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- skyshock1, on 10/11/2007, -4/+41This is nice and all, but for me personally, I'd MUCH rather use open source applications written natively for linux and see those improve rather than keep relying on windows apps.
- crxvfr, on 10/11/2007, -2/+27Seen this before. I tried it. I got feisty fawn Ubuntu and installed windows in a virtualbox. It boots the windows window faster than windows boots by itself. I was surprised when I was able to update my child windows client with all but a few, right from microsoft. Can't handle accelerated graphics as far as I can tell. I'm using compiz with the cube desktop and I had ubuntu on one side, xp on one, 98 on one. I still have not been able to get the new virtualbox for windows (to run linux or others from windows) working, but if you want to try ubuntu, virtualbox is a nice have-to-have. Free too!
- kevinfell, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18Works on other distros other than Ubuntu as well (except the installation part, which might be different)
- Kormiku, on 10/11/2007, -11/+28wow so perfect in influence and execution! i will use this to create all my worldy problems and fix them again by using windows within the gnome environment! who would of thought?
- bruenig, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15Yet another blow to the community. I wonder how many people would agree to stop digging blog entries that should be put in the centralized ubuntu wiki. It is the temptation of this exposure that influences people to put their little ubuntu tips on their blogs instead of on the wiki. This is ultimately destructive to the community as finding things becomes infinitely harder. It is sad that the largest distro has arguably the worst wiki, these kind of diggs are causing it to be so.
- nailer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14Aye - VirtualBox is great - but VMware Server has easier networking configuration, and has driver packages that can be installed via Add/Remove.
I wanted to keep the guide as simple as possible, so I picked VMware Server. - PixelEater, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14Isn't making Linux more like Windows kind of like using a blow up doll?
- tacojohn48, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11I just think there should be an easy way to run an existing partition in a virtual box. Not just an image created from the partition, but the actual partition. I have seen instructions on how to do it, but they were somewhat complex.
- rockets, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Well, you need more cowbell
- PigThief, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Criticizing Linux because it can't natively run Windows apps is ridiculous. Can Windows run Linux apps natively? No? Argh, why is Windows so complicated and time consuming?!?
Anyway, at least Linux tries to be compatible (and mostly succeeds), whereas Microsoft makes it as hard as possible to even run Linux on your system (I hate the must be first partition rule, even if it's easy to work around). - nailer, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8skyshock1 - I agree that it's better to use native Linux apps (I'm the author of the article in question). The reason I personally use Linux is because of things like Evolution / Pidgin / Inkscape / Banshee (as well as general customization and easy of scripting).
But the article is written for people who are new to Linux. Performing these steps is an easy way to aid their transition. - sloppychris, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7It's really not becoming more like Windows. It allows people who use Linux most of the time, but still need a Windows program once in awhile a better option.
- sishgupta, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10Nice troll.
- venom8599, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6IIRC Vista support is still experimental in VMWare Server. If you did you wouldn't get the Aero interface and it would probably not perform very well, at least not currently.
- maninblac1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I'm a windows-aholic and that's pretty slick, i like it.
- livevil, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Read the sign: Please don't feed the trolls!
- OmegaNine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Why WMP11? Look and feel or does it actually do something you like?
- teckieee, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4WINE is ur friend
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4No
- superyounan1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3it might be fast enough to be doable, it is local... but why would you want to
- djremix71, on 10/11/2007, -4/+7This is cool. Unfortunately, it's still a virtual machine. I play A LOT of games. I like linux A LOT better than windows, but am limited because I want to play games. Oh, and I know I am going to be shot, but I like WMP 11...ow! my head.
- micro3000x, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3My only question would be can I run vista like this too or does it have to be xp?
- cdmarcus, on 10/11/2007, -6/+9RTFA, it's more than a VM.
- lostboy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Hardly. This simply allows you to be able to use the more useful parts of windows while staying in Linux. There are some useful programs in Windows that I find it hard to live without. I will be testing this.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Actually, you should RTFA, it is exactly a VM, just doesn't look like one. He is simply using VMWare to emulate windows under linux. What the parent said is exactly correct, it won't run as fast as if it were running natively and certainly won't support most games that require hardware acceleration.
- PatrickBrown, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I hope that you do not want to play 3D games. VMware support for 3D under Linux is sparse at best: it is hit or miss depending on your card and of course there are several 3D features missing. However, you can always enable it and try.
- bruenig, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Linux has professional uses, therefore definition shows it not to be amateur OS. You have lost at the internet.
PS: Even if it were fitting into the definition, that is just a label. If I did something for free better than someone else, I care not what you wish to call me, it means nothing to those who aren't in awe of your rhetorical bombs. - teckieee, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3this is good and all but for a junk pc like mine id like to see Wine improve faster than VMs.
- leftyfb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/58869.mspx?mfr=true - salmonmoose, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Also - from memory, only Vista Ultimate my be run on virtual machines.
- mattmcm, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Support for Ubuntu is fantastic. I installed it yesterday, and one search on the forums got my wireless USB adapter working great, which meant I could finally make the Linux switch. I'm not a fanboy by any stretch, but Ubuntu has very good support.
- tnoy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6"It takes about 10 minutes to setup, minus the time to install Windows"
Then it doesnt take 10 minutes to set up. - idonthack, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2The real question is: Why would you *want* to run Vista?
Everything you would want to use Windows for can be done on XP. - sloppychris, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Yeah I've tried WINE too, to no avail. I managed to get Photoshop 7 running when i ran Mandriva, but every time I opened a file, file, then edit, then view, etc... disappeared one at a time. Weird stuff, and it made working difficult.
- kinerry, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4yes, but will it run Oblivion?
- takeda, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I think he means it wasn't easy to do.
Installing linux first, then windows is harder then other way around. - steveg944, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Thanks for the instructions! Now my wife will be able to use i-tunes without rebooting.
That is the only thing keeping me from a complete conversion to Ubuntu. She only downloads 1-2 songs per month, so the rest of the legal download sites don't seem to be cost effective. - superyounan1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2anyone get this to work? the NoDesktop registry trick doesn't work for me, i end up with the entire xp desktop slapped on top of ubunut, its messy
- shavenlunatic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2erm.. Ubuntu (canonical) provides corporate support
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/paid
and a massive community of free support - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I agree, Pixel is a great application, very much like Photoshop, for way less. And it also runs on a tom of operating systems.
Also, your link is wrong. http://www.kanzelsberger.com
Here is all the operating systems Pixel currently supports: Windows, Linux/x86, Linux/PPC, Linspire, Zeta/BeOS/x86, QNX/x86, FreeBSD/x86, MacOSX/PPC and MacOSX/x86, MorphOS/PPC, eComStation, OS/2, SkyOS and DOS
And the developer is also thinking of porting it to: Linux/x86_64, Linux/ARM, Solaris/x86, Solaris/Sparc, Window x64, NetBSD/x86 - tnoy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3At work, we use a few proprietary software packages where there is *NO* acceptable solution on Linux. I love linux, but its not always the solution.
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Thats just a rule. Not a technical limitation.
- maphilli14, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Lots of comments on the flickering effect of the taskbar. My solution was to move the taskbar to the left or right hand side. The MS Taskbar seems to have a hard time with AWN (avant window navigator) overlapping it. If you close AWN the flickering stops and if you move the MS Taskbar the flickering stops!
Mike - missingnoh4x, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I agree, but sometimes there isn't a Linux alternative available for what you want to run. For example, my absolute favorite game, Progress Quest, has no Linux port. And if it was open source, there would be chaos on the online server.
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http://health.jurugan.com - weizbox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1yea, I'd have to completely agree on that one. When I was trying to setup a Ubuntu box as a basic media center, it was hard trying to find the right information that I needed to setup some hardware and other things. The information is scattered all over the place and the forums are a mess.
Keep in mind that Ubuntu charges people money for support, and thats how they make money... so if the wiki is kick ass and anyone can get info easily, the need for they're support subscriptions goes down. It is unbuntu.COM, not .ORG.
"For Ubuntu, the 'free' in 'free software' is used primarily in reference to freedom, and not to price..." -Ubuntu.com - jepizacar, on 08/25/2008, -0/+1nice resource....
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http://jeniya.info - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2For people that have tried this exact method, how much if at all, does connecting to the VM via rdesktop (although locally) effect the speed?
- livevil, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Why not do both?
- wetdirtmud, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Doesn't this defeat the purpose of using Ubuntu in the first place? Or is it like you get all of the best features from both operating systems like... compiling software... and... startup scripts or whatever it is that gets your rocks off from Ubuntu.
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