Actually, Linux can read a Windows partition, but not write to it. Justin
Linux Canuck wrote: > > 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] <mailto:jas_1324%40yahoo.co.in>> > To: [email protected] <mailto:LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com> > 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. <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/
