Linux is one of the most powerful
operating systems available today. It is so because it provides numerous
applications that gives amazing functionality which windows softwares can not
simply do , but we all have our own reasons to use windows as our main operating
system
But how if you get to run the linux
application on your windows OS ?
Several Tricks for using linux
applications on windows.
1.
Wubi
Wubi is an official installer for
Windows users that allows Ubuntu to be installed and uninstalled in a safe,
easy way as any other Windows application.
Wubi installs the latest
stable release of Ubuntu on your Windows system.
Wubi does not work on any new PC
with the Windows 8 logo or using UEFI firmware.
Use a 64-bit version of Ubuntu,
installed directly to its own partition instead.
Downloading and Installation of Wubi
:
Download Wubi from the Ubuntu Windows Installer Download page; this will
provide you the latest version.
You can download other versions of
the Ubuntu from pages on releases.ubuntu.com look for wubi.exe at the
bottom of the page.
Installation :
1.
Run Wubi.
2.
Insert a password for the new
account, adjust the disk space and click on ”install” button
3.
The installation process from this
point on is fully automatic.
4.
The installation files
(approximately 700MB) will be downloaded and checked.
5.
Now you will be asked to reboot your
system.
6.
Do so and select Ubuntu at the boot
screen. The installation will continue for more 10 to 15 minutes and the system
will reboot again.
7.
Now select Ubuntu at the boot screen
and start using it.
2.
Cygwin
Cygwin provides many tools that
gives look and feeling of linux system interface on your windows machine.
Downloading and Installation of
Cygwin :
I. For 32-bit versions of Windows:
Run setup-x86.exe
of Cygwin package for 32-bit windows. The signature
for setup-x86.exe
can be used to verify the validity of this binary using this
public key.
II. For 64-bit versions of Windows:
Run setup-x86_64.exe
of Cygwin package for 64-bit windows. The signature
for setup-x86_64.exe
can be used to verify the validity of binary using this
public key.
1.
On the first time, setup.exe does
not install every package only base packages of Cygwin distribution will be
installed.
2.
You can control what you want to
install by Clicking on categories and packages in the setup.exe.
3.
If you Click on “Default” field next
to the “All” category, it will install every Cygwin package but this could be
of hundreds of MBs.
I recommend you to select only those
Packages which you actually need.
3.
Ulteo Virtual Desktop
Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop is an
Open Source virtual desktop. It works in both a Windows and Linux
environment. By using Virtual Desktop, you just have to run the
application you wish to use from the Ulteo panel and its window will seem like
any other Windows application. The Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop is very easy
and fast to install.
Here I am providing you the link to
its official site.
Follow the steps and get
installation in a few minutes only.
1.
Download The Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop.
4.
AndLinux
AndLinux is a Ubuntu Linux operating
system that can run in Windows based systems i.e. 2000, XP, 2003, Windows
Vista, Windows 7( 32-bit versions only). AndLinux uses coLinux as its core
which is confuses many people. coLinux is a port of the Linux kernel on
Windows. This is like running Linux in a virtual machine. AndLinux is not just
for development and it runs almost all Linux applications without any need of
modification.
Downloading and Installation of
AndLinux:
There are instructions given at the
official website along with the screen shots about Installation
.
You can Download Andlinux Latest
Version From Here.
After installation completes you
will get some right-click context menus in Windows to open files in Linux
applications.
5.
By Installing Linux Virtually
You can also install a
complete version of linux on your windows operating system by using softwares
like Vmware ,Virtual Box , Xen Hypervisor , QEMU etc. The best part is
that all of above are freewares and are easily available on
internet. These allows you to install any of the Linux version portably on
your machine without any need to Uninstall your previous OS.
You can simply power on and power
off Linux whenever you need while using windows.
Advantage of using such virtual
software is that it doesn’t require a fixed space for operating system in your
system’s memory , neither in RAM or HDD.
It is loaded only when it is running
while rest of the time it is kept out of memory.
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