Archive for the ‘Linux For Windows Users’ Category

WINE 0.9.29

Posted by Rom Feria on January 10th, 2007 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

WINE headquarters just released version 0.9.29 and adds support for Intel Macs (I think this is via CodeWeaver's CrossOver for Mac code base). WINE is an MS Window emulator for Unix. What's ne…

Wine 0.9.28 Update

Posted by Rom Feria on December 25th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

Just when everyone's drinking and being merry this season, the open source WINE community just released their latest version, 0.9.28, to the community. What's new in this release?

OpenGL in …

Sharing files and folders between Linux and Windows

Posted by Rom Feria on December 16th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

It used to be difficult to configure Samba to share files and folders between your Linux box and your Windows machine. Today I present two tutorials written on Linux.com and HowToForge.

First is how …

Read-Write NTFS on Ubuntu

Posted by Rom Feria on December 8th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

When I was still using Windows XP (eons ago) for games, my computer setup is always dual-boot with Linux. However, there are times that I need write-access to the NTFS partition from Linux and it cou…

Administer Mixed Operating Systems Part 1

Posted by Michael Hammer on September 19th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

This article is a look at the differences between administering Linux based systems and windows based systems.

Network Connection.

With any network system of more than one computer I strongly believ…

Sharing swap partitions between Linux and Windows

Posted by Michael Hammer on August 28th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

Format the partition as a dos partition, and create the Windows swap file on it, but don't run windows yet. (You want to keep the swap file completely empty for now, so that it compresses well).

Windows VS. Linux Security Report

Posted by Michael Hammer on August 28th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

Perhaps the most oft-repeated myth regarding Windows vs. Linux security is the claim that Windows has more incidents of viruses, worms, Trojans and other problems because malicious hackers tend to c…

Running Linux Inside Windows

Posted by Michael Hammer on August 26th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

For many of you, the switch to Linux seems a daunting task. Words like shell prompt, format, and new PC may come to mind. Linux, if nothing else, is an excellent oppurtunity to learn. There are quite …

Using NDISWrapper to Install Windows Drivers on Linux

Posted by Michael Hammer on August 26th, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

Requirements:

Knoppix 4.0 CD (I have gotten this to work with versions as low as 3.6)
Windows/Linux PC to transfer files from CD to thumbdrive
USB Thumbdrive
Laptop with PCMCIA port
Dell Wireless…

Run Linux Without A Hard Drive!!!

Posted by Michael Hammer on August 22nd, 2006 under Linux For Windows Users • No Comments

Now here is something cool to do if you have some spare time.

You can run Linux using only your cd rom! ………. Cool..Awsome demonstration on the flexability and power of Linux!!!!!

Now you can …