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- sindex, on 09/11/2008, -12/+123BREAKING! Run Windows apps 100% seamlessly on Windows!
- inactive, on 09/11/2008, -4/+84"So why not eliminate Windows out of the equation and run it seamlessly on Ubuntu?"
Riiiiight. So I'll just load up WoW or City of Heroes and run them seamlessly via a RDP session then? Useful tip for running a Windows desktop seamlessly ala "Citrix style" seamless, but the article description is a little misleading. You're still using a Windows VM to run an app remotely (or locally) on Ubuntu and not "eliminating" Windows from the equation at all. - php4me, on 09/11/2008, -1/+69This mode sounds weak compared to VirtualBox.
Plus, VirtualBox is easier.
And free.
No offense.
I'm already running WinXP in a VM, and can press Ctrl-P to pause/resume it at will. It can do seamless mode (except its buggy). I like it contained in a Window anyways. Windows in a window. ;) - scabbers, on 09/11/2008, -14/+74This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota
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This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota - ha3er0, on 06/16/2009, -3/+29I prefer seamless virtual machine with virtualbox: http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/05/05/creating-seam ...
This is better than logging remotely to a windows box; everything is local and faster. - Colindean, on 09/11/2008, -3/+23STOP USING CRAPPY BLUEHOST.
Seriously.
For $10/mo more you can run your own VPS at someplace like www.bigvps.com or get excellent service at www.mediatemple.com.
(I'm not affiliated with the latter, ultra-satisfied customer of the former) - NOD32user, on 09/11/2008, -0/+19That's far too simple - it'll never work!
- klaengur, on 09/11/2008, -0/+18here is a mirror / screenshot of the article
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site is up again - YodaJones, on 09/11/2008, -4/+20Interesting, but I prefer a Windows VM window that I can enlarge or shrink as necessary. Thanks for the tip though, it could come in handy yet.
- opivyh8su, on 09/11/2008, -0/+13WINE? Just tossing that out there.
- tanlaan, on 09/11/2008, -1/+14I'm confused on why they went on about how you were going to "eliminate Windows out of the equation". Even though by doing this method you are supposed to legally buy a copy of Windows, then run it under this "seamless" integration. Which I'm guessing will in the end actually be slower than the free alternative, WINE.
- Shawn4168, on 09/11/2008, -1/+13YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS
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YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS - SniperZero, on 09/11/2008, -0/+11Clearly linux is running on windows. As if you think linux could run without windows.
edit: I better say this is a joke someone might take it a little too far >_>. - cawpin, on 09/11/2008, -1/+12"This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota"
- javaroast, on 09/11/2008, -2/+12Yeah because the term freetard isn't rhetoric or idelogical. You want a conversation without propaganda or fud then start the conversation without propaganda or fud.
- ihate2regist, on 09/11/2008, -1/+10website?
DEAD - theaceoffire, on 09/11/2008, -2/+11*****, I can't run Crysis on Windows.
- xcbxcb, on 09/11/2008, -2/+10It's like a lesbian with a strap-on:
If you hate penises so much, why bother? - theaceoffire, on 09/11/2008, -3/+11"Wine which is emulation"
Wine Is Not an Emulator. - rabidmonkey1, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7FTA:
I know that most of us Linux user usually cringe whenever we need to *god forbid* use a Microsoft WIndows machine. So we created applications like Wine in an effort minimize the contact with that horrid machine. With Wine a big percentage of Windows only apps could run on Linux, which more or less takes Windows out of the equation and lets us interact directly with our favorite App. Another solution of course would be installing Windows on a virtual machine.
But running an app on a virtual machine doesn’t eliminate Windows from the equation. Right? So I will show you now how to run Windows apps 100% seamlessly on Ubuntu. You know something like this:
Tools
1. Windows installed on Vmware. ( I assume you have one or know how to create one)
2. rdesktop, you can grab that from apt-get or directly download it from their site
3. SeamlessRDP, download it an extract it in your Windows VM in c:/seamless
What to do:
In Windows VM
1. In the Windows VM, get the local IP address of that machine using the Ipconfig command in DOS.
2. Also give that machine a static IP (Not DHCP). This will help you later when invoking the launch command, you won’t need to change the IP everytime
3. Create a new Windows admin user, let’s call it Linux for now (Password:123123)
4. Finally, we want to make Windows launch without a Desktop. So launch your registry editor (regedit in run) and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies -> Explorer. Once there create a new DWORD entry and call it “NoDesktop” and then change it’s value to 1.
On Ubuntu Linux
Right click on your desktop and choose “create launcher”. In type, keep it as is (application), for name name it whatever you please (I named it Windows-VM), and in command type in “rdesktop -A -s ‘c:seamlessseamlessrdpshell.exe c:windowsexplorer.exe’ 192.168.1.104 -u linux -p 123123?. Of course you will need to change the IP to your IP and the password (123123) to whatever password you chose. Thats it! Double click on the launcher and you will shortly get a the Windows taskbar on the bottom. Of course if you want to totally get rid of MS nuisance, just enable the autohide option ;) - sodade, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7Duh - I thought VMWare Workstation was free. I think it was at one point, but now you can only get a 30 day eval. I guess I get to learn about VirtualBox since I have decided to go 100% "free" SW only. I sure hope it is as nice as VMWare.
- adarkmethod, on 09/11/2008, -5/+12very slick
- rtaibah, on 05/22/2009, -1/+8They don't really oppose each other, you still can run the VM machine but without invoking that command :)
- billflu, on 09/11/2008, -0/+7Here's my integration using VirtualBox. It is quite easy to install.
http://i37.tinypic.com/f9mqz6.png - ommadawn, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6VirtualBox rocks. I run Windows XP on an other Compiz workspace and tap Ctrl+F1/F2 whenever I need to switch between Linux and Windows desktops. Copy and paste works seamlessly too...
- HoratioHellpop, on 09/11/2008, -1/+7Stupid, irresponsible title, as usual from Digg. This doesn't "eliminate Windows from the equation" at all. Everybody out of high school knows about RDP.
- Altotus, on 09/11/2008, -1/+7I don't know about CoH, but you can actually run the Windows version of WoW without a VM or Windows on Linux. You can't say that for a lot of games, but you can say that about WoW.
- ihate2regist, on 09/11/2008, -2/+8really? OMG!
- mule007, on 09/11/2008, -2/+8No, he's talking about the windows version running on linux. My wife and I both play it using linux systems and it runs flawlessly.
There is no linux version. - WoollyMittens, on 09/11/2008, -0/+6Sun's VirtualBox is ***free***, open source and works just fine on Ubuntu.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
It even has a "seamless" mode, though I've only tried that on OSX. - rtaibah, on 05/22/2009, -1/+7You should chill out, I am the author of this blog, and I am totally aware that it could be run on any distro. However the steps I have detailed were done on Ubuntu, I didn't want to generalize when it came to specifics...
Anyways, the steps will be probably the same on any other distro. - bigsteve, on 09/11/2008, -2/+7Don't patronize companies who implement it. Seriously.
- gritta, on 09/11/2008, -1/+6An interesting way of doing things but in 99% of situations it's better to either:
A) Run in WINE with very little performance overhead (or maybe even faster than native Windows)
B) Dual boot Windows & Linux (most appropriate for games) - klovely78, on 09/11/2008, -0/+5Thanks Linguo
- nickpick, on 09/11/2008, -2/+7It won't run Crysis. :(
- klaengur, on 09/11/2008, -0/+5FastStone Capture
http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm
http://isohunt.com/torrents/?ihq=+%09FastStone+Cap ... - JerichoCane, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4As a private user, I consider using Windows applications on Linux by whatever means to be a crutch. I want native Linux applications that are as good as their Windows counterparts. That's it.
- ButterLoyalist, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4because it costs $189? (I use it, but my work paid for it :)
- regeya, on 09/11/2008, -1/+5Well, since the solution involves running Windows in VMWare...
FAIL
Also, who told you Photoshop works fine? If you go to the official Ubuntu IRC channels, they won't even allow discussions of Windows software on Ubuntu. - PhailQuail, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4WoW's minimap worked fine when I played it under Wine, but I mostly agree with everything else you said,
- pinchduck, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4I use virtualbox to accomplish the same thing and love it.
- diggerpleez, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4Based on a previous comment and with the article down, I can only assume they did this with VMWare with the seamless desktop hacks that have been around for the past couple of years. VirtualBox does this out of the gate with the "Seamless Mode" menu option.
- weegee101, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4Your Windows app will lock up and your RDP connection will fail.
Here's a quick synopsis of what the article is talking about. You make a Windows virtual machine, install some apps allowing for essentially running apps without explorer in the background, and use rdesktop in linux to remotely execute the program and put it in its own window in linux. Kind of a neat workaround. - NoozeHound, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4down again.
- bipolar, on 09/11/2008, -3/+7Meep,
"no minimap, crap fps, no access to any graphics settings and a big black mess of polys under the character as shadows dont work."
You. Are. Smoking. Crack.
I am a full time WoW addict. Wine runs WoW flawlessly. End of story. - sodade, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4Honest question here: why wouldn't you use VMWare?
- Ebel3003, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4Hosting companies really should start advertising "Digg Proof" as a package feature on their website. It'd just be another box with an X in it.
- Clbull, on 09/11/2008, -0/+4YOU REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS
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YOU REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS - inactive, on 09/11/2008, -0/+3This is beautiful!
- bipolar, on 09/11/2008, -1/+4@Meep3D
Um... what? I run WoW just fine on my Ubuntu box. I get 40fps on my crappy Nvidia GO laptop card. No minimap? Can't change video settings? What are you smoking? -
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