How-To Geek

Vistamike mentioned this the other day, so I imaged the laptop to my backup drive and installed Zorin.

This is my first time trying out linux based OS. This one has a front end that look very much like Windows 7. It actually is Lubuntu under the hood. After Googling out most of the info I needed I was able to install the available programs I wanted, change the desktop and customize the GUI and start menu to my liking.

My old Gateway (w/ Celeron M 1 GB (max) memory) laptop runs a lot faster that it did with XP.

Here lies my question. Is there any type of professional cad program available for Lubunu (Ubuntu)?

This looks like a good OS, but ubuntu/lubuntu software availability looks a little thin.

Anyone else have experience with Zorin 12.0.4?

You could also have a look at DraftSight at http://www.3ds.com/products/dr.....raftsight/ , it's more like AutoCad Lt but is available for some Linux distros. There is also a Linux distro from CAE at http://www.caelinux.com/CMS/ thats aimed at engineering types and has some cad stuff with it but is a 64bit system only and likely not to run on your old laptop but you could make a live linux usb stick and have a look using another machine.