DaveK9 wrote: > Yes, I know I should really learn about Linux and its applications, but I have a lot of Windows software, and I have to keep doing "real work", so it would be a lot easier if I could just shift OS and keep all the familiar applications running. It doesn't work that way. If you switching OS to something completely different you can't expect everything to be exactly the same. Why are you switching OS then if you do no want to change anything?