Total Newbie here..

[Bart Symons]

The difference between SuSE 6.3 and SuSE 7.3 is as big as between Windows 
3.1 and Windows 2000. I strongly advise you to get yourself a SuSE 7.3 box, 
it's well worth the money if only for the pile of printed manuals and user 
guides that come with it (extra important since you're a self proclaimed 
newbie). SuSE is well ahead of the others in this respect.

Wine does run on SuSE and is even included (at least from v7.1, I don'( 
know about 6.3).

Because you are a newbie I suggest you either stick with SuSE's Wine or to 
use Codeweaver's Wine (www.codeweavers.com, free). Codeweaver's version is 
in my opinion the best solution for newbies or for anybody who doesn't want 
to tinker with config files.

If you really want to quit Windows as your main OS but still need to use 
some Windows applications then Wine may not be your best choice. Wine does 
run a whole bunch of Windows apps but it's not guaranteed. I use it myself 
for a small Windows encryption tool. If you wanna be 100% sure then maybe 
VMWare Express (www.vmware.com, not free, real easy), Win4Lin (a bit more 
difficult for a newbie) or a dual boot configuration (SuSE can install 
Linux on a PC where Windows is already available) are better.

Anyway, give Wine a try. If it runs your apps, fine, then you got yourself 
a cheap solution. If it doesn't, then there's always VMWare or dual boot.



OldToker wrote:

> I am concidering taking the Jump to Linux. I have SuSE. 6.3  at the
> moment.. but don't want to loose some of my M.$. Apps.. So I hear about
> wine.. as being able to run some of the apps.. this is great.. News.. for
> the Weary anyway..
> 
> So does this Wine work with SuSE.. Please forgive me I haven't even played
> with Linux. yet.. just trying to get all my questions sorta answered
> before I wage battle and try to learn a new OS..
> 
> Thanks for your time.. (In Advance)