It depends on what distro you use and how it handles ntfs by default. Some such as Fedora make it difficult. Others make it easy and allow full read write access. The settings are in the fstab and mtab files and can be edited as root, provided you know what changes to make. Let us know what you are using and somebody can set you on the right track. BTW, this only applies to ntfs. If your Windows installation is on FAT32 everything will work by default.
Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! Support Open source. <*,)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow! ----- Original Message ---- From: Drmgiver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:34:26 AM Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Linux software on windows Huh, then I don't know what my problem is. I can't seem to write to them at all. Justin Linux Canuck wrote: > > That's news to me. I do it every day. I can read, write and delete > files to my heart's content on my NTFS partition from Ubuntu 8.04. > > Roy > > Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! > Support Open source. > <*,)}}+< > Only dead fish go with the flow! > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Drmgiver <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com <mailto:drmgiver% 40gmail.com> > > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:LINUX_ Newbies%40yahoog roups.com> > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 10:27:41 PM > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Linux software on windows > > 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] co.in <mailto:jas_ 1324%40yahoo. co.in>> > > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:LINUX_ Newbies%40yahoog > roups.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. 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