Linux enviroment

boriar · 05-25-2015, 03:12 PM

Sorry for a little off topic but is there some program like wine to linux but for windows? So linux enviroment running in a virtual machine on windows.
I'm boring trying to experiment with package on windows only to see that some weird/standar option from linux don't work correctly on windows. And no, I don't have/want a linux installation, I'm happy (

?) with windows.
Also, I don't like a liveCD

Jellby · 05-25-2015, 03:39 PM

There's Cygwin, but you may need to compile the programs.

PeterT · 05-25-2015, 05:21 PM

VMware player
The equivalent from Oracle but I don't remember it's name.

Glorfindel · 05-25-2015, 06:29 PM

VirtualBox.
Or you can use MS's Virtual PC.

arjaybe · 05-25-2015, 06:37 PM

VirtualBox ^

Oh. That'll teach me to be quicker.-)

boriar · 05-25-2015, 06:43 PM

Thanks to all. I will try with they

Glorfindel · 05-25-2015, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arjaybe

VirtualBox ^
Oh. That'll teach me to be quicker.-)

I know the feeling

AlterusPrime · 05-26-2015, 12:56 AM

There is a thing called CoLinux.
Check it out, that's the closest you can get to how Wine does things.

kacir · 05-26-2015, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boriar

Sorry for a little off topic but is there some program like wine to linux but for windows? So linux enviroment running in a virtual machine on windows.

There is VMware player. It is a free version of commercial virtual machine software called VMware.

I personally use Oracle VirtualBox. Another high quality commercial virtual machine.

In the past I have also used Quemu virtual machine - an open source one.

For a quick experiment with Linux you do not have to install linux inside such virtual machine. You simply download a fully configured virtual disk with a chosen Linux distribution already installed (you have to do it this way with VMWare player).

I personally would recommend xfce version of Mint Linux 17 [Rebeca]. xfce is less demanding desktop environment, when compared to Gnome [in Mint found under name Cinnamon] or KDE environment.
Just google up "mint linux image for virtualbox"

With relatively recent processor and enough memory this is least problematic solution - you just play and when you break something you can return to the original image and go again.

If you want to do programming or play with Linux utitities, there are several frameworks that bring various Linux utilities to Windows. The most popular of those is Cygwin.
Cygwin is in some regards similar to Wine under Linux, you just can't run native Linux binaries - you have to have compiled Cygwin version of the Linux program. But, you can run your favorite Linux programs (such as sed, awk, vim, even KDE) alongside windows programs and not inside a virtual machine.

PeterT · 05-26-2015, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlterusPrime

There is a thing called CoLinux.
Check it out, that's the closest you can get to how Wine does things.

But it looks to be as dead as a doorknob.

boriar · 05-26-2015, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

But it looks to be as dead as a doorknob.

Well, I think I can live with it if it isn't too old. I don't want to make installs, may be later. For now I look for a run&go program. I look at this

PeterT · 05-27-2015, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boriar

Well, I think I can live with it if it isn't too old. I don't want to make installs, may be later. For now I look for a run&go program. I look at this

Additionally it owns works with 32 bit versions of Windows; not 64 bit.

HarryT · 05-27-2015, 06:35 AM

I'm curious what the problem is with a LiveCD? It's undoubtedly the easiest solution.

Glorfindel · 05-27-2015, 08:35 AM

Not if you wish to interact with Windows programs too.

HarryT · 05-27-2015, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

Not if you wish to interact with Windows programs too.

Perfectly true, of course.

05-25-2015, 03:12 PM	#1
boriar Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 314204 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: bq Avant XL, Kobo Aura H2O, Onyx Boox M96C Plus	Linux enviroment Sorry for a little off topic but is there some program like wine to linux but for windows? So linux enviroment running in a virtual machine on windows. I'm boring trying to experiment with package on windows only to see that some weird/standar option from linux don't work correctly on windows. And no, I don't have/want a linux installation, I'm happy ( ?) with windows. Also, I don't like a liveCD

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