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On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > To migrating my wife from XP to Linux are: > > iTunes. > > This is a must-have. No questions asked. It's not that she buys much stuff, > but that it integrates into the BBC, etc. for downloading podcasts, etc. to > her iPod thing. > > Printing - It's an HP PhotoSmart 2575 with an Ethernet port as well as USB - > a quick google suggests it is supported though. > > Can you run iTunes under Wine? It would need access to the USB hardware to > make interface to the iPod work, but that's an area I really know nothing > about (and the only time I tried to run Wine on my desktop - under Lenny, > crashed the entire desktop )-: > > Cheers, > > Gordon If your wife does not uses iTunes often, perhaps dual booting (defaulting to linux) would be a satisfactory option (if all else fails...)...? Best wishes roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq