Windows and Linux

[Mike Porter]

Ok, this is intriguing to me.  I am looking to migrate my house over to Linux, but I have some apps for which I cannot find comparable *nix substitutes. (Believe it or not, the request to move torward Linux is at my wife's request)

So, those who have experienced VMware, win4lin, and the like, can you offer me your best suggestions as far as which you prefer and which flavor of Linux you believe is most solid with your choice?  Also, any gotchas that you can think of would be most helpful.

Also, has anyone run into problems with accessing Windows only devices using either of these options?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Neighbors [mailto:derek@gnue.org]
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:36 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Cc: punkmmiv@cox.net
Subject: Re: Windows and Linux


On 26 May 2002 22:44:49 -0700
Matt <punkmmiv@cox.net> wrote:

> I know that Windows and Linux are supposed to operate pretty well
> together, but the only articles I've read are about installing Linux
> once Windows is already there. I'm running a pure SuSE 8.0 box and I
> was wondering if it's possible to install Windows on it while still
> being able to use my current install?

Try win4lin.  It lets you run windows as a window inside your GNU/Linux
environment.  Unlike VMWare and friends it is not a VM.  Also, unlike
WINE it actually works and works well.  It will even let windows use
(read/write) to your GNU/Linux file systems and such.  It is not free,
but neither is M$ Windows (so I assume you dont have a problem with
that) and it is by far the best way to 'suffer' M$ while not having to
'leave' a real operating system.  

-Derek
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