XandrOS 3.0 Desktop Deluxe Edition combines the proven stability and power of Debian with a user-friendly interface, excellent hardware support, and a generous and well-chosen selection of applications that will allow most users to do productive work without any additional investment. Other Windows applications that installed and functioned at least usably using Crossover Office included IrfanView 3.85 and WinMX 3.53 (the latter of which functioned perfectly except that it could not be minimized), and the 2002 version of Dreamweaver MX (which worked perfectly). It installed, but the animations were dizzyingly fast. Macromedia Flash Player for Internet Explorer. Install threw an error message saying it wasn't supported on that operating system. It appeared to install okay on XandrOS under Crossover Office, but it couldn't read the Bible files once it was started. Trend Micro Internet Security (hey, it was handy, so I tried it).Ī beautifully coded Bible study program called e-Sword that's probably the most stable piece of software I've ever used on Windows. Other programs that wouldn't install (or that didn't run properly after installation) included:ĪdAware. The reboots were refreshingly quick compared to an actual Windows reboot, taking less than 30 seconds. One thing I did find rather amusing was the "simulated Windows reboots" that occurred after certain software installations. On the other hand, MS-Office XP installed without a hitch, and seems to run no worse on XandrOS than it does on Windows. (The registry is the cause of many, many problems on real Windows systems, as well.) This problem has a simple solution that's almost amusing, though, because it involves editing the WiNE equivalent of the registry.
My results were mixed.įor example, I was able to easily install Internet Explorer 6, but could not access secure sites because the cipher strength gets set to zero-bit during the install. Nonetheless, I do realize that being able to run some Windows apps on Linux is an important feature for many people, so I tested the Crossover Office feature. But with few exceptions, I've found native Linux software that can do almost anything I need to do with a computer, and which works at least as well as anything I use on my Windows machines. To be sure, I respect the programming skill that goes into getting Windows applications to run on Linux.
In the interest of fairness, I admit that I'm not the biggest proponent of this concept. One of XandrOS' selling points is its inclusion of Crossover Office, which is basically an enhanced version of WiNE that allows some Windows applications to run on Linux.
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