That might be the way forward for me as I have the Windows version working fine under Windows 7. I have to say though that I would prefer a native version.
I have them both installed and I generally prefer the Windows version when I need to use it - missing sound is annoying. I have allegro 4.4 installed from source, as I needed it for something else and only 4.2 is currently in the Debian repositories. I've compiled Allegro 4.4 on both Debian and Fedora.
What are these gotchas? Are they linux-related issues or 'Acorn' side? I'm experienced with Acorn stuff having had their kit since 1981. Indeed I have 4 Risc PCs here now and all are working.
Emulator-related. Compiling it is a problem for some new users, for a start. :)
After that, getting the right combination of emulated hardware to get a specific version of RISC OS running is a bit hit-and-miss. Networking is somewhat of a dark art. Basically, it all depends what you're wanting to use it for.
I'll certainly take a look at that to see if anybody has experienced the same problem as me.
This is definitely the place to ask RPCEmu questions - the devs are generally fairly helpful, though be aware that the emulator implementation is far from complete and compatibility with the various flavours of RISC OS varies wildly.
Peter.