom - Will have to boot into Vista to use
MSN - ?
Drivers. I wouldn't have a clue where to start

So, can I get any advice please

Thanks,
Tobes