There are three ways to go. You can run open source Windows programs. For example, GIMP has a Windows version. You can also run something such asCoLinux, Ulteo, and andLinux, allowing you to run Linux inside Windows. The third is to use a Virtual Machine such as VMWare or VirtualBox. Running VMs in Windows is easier than the reverse because you do not need to have a Linux license. Few people have a separate legal Windows license, but you can install as much Linux as you want without such concerns.
The problem is that when you run Linux in Windows you lose many of the advantages of Linux and get many of the problems of Windows. Doing the reverse is the preferred route for many reasons. First off, Linux is more secure and more stable. It never need s re-booting, anti-virus programs are unnecessary and de-fragging is unnecessary. Windows whether Vista or XP uses an older file system that is less durable. It is not journalled and it does not use space effficiently. When you use Windows you also get many problems such as it it a resource hog and Vista is the worst. If you run Linux in Windows a crash can destroy files and your whole Linux installation is at risk. In the reverse case, Linux crashes are almost unheard of and a crash has the protection of a journalled file system plus it is modular so if one part crahes it may not affect another to the same degree. Finally, Linux is Windows savvy. It can read and write toWindows file systems and you can move data at will. Windows is Linux dumb. It cannot see Linux partitions without the help of special programs. Moving data is not as easy or as secure. If you use Windows in Linux then you get all of the stability and security which is built in plus you don't have to re-boot the whole computer, but only the VM which is comparable to restarting an application as opposed to restarting the whole computer. When Linux crashes it is usually just part of the system. You may lose a window, the desktop or X in the worst case. I have had Linux lock up, but it is very rare. If you update the system you are never forced to re-boot and you don't get nag screens to re-boot. All of this being said, if you are determined to use Linux inside Windows it is not only possible, but easy to do. Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! Support Open source. <*,)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow! ----- Original Message ---- From: jas_1324 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 6:54:44 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Linux software on windows Is there any software that allows one to run linux software on windows vista ? __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
