A very interesting Linux distro

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited September 2011 in Science & Tech
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/andlinux-seamlessly-run-linux-applications-windows
andLinux is a Linux distro with a difference. It’s based on a port of the the Linux kernel to Windows coupled with an X server and other software. In short, it allows you to run Linux software seamlessly on the Windows desktop without recompiling it or using a virtual machine.

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  • BasilBasil Nubcaek England Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    The lack of support for a 64bit host kills it for me, very interesting project though.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    Basil wrote:
    The lack of support for a 64bit host kills it for me, very interesting project though.

    Um, please investigate how the Linux kernel works versus the Windows kernel. The Linux kernel can be compiled with 64-bit drivers. What Linux uses for core code for its kernel can run 32-bit hardware with 32-bit drivers with the core in compatibility mode, or with 64 bit drivers will run in 64 bit mode. An Intel i2, to linux, will look like two CPUs.

    Absent 64 bit drivers it will run 64 bit hardware as if it were running in 32 bit compatibility mode.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    It's a bit outdated, but still very interesting. It looks like coLinux has evolved since I last looked at it, too. I wish I had the time to try to get it to work.

    What I like about it is the potential for higher performance compared to virtualization. I'm running Kubuntu 10.10 in Virtualbox right now, and it bogs down pretty quickly when I work with large numbers of files. Granted, KDE is part of my problem. But I <3 KDE.

    I might still try andLinux. It may be based on Ubuntu 9.04, but all I'm using my virtualized Linux for right now is cronjobs. Cronjob sounds dirty. Would anyone like to lend me a hand with my cronjob?
  • BasilBasil Nubcaek England Icrontian
    edited September 2011
    So this is wrong then?
    OS: Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 7 (currently only the 32-bit versions are supported)
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