is there a Linux Emulator out there that i can run on Win XP?

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hi everyone,

a rookie here

background: database development in msaccess, with tons of peripheral application automation... shifting to php-mysql-apache...
and inevitable being pulled into linux


so i just thought it would be nice if I'd find some kind of emulator to practice on, is there?


thanks,

se

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Cygwin Information and Installation

[bigtomrodney]

You could run any flavour of Linux (or any other OS) in a virtual machine. Try VMPlayer/Vmware or the excellent and free Qemu

You can download sample disk images for most free operating systems on the respective websites.

[zba78]

Have a look at Topologilinux. It's a distribution that can run directly in Windows.

DSL also has a version that will do the same

[harner]

Download a Live CD of a Linux distro, like Knoppix or whatever flavor you'd like to experiment with.

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ei, thanks to all you guys

i've yet to try these out, i'll give feedback, when once i get a run through

[JordanII]

Is there something similar to Parallels (runs two operating systems together so that it looks just like one OS) that will emulate Linux on Windows? Thanks!

~Jordan