Norman Silverstone wrote: >> > < snip > > >> > When I first changed to Linux I thought that I would be able to do all >> > that I wanted to do on my PC without having to pay money for software. >> >> I find I can do this - so far anyway, even though I would not have >> great objection to payment (although my income happens to be small >> now). I moved to linux because of poor quality commercial software >> which to add insult to injury, had me in a stranglehold! >> >> > However, I soon came to realise that this was not the case. >> >> could you explain more please? > > I have no knowledge of Linux and the command line and, therefore, I am > not able readily to modify existing Linux software. For example, I was > not able to print successfully using a colour printer. So I bought > Turboprint, problem solved. I want to get involved with stacking frames > from video files taken using a telescope. There is an excellent piece of > software available free, which will only work on windows but there is a > piece of software called Astrostack which will work on both windows and > Linux and has to be bought. > > There was Bridge Baron, a piece of windows software, which I was not > able to run using Wine. However, it runs well under Crossover which I > bought. > > I hope that helps.
Yes, thanks Norman, understood. That is exactly what I would be doing if the need arises. -- alan cocks Linux registered user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
