Hi there, Running an X-Windows server is indeed the fastest solution and the best, but I get the feeling you want to run both WindozZ & Linux on the same machine, at the same time. For all I know you got two options here: - WinLinux2000, which can be downloaded for free, but I'm not sure you can switch between Windows and Linux here all the time. The basic 'advantage' from WinLinux is that you don't need to repartition your HD and therefor also don't need to create a different filesystem. I've only seen it once while it was still beta, so I don't know if it's any good now. But you can just click your way into Linux from the windows desktop... -VMWare, just like you said, it IS an option. VMWare is available for both Windows and Linux and is the best option if you want to switch constantly between Windows and Linux and only have one computer. Only disadvantage is that you need a lot of memory as this virtual machine claims a part of the memory for the new OS (you can adjust the amount of memory it claims though). Runs fine on Win95, so I'd give this one a try... See ya, Emerald Rogier Maas wrote:
Andrew Smith wrote:
Hi Hi Andrew,
I'm not sure what you mean - do you want to run Linux under Win95? I'm affraid that's not possible AFAIK. Maybe you want to run only the Linux applications under W95. That's not possible either, because Linux uses different binary-formats than Windows. Applications just wouldn't start. You can -start- Linux from within Windows, but that exits Windows and gives you Linux. There's no way to return to Windows, unless you reboot.
I believe that what you are referring to, is running an X-Windows server on w95, and letting the applications (running on Linux) display their screens on your w95 box. That can only be accomplished by running Linux somewhere (not on your box, because windows is already running there) and use the XWindows system to display screens.
You say you have w95 'so vmware is not an option'. What do you mean exactly? You can't start w95 in vmware? Partly that's true, but only when you don't want any changes beeing made in the registry, because vmware gives your w95 a whole different machine to deal with. Differnt bridges, network devices, IDE controllers, etc. But maybe you're referring to: 'vmware can't be run under windows'. I don't think that's an option either, because again, this is a Linux-application which can't run on a w95 box.
I think the best solution for you would be to install Linux on a different machine and start XWindows on your w95 box.
Good luck,
Rogier
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