Unite Windows and Linux With a Single Mouse Click!
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 12.2.2008
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversAfter the success I had with my previous tutorial about how to run Windows and a Linux distribution together on the same computer (with a single monitor, keyboard and mouse and no other magic tricks required), I decided to improve the installation method with an extremely easy-to-use one.
The idea is the same as in the previous guide, to obtain a single desktop with two completely different operating systems: Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux!
So, if you're wondering what do you need to get started, let me tell you that you must have a usable and stable Ubuntu (other Linux distributions will work) computer with at least 1 GB RAM and a modern processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent). These are also the components on which I've tested the following guide! Ready? Excited? Let's go!
Advantages of this guide:
· Much easier installation method
· Works with any Windows version
· Less software to configure and install
Disadvantages of this guide:
· No desktop effects! That means, Compiz Fusion will not play nice with VirtualBox in Seamless mode.
Step 1: Install necessary software:
· VirtualBox
Here's how to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu OS:
1. Click the above link and download VirtualBox for your architecture (i386 or amd64). Please notice that on the download page for VirtualBox, you will find packages for many other Linux distributions, in case you don't use Ubuntu.
2. Good, now that the download is finished, double click the .deb file and install the software.
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Comments(6)
or try free unix on win32. here is desktopbsd for virtual pc 2007:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4024910/desktopbsd
such a great os but still with so many problems. i try to use linux about once every
fortnight but i still run into problems. kde4 = too slow and buggy (should still be beta)
compiz fusion = amazing but crases often gnome apps=decent but too simple and ugly i cant
wait until linux is polished
kj: kde4 is still in the beta stages. 4.0 is not the final release, 4.1 is.
a much better idea is to just completely dump windows in favor of ubuntu. there is always
wine if you need to run a windows app, or game.
as for gnome being "ugly" you should look here;
http://www.gnome-look.org
or, you can have a very streamlined, mainstream os that everyone else uses and writes
powerful applications for, that is simple to install and works on almost every machine!
we have been known to call this software "windows"
ive used both
extensively, and i'll pay to not have to deal with all the crap that unix has to offer.
yes you can make it do exactly what you want, but its a pain to do so and requires much
greater tech savvyness to enjoy
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By njoy on 13.02.2008 - 04:02