11-04-2015
Dual Boot vs VM vs Wine?
Getting a new (for me) lappy, and I was wondering about the experiences of linux users here (direct me to a different forum if necessary, please. RTFMs also welcome) w/r/t linux and win applications.
Since I have an unused Win 7 Pro install kit, and I really need to run a couple of win applications, which method of installation have you had the most success with:
1. Dual boot linux and Win 7 pro
2. Install linux and build a Win VM
3. Stick with wine, it's much better than it used to be.
I'm inclined to use the vm. I'd like to hear your opinions.
Notes: Quadcore Thinkpad W510, 380GB disk 8GB ram.
I MUST keep access to Quicken and TurboTax, in spite of the improvements of the linux equivalents.
I haven't used wine in recent years, but was dissatisfied with it's performance when I did use it.
So, what are your opinions? I'm sure you have them - I've been lurking around here for a time.
Move this (or tell me to move it) if this is not the appropriate forum, please.
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bluetile - full-featured tiling for the GNOME desktop environment
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
This is a list of most keyboard shortcuts for Bluetile:
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Win+p Launch GNOME "Run application" dialog
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Win+d Switch to tiled vertical layout
Win+f Switch to fullscreen layout
Win+j Move focus to the next window
Win+k Move focus to the previous window
Win+Space Move focus to the master window
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Win+i Expand a slave area
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Win+z Maximize/zoom focused window
Win+m Minimize focused window
Win+Shift+m Restore next minimized window
Win+o Show window menu for focused window
Win+t Push dialog window back into tiling
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