Linux on Windows

Player-X · July 24th, 2003

Anyone know how to run Linux programs in WindowsXP?

**Betamax** · July 24th, 2003

Well probably the easiest way is to get a copy of Virtual PC, or some other pc emulator and install linux onto that.

Player-X · July 24th, 2003

I see

Noxious Ninja · July 24th, 2003

VMWare Workstation 4 works quite well, but it is ~$400.

Gaenya · July 24th, 2003

It depends on the program, there are some progrmas that can use cygiwn to run on a windows machine

Noxious Ninja · July 24th, 2003

Yeah, but you have to recompile them on the Windows box. It's only (partial) source compatibility, not binary compatibility.

Gaenya · July 24th, 2003

That why i said that it depends on the program, there are a lot of programs that have precompiled binaries using this method, ie: xfree, mplayer(or at last old versions), etc

**Jens Duttke** · July 24th, 2003

hi!

Good and useful programs are normally ported to Windows. Atleast I don't know any popular program which exist just for Linux.

Cu, JNS
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Noxious Ninja · July 25th, 2003

mPlayer, for one. And Quanta Plus, for another.

**Jens Duttke** · July 25th, 2003

hi!

I've never heared of these tools.

But a short research in the net showed me that there is a Windows version of MPlayer :

ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32-beta/

For Quanta Plus, it seems to be a HTML-editor, I prefer NotePad for HTML-editing, but there are also other professional tools for HTML-development under Windows available. So a port of this program isn't really required, or ?

Cu, Jens
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http://www.emucheater.com
http://cyberpad.psxemu.com

**ammoQ** · July 25th, 2003

Konqueror. KDE's integrated file manager/web browser is much more advanced than MS's explorer. For example, Konqueror can display little preview images instead of icons; this works for Textfiles, HTML, PDF, many image types and even KOffice files. Another example: Put a whole website with several linked HTML-files into a Zip-File. You can browse into that Zip file with both Explorer (WinXP) and Konqueror, and open a single file. But what about relative links between the HTML files? In Explorer, they do not work. In Konqueror, they work.

Esturk · July 26th, 2003

Why not just download a copy of a Linux Distro and dual boot? Why emulate it? Linux is free is it not?

Noxious Ninja · July 26th, 2003

So you can run 2 OSes at the same time and switch between them without spending a minute or two rebooting.

And Quanta is an HTML editor. It is geared towards dynamic pages with PHP. In Windows, I use UltraEdit, which is a fine editor in its own right, but Quanta just works better for PHP.

Ipswitch · July 27th, 2003

check out cygwin. www.cygwin.com

it is basically linux for windows, but you have to recompile the programs if they arent in the distributiuon.

Noxious Ninja · July 27th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ipswitch

check out cygwin. www.cygwin.com

it is basically linux for windows, but you have to recompile the programs if they arent in the distributiuon.

Gaenya already mentioned Cygwin.

MoJo · August 5th, 2003

Why don't try Win4Lin?
I have seen a distro named Windows Linux 2000 in the shop. I'm not sure how it work, I think you have to firgure out by yourself.

Noxious Ninja · August 5th, 2003

Win4Lin only supports Windows 95, 98 and ME. If you want to run 2000 or XP, you need VMWare Workstation.

July 24th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Linux on Windows Anyone know how to run Linux programs in WindowsXP?

July 24th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Re: Linux on Windows Well probably the easiest way is to get a copy of Virtual PC, or some other pc emulator and install linux onto that. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

July 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	Re: Linux on Windows I see

July 24th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Re: Linux on Windows VMWare Workstation 4 works quite well, but it is ~$400. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 Last edited by The Khan Artist; July 24th, 2003 at 17:29.

July 24th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Re: Linux on Windows Yeah, but you have to recompile them on the Windows box. It's only (partial) source compatibility, not binary compatibility. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

July 24th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Gaenya Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colombia, Medellin Posts: 102	It depends on the program, there are some progrmas that can use cygiwn to run on a windows machine

July 24th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Gaenya Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colombia, Medellin Posts: 102	That why i said that it depends on the program, there are a lot of programs that have precompiled binaries using this method, ie: xfree, mplayer(or at last old versions), etc

July 24th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Jens Duttke Master Programmer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 190	hi! Good and useful programs are normally ported to Windows. Atleast I don't know any popular program which exist just for Linux. Cu, JNS --- http://www.emucheater.com http://cyberpad.psxemu.com

July 25th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Re: Linux on Windows mPlayer, for one. And Quanta Plus, for another. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

July 25th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Jens Duttke Master Programmer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 190	hi! I've never heared of these tools. But a short research in the net showed me that there is a Windows version of MPlayer : ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32-beta/ For Quanta Plus, it seems to be a HTML-editor, I prefer NotePad for HTML-editing, but there are also other professional tools for HTML-development under Windows available. So a port of this program isn't really required, or ? Cu, Jens --- http://www.emucheater.com http://cyberpad.psxemu.com

July 25th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	Re: Linux on Windows Konqueror. KDE's integrated file manager/web browser is much more advanced than MS's explorer. For example, Konqueror can display little preview images instead of icons; this works for Textfiles, HTML, PDF, many image types and even KOffice files. Another example: Put a whole website with several linked HTML-files into a Zip-File. You can browse into that Zip file with both Explorer (WinXP) and Konqueror, and open a single file. But what about relative links between the HTML files? In Explorer, they do not work. In Konqueror, they work. __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

July 26th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Re: Linux on Windows Why not just download a copy of a Linux Distro and dual boot? Why emulate it? Linux is free is it not?

July 26th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Re: Linux on Windows So you can run 2 OSes at the same time and switch between them without spending a minute or two rebooting. And Quanta is an HTML editor. It is geared towards dynamic pages with PHP. In Windows, I use UltraEdit, which is a fine editor in its own right, but Quanta just works better for PHP. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

July 27th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	Re: Linux on Windows check out cygwin. www.cygwin.com it is basically linux for windows, but you have to recompile the programs if they arent in the distributiuon.

August 5th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
MoJo Golden Condom Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 日本 Posts: 379	Re: Linux on Windows Why don't try Win4Lin? I have seen a distro named Windows Linux 2000 in the shop. I'm not sure how it work, I think you have to firgure out by yourself. __________________ >> IBM Thinkpad X61 << OS: Ubuntu Ibex Intrepid SVN

August 5th, 2003	#17 (permalink)
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,718	Re: Linux on Windows Win4Lin only supports Windows 95, 98 and ME. If you want to run 2000 or XP, you need VMWare Workstation. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

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