After trying Vista and experiencing it's problems I've decided to "downgrade" back to Windows XP which suits me fine. Unfortunately I can't dump Windows entirely as I need to be able to access and login to a Windows Domain and use ActiveSync/Bluetooth PAN.
I want to learn more about Unix and someday soon ditch Windows. Is it possible to boot a flavor of (Fedora, Ubuntu, etc) within Windows XP? I don't want to perform a dual boot as I need to be able to access the Windows Domain at all times. Thanks!
2007-12-17 05:47:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Much of the power of unix is in the text handling and the ability to chain commands. There are unix utilities compiled for windows which will let you play with those.
UnxUtilites is a good set.
You might also ask your ISP (whoever you get your internet from) and see if they have shell accounts. Many ISPs provide both a free webpage and a free shell account but many people dont use either one.
2007-12-19 08:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get VMWare and install Solaris 9. I think gvim runs on Solaris. You should at least be able to compile it for Solaris.
2016-04-10 04:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use virtual machine software, like VMWare or Virtual PC, and install Linux within that virtual machine. You do need to have some horsepower, though, for it to run smoothly.
2007-12-17 05:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Fraggle 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Try VMWare Server = http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
And for linux distro, just try a simple one : ubuntu ;)
2007-12-17 06:28:56 · answer #4 · answered by Frederic B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋