Running Linux In Windows

vmWare server and vmWare player are free. Although one might expect a "server" product to be more expensive than the desktop, with vmWare this is not true. vmWare server is an "entry-level" virtual machine. vmWare player can use any virtual machine already pre-built, of which there are many downloadable (vmWare calls them appliances). The point being that you don't have to spend any money to take a virtualized Linux for a spin.

MS Virtual PC 2007 is also free and there are others...

Jim

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

vmWare Server: http://vmware.com/products/server/
vmWare Player: http://vmware.com/products/player/
vmWare appliances: http://vmware.com/appliances/

With reference to puppy, no, all live CD's are not the same. Most live CD's will run off the CD itself so performance takes a hit. Puppy is so compact it loads completely in RAM, which means the OS runs at optimum performance, and once it's loaded you can take out the CD to use the tray for other things. If you burn puppy to a DVD RW you can also save your session direct to the DVD,(providing you've still got it in the tray;) )

Hey everybody, one way to use linux inside of windows is vmware player. Its just like VMware but you don't have to install the linux operating system. You just download what vmware.com calls a virtual appliance which is basically a virtual machine, or operating system set up already to run in vmware player. There are actually a lot of these virtual appliances available to download directly from www.vmware.com Once you download vmware player and a virtual appliance of your choice, just open up vmware player and it will prompt you to locate your vmware appliance on your hd. Do that and click enter or ok and you're up and running.

Easiest way is this, http://wubi-installer.org/
Best way is to Remove Windows altogether and just install your favorite Linux Flavor instead. Wubi is nice though It creates a folder in Windows and installs Ubuntu into the folder, if you wish to remove Ubuntu later just uninstall it like you would any other program.

SWSOFT also has Parallels Desktop which runs on OS-X on Intel Macs. Within its virtual machines, you can install any OS that will run on a typical Intel-based PC, including Linux. I have Win2k Pro on my MacBook. With "Coherence" mode, all the applications appear on the Mac desktop regardless of the OS that is hosting them. Of course, OS-X is, at its kernal, UNIX anyway, so there may be little point running Linux on one. Many Linux applications will run just fine under OS-X.

Oh, forgot to mention VirtualBox, http://www.virtualbox.org/
I've got it set up in Linux Mint, running Win 98Se, Win XP, and Sabayon, and have also seen Vista running on it. There's no reason why it can't be set up in Windows to run Linux. Not only is it a fully featured vitualization product, but it's also open source, and free, as in free beer. (NB: As an aside, regarding Linux Mint and Sabayon, I think technically it's illegal for people to use those in the States. Pity.)

Hi Bob:

I have been using Xandros Home Desktop 4.0 for about a year with excellent results. This Debian based distribution has completely automated the installation process on a Windows machine to create a dual-boot setup. The paid version comes with built-in virus, firewall and malware protection as well as CodeWeavers CrossOver Office to run popular Windows programs directly under Xandros.

Hi dear Bob! Can I have you tutorial on Linux. I'm new in this environment, and as the introduction settle, it is a good tutorial for newers like me.

EDITOR'S NOTE: See http://www.lowfatlinux.com

thanks it could not easier to do.

I recently discovered VirtualBox by Sun Microsystems (free download!) and took Linux plunge. I've always been curious about the OS, however I was a little reluctant about installing it on my Mac. Partitioning confused me, and the LiveCD version of Ubuntu 8.04 was just too slow. So yesterday (while snowed in) I tinkered around with VirtualBox(VB) and I'm delighted to say that its installation was a snap. I was quickly guided through a Virtual Machine (VM) set-up and then installed Ubuntu 8.04 on it. The manual for VB is well laid out and answered most of my questions about the set-up. The sweet thing about using VB is that you don't have to re-boot your computer each time you want to use a particular OS. I'm quite proud of myself and I'm looking forward to exploring Linux. I feel like such a geek ;).

PS...If you intend on trying what I did make sure you install "Guest Additions" on your "guest" OS (ie. the one running on your VM). Otherwise you'll be limited to using the guest OS in a windowed vice full-screen mode.