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Hi, guys, I'm a Windows XP user (I hate Windows, by the way). I've come across a 500KB software that I need to use but it's only been coded for ...
- 12-05-2008 #1Just Joined!
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Quick & easy Linux emulator for Windows PC?
Hi, guys, I'm a Windows XP user (I hate Windows, by the way). I've come across a 500KB software that I need to use but it's only been coded for Linux. Is there any quick and easy Linux emulator for Windows XP that won't completely rearrange my hard drive in the process?
- 12-07-2008 #2Linux User
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welcome to the forum
> Linux emulator
try "knoppix," a so-called "live-CD" that
runs entirely in RAM--no HD involvement at all--
you can run yr linux code off a floppy.
> hate windows
must be "love/hate" as you continue using
the sun is new every day (heraclitus)
- 12-08-2008 #3Linux Guru
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I believe what you are looking for is cygwin.
- 12-08-2008 #4Linux Guru
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Actually, no. Cygwin will not run Linux executables. It is a collection of GNU utilities that have been compiled in MS Windows and made to behave similar to a Linux system, but the code is still WIN32.
Originally Posted by coopstah13 
To run Linux-compiled executables you'll need a virtual machine of some sort like VirtualBox.Registered Linux user #270181
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- 01-07-2009 #5Linux Engineer
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Download VirtualBox, download the iso of your favorite distro, install into VirtualBox, boot said distro inside VirtualBox. Quite easy, in fact.
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maybe colinux?
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