CoLinux is a way to run linux inside (!) windows.
No emulation such as vmware!
Therefore linux and all linux applications will run with fullspeed and without lag!
Some links....
- http://www.colinux.org/ (I guess it`s the basic project. Imho you need to be a little geek to get it running.
- http://wiki.gp2x.org/wiki/AndLinux (promising but still to complicated)
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/colonist/ (Aim`s to be run out of the box, I did not get it to work.)
- http://www.topologilinux.com/ (Most easy installer, I got it working including online connection.)
AndLinux and specialy topologilinux are "almost" portable and "almost" easy enugh to be runned from "normal" users. In case of AndLinux you just need to run an install.bat to install and an uninstall.bat to uninstall. But however, you will need admin right to install the driver.
Imho it`s worth to make topologilinux truly portable. Linux could be preinstalled. This would open a lot more potentialities for world of portable apps.
klik (http://klik.atekon.de/ - It`s a english website.) is a website with a massive amount of portable applications desinged for linux. Most of them are open source. If we could run linux inside windows the windows users could profit from their big portable app database aswell too.
On that way we could be able to use some great programms which are availible for linux only, like xmms - a great open source winamp alternative.
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I'll try out colinux and see what I can do with it. Hopefully I'll be able to install from a CD or something because there's no way I can get a 1GB file system with dialup.
Vintage!
Got it up and running. TAP is connected, now I'll see if I can get connected to the internet and get X running (with Xming).
Vintage!
I got also http://www.topologilinux.com/ running, including gnome and internet connection.
The interest at this projects is not very high? Or is it just to big or to complicated?
When I tried to install it, it was the first time since 2003 when I saw the blue screen
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
If anyone wants help setting up CoLinux, I'd be happy to help. I have internet, X, and the ability to transfer files between the filesystem file and the hosting OS set up. In fact, my step is to get Xubuntu (for which I have an install CD) installed into a file for use with CoLinux if I can.
update: I got sound up, too. I'm excited.
Vintage!
Now, did you get this running portably? I mean, in different computers?
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I've never even tried to use it portably. It's hard enough to get running on one machine. It requires admin rigths anyway. I can help you set it up to run non-portably.
Vintage!
Thanks but no thanks. I want to install it on my USB HDD and be able to take it with me. I finally figured out how to do it and boot from my USB, or if I prefer, use QEMU inside windows. But thanks anyways.
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"Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river." -- Cyril Connolly
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: baby ain't mine." -- Adam Holguin
just saying that if you read the article for andlinux PREBETA, it says that it si named prebeta because it has no installer. just saying :!:
Zoop
You have to run run_to_install.bat and after you`re done you have to run run_to_uninstall.bat. It`s "some kind" of an installation.
Well, I wish to see a comment from jth or rmccue.
Is this to big?
To complicated?
Can`t be portable?
Not interesting?
I've checked this out before and it didn't run for me.
Other than that, should be possible (maybe).
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Ryan McCue
Cube Games
There are only two states in Australia: Queensland and Drunk
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."
Fairly almost potentially could be certain of that, possibly anyway, aren't you?
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Jeffrey Wiggs
Loving God and Learning Laughter
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Jeffrey Wiggs
Loving God and Learning Laughter
I might sorta kinda not really be sort of certain and I possibly might could be a little, not much more, bit more certain next time maybe.
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Ryan McCue
Cube Games
There are only two states in Australia: Queensland and Drunk
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."
I just thought to run a linux kernel without emulation could be the grestest thing I can think off. Revolutionary.
Seams others don`t feel the same. 
Well, thank`s for your comment anyway.
...well, that's more or less of a ringing endorsement, but more 'less' than 'more'...
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- Brad Stine
Lots of new improvements in this software. It`s now working for me. Now it has an easy installer.
I can recommend this project anyone who is interested to run his linux apps on windows with (nearly 100
native speed, at least much faster then emulation.
Which one improved, there were 4 linked in the original post
The developer formerly known as ZGitRDun8705
http://www.andlinux.org/