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    News: Linux runs natively from Windows

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alekkh, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    *Not* just a virtual machine emulation that crawls through simple tasks at 1/20 the speed. Fast Ubuntu 7.1 running from Vista/XP and sharing a folder for real time file access from both OSs.

    "andLinux", http://www.andlinux.org/.

    Best of all, no learning curve if one installs KDE package and selects COFS file sharing.

    3-day use made too good of an impression on me to not spread the news here.
     
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    How easy is the set-up and installation?
     
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    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    1. Download the 600MB KDE file. It is an exe. Do not download the minimal version they also offer.
    Difficulty = 1 out of 5 ; )

    2. Launch and step through menus, chose options you like. Only pay attention to select COFS file sharing, not SAMBA, if you want everything working out of the box.

    Ah, prior to this step, right click on some folder in you Windows machine and click "Share". Give this folder to COFS (the installer will ask for one). It will be auto mounted and seen from both Win and Linux for easy file exchange.

    Difficulty = 2 out of 5.

    3. After restarting Windows, click the "Start andLinux" icon on your desktop. Let 1-2 minutes for Linux to settle down.
    In system tray, observe the new icon for KDE launch menu.
    It looks like Win.. Err... ;) KDE Linux start menu and items on it are clickable.

    Click "Konsole". Here's you Linux terminal. Type "firefox".

    Firefox should launch. But it will already be Firefox running directly from Linux ;)

    Enjoy.
     
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    Thanks!
    10char
     
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    I remember back in 2002 I was playing with co-Linux, developed by Japanese programmers. Works the same way
     
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  6. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    It is being said that coLinux is pain to configure and use and andLinux is not.
    The rather steep learning curve is what prevented coLinux from being used by absolute beginners who want to run some "exe" and have Linux ready. This is what andLinux can do.
     
    alekkh, Sep 5, 2008
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