[K12OSN] Office XP on k12ltsp

[Krsnendu Dasa]

You could also try running WinXP as a virtual machine under vmware.
Or Win4Lin ( I think server edition is better for LTSP.)
Alernatively you could use one of your servers as a windows terminal 
server and rdesktop into it. Vmware server could be a good option if you 
want to use that server for other things also.

Krsnendu dasa
Jeffrey Myers wrote:

>Try this Mark
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>Wine is a program that allows Linux users to use Windows programs. Wine sets
>up a fake windows file system on your Linux partition and enables you to
>load programs that will only run on a Windows platform. Programs such as
>your training CD's, or Excel, Word, Internet Explorer. Wine has not yet been
>perfected it does have some problems. But it does give Linux users an
>opportunity to use some of their must have programs that only operate in
>Windows.
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>http://www.winehq.com/
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: R. Scott Belford [mailto:scott at hosef.org] 
>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:40 PM
>To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Office XP on k12ltsp
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>Curt Craig wrote:
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>>On Wednesday 03 May 2006 10:37, Mark Sarria wrote:
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>>>I would like some suggestion on how to run Office XP on the k12ltsp
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>server.
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>>>I know it comes with Openoffice pre-installed, but I am trying to
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>introduce
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>>>Linux to my school and one of the requirements is that it should be able
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>to
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>>>run windows applications. I am setting up a lab of 30 thin clients, with
>>>three different servers which have been loaned to me for testing purpose.
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>>>What software do you recommend I use to run Microsoft office on Linux?
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>>Agreed; Crossover is a good choice for primarily Office, and a small
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>handful 
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>>of other apps written for Windows.  Moving very far outside of that
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>handful 
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>>often gets tricky, and you'll find it important to manage expectations 
>>carefully.
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>>Best of luck!
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>I don't think that you will find a development team any more willing to 
>help than the Crossover folks.  They have made repeated pleas to this 
>list for feedback on what applications to focus on.  Either stating your 
>needed applications here or emailing them directly will keep the ball 
>rolling.
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>--scott
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