In yesterday's Plus Edition newsletter, I wrote about the easy method of installing and using Windows genealogy products on Macintosh computers. This gives Macintosh users the best of both worlds: Mac users can install and use any Windows or Macintosh program.
In fact, Linux users have similar capabilities. There is one well-known, easy-to-use genealogy product for Linux, called GRAMPS. While it does the basics well, it is missing many of the features expected in today's genealogy software.
Luckily, most any of today's Linux workstation products can run most any Windows program, including all the common genealogy programs (The Master Genealogist, Legacy Family Tree, RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, Family Tree Maker, etc.). Anyone who uses Linux does not need to feel left out.
Several Windows emulators or virtualization products are available for Linux users. In fact, WINE (which stands for "WINE Is Not an Emulator) is very popular. WINE has the advantage of running Windows programs without purchasing a copy of Windows. WINE is available free of charge at http://www.winehq.org.
I used WINE for a while on a Ubuntu Linux installation, but with mixed results.
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