Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIX/LINUX noob looking for UWIN help

2009-12-13 Thread Peter . Neish
Depends what you are trying to do. If you are just after a more linux like shell for windows and some scripting then something like UWIN or cygwin would suit. If however, you want linux in all its gloriousness then a virtual environment such as virtualbox is a good option (if your laptop has enou

Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIX/LINUX noob looking for UWIN help

2009-12-13 Thread Ethan Gruber
I'd say VirtualBox. VMWare has also has a free client, but I'd just go with VirtualBox. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Matt Amory wrote: > I'm trying to get UNIX/LINUX to run on my Windows laptop. Is UWIN the best > and easiest option? >

Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIX/LINUX noob looking for UWIN help

2009-12-13 Thread John Fink
How about WUBI? Installs Ubuntu like a windows program - easy in, easy out. http://wubi-installer.org/ jf On 12/13/09, Matt Amory wrote: > I'm trying to get UNIX/LINUX to run on my Windows laptop. Is UWIN the best > and easiest option? > -- Sent from my mobile device http://libgrunt.blogspot

[CODE4LIB] UNIX/LINUX noob looking for UWIN help

2009-12-13 Thread Matt Amory
I'm trying to get UNIX/LINUX to run on my Windows laptop. Is UWIN the best and easiest option?