WoW Linux!
With the latest beta release (6.0.0 beta 3) of CodeWeaver’s CrossOver Linux (formally CrossOver Office) I am finally able to install and run World of Warcraft flawlessly on Linux. In fact, it seems to run better than under Windows XP on my laptop! I tried Cedega and Wine, but neither was as simple and functional as cxlinux.
Although I haven’t used either in quite a while, I’m still concerned about being able to run Adobe Photoshop and Premier, so this may not be the silver bullet to allow me to fully get rid of Windows - but I am definitely getting close. And one 10GB partition out of 4 PC’s and 1.5 TB of disk is a manageable ratio.
People seem to have positive experiences running Photoshop under cxlinux and I’ll be sure to try it out when the need arises.
It it worth the asking US$39.95? HELL YES! Even though I believe pretty much all the code updates are passed upstream to the Wine group, and generally I’m more a DIY person (computer-wise that is), the simplicity of the pre-configured settings for specific applications can not be undervalued.
I can’t wait for the official release!
Posted on Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 12:35 pm.
Filed under Entertainment, Linux.
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