Linux running in Windows XP

david78

Currently I have a dual boot PC with Windows XP and Suse Linux. I use XP mostly and Linux occassionally for software development. I love linux though, having cut my computing teeth using unix mainframes and workstations.

But I find it tedious to reboot to switch between XP and Linux.

Recently I have become aware of screenshots on the web showing linux running in its own window under Windows XP.

Has anyone any experience of this. Is it any good and do I need a "fast" computer.

Thanks,
David

NellyLock

i have got windows virtual pc and it does an ok of running linux in windows...not sure i would want to use it all the time...have a look here (did a quick google search and this was top result)
http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html


there looks to be a 45 day trial version of this too so u can see what you think

neil

JonnyF_2

Hi David,

I've never tried Virtual PC, but you can use cygwin to emulate linux under windows. It provides a linux style shell, so you can run programs like ssh from a bash command line.

http://www.cygwin.com/xfree/

I often use cygwin to ssh into my linux server, you can then run graphical X programs over the ssh session.

However, cygwin will not allow you to see the ext3 (or whatever filesystem you're using) partition, its a totally new installion of a linux emulator.

I don't know of anything that will let you see your Suse partition though.

Hope that helps,

Jonny

blinky

An alternative Virtual Machine software, which is more popular than VirtualPC is VMWare.

They do a trial version version.

Genghis

If you have access to a unix network you could install an X server such as Exceed on Windows and point it at a Unix box.

Perhaps an old/cheap computer acting as the unix server and install the X Windows program on XP and link them up.

david78

Thanks for these helpful suggestions. I'll take a look. I am thinking of doing something special with a new computer. So reformatting ext3 etc is not a problem.