linux inside of xp?

[sao95]

i have xp, but would like to play around (become familiar) with linux, can I download linux and operate out of xp? if not is there anyway I could use both?

[AzKidd69]

try going to linuxiso.org and taking a look @ knoppix.. it's cd based and a little bit slower than linux would be if running off a HDD BUT It will let you take a test drive of linux without having to repartition a hdd

[davidamarkley]

You would want to download Knoppix...

Just burn the image to a CD, and pop it in your cd drive, then restart your computer and voila! you can use a linux distro without even putting anything on your hard drive! Also, you can use a floppy to save your settings too...

HTH,

David

[Jack Hannibal]

You could also try Virtual PC for Windows which should allow you to run Linux within Windows. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/

[crouse]

http://www.workspot.com/

http://www.knoppix.net/

the best ways to play and not install

[DanGrease]

Or you could also try out SuSE 8.2, you can run it from the CD exactly as Knoppix and its more newbie friendly than Knoppix IMO. Its a very easy 'installation' since it doesnt use your Hard drive and its very newbie frendly. Its available at LinuxISO.org

dan

you could buy vmware

[davidamarkley]

Originally posted by GroundZero3
you could buy vmware

A very nice solution, albeit definitely not opensource... if you get my drift.

I forgot about workspot, Doh!

David

[sao95]

what's vmware?

[davidamarkley]

It's a program that can run on most OSes, and it will run Virtual Machines, or "fake computers" within an OS.

VMWare's really pretty spiffy. And, it's really pretty expensive.

David