On Mon, 29 Mar 2010, Rahul Tidke wrote: > Hello! > > How can I use CentOS as a complete desktop OS? I want to run Autodesk > products on it like AutoCAD,Revit,3D Max,etc. Does Wine (winehq) > support running such software? >> No. > Can I use (KVM,Xen) virtualization to run Windows XP and all > commercial software on it? Does running XP in virtualization requires a license? >> KVM runs Windows just fine for me. >> Virtualization does not change anything about licensing. You still need a license for all the software, but, for Windows there might be different licensing models available to you when >> running in a virtualized environment. >> 3D software packages are often limited by the fact that under a virtual environment they are doing software based rendering. It will likely be the performance killer aspect of >> virtualization in your environment. I agree with above facts. But, how do Red Hat provides interoperability in its desktop edition http://www.redhat.com/rhel/desktop/ ? It says that it supports third party apps and MS apps/environment. What software and technologies are used in RHEL for this? I just want to explore the possibilities for using CentOS as a full fledged desktop OS. I have been using CentOS as a server since very long time. Rahul.