Karen, After reading more of this discussion, I think I may have misunderstood what you're trying to accomplish.
>From what I understand, you're planning to have a computer with two hard drives, one running FreeDOS and the other running Linux. You mentioned using one CPU core for DOS and the other for Linux, with the intention of connecting from DOS to Linux using SSH. If I've understood that correctly, there's an important technical issue to consider. Simply having two CPU cores and two hard drives doesn't allow two operating systems to run simultaneously. With a conventional dual-boot configuration, only one operating system runs at a time, regardless of how many CPU cores or hard drives are installed. To run FreeDOS and Linux simultaneously on the same computer, you would need some form of virtualization or another arrangement specifically designed to run multiple operating systems. Alternatively, if Linux is running on a separate computer, you could certainly SSH into it from DOS, as you already do with other remote systems. I also realize that my earlier suggestion of using a lightweight graphical desktop such as LXDE may not be appropriate for your needs. If you prefer working entirely from the command line, there are audio players that don't require X or any graphical desktop environment. One other consideration is that an audio player running on a remote Linux system would normally send its audio to that system's sound device, not automatically to the computer you're using to connect over SSH. Could you clarify whether you're planning to run FreeDOS and Linux simultaneously on the same physical computer, or whether Linux will be running on a separate machine? If Linux were running on another machine then it would be straightforward to SSH into it from DOS. And you could connect speakers to that machine for audio. I think understanding that distinction would help us suggest a solution that actually meets your needs. On Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:37:46 -0400 (EDT), Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chime, > I must reach Linux as I am doing currently. > Kare > > On Fri, 16 Oct 2026, Chime Hart wrote: > > > OK, Karen, certainly same machine/same network, you probably can listen to > > audio. Here at home I can play audio from a Linux laptop over my main > > machine > > over Spectrum on this network. Also, I really don't know anything about > > tunnling but supposedly there are cases for that? > > Chime > > > >
