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what is the best way to use Linux on windows
Hello all
i need to install linux flavor ubunto or sentOs not GUI is needed the only
problem is that in my home computer im using win2k ( don't ask my wife don't want to hear about Linux )
so i guess i stuck with installing some kind of virtual pc and install on top of it the Linux
what do you recommend me to do ? what the best virtual pc ? and free ?
also i have old pc p3 1g ram ..
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is it freeware?
does it work on od pc like my ?
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You're in trouble. The Pentium III runs virtualization software very slowly. VMware will run, but slow. Go download from vmware.com and see for yourself.

Personally, I would add another HDD and install Linux on it. You're wife may object, but, it is a very good solution. Install a lightweight GUI (XFCE, AfterStep, etc) and see it fly. Install something a little heavier, gain more functionality, but, at a major perfomance cost (GNOME and KDE are usable on a P3 700MHz, I'm doing it now.)

You have plenty of RAM to be able to run a GUI for Linux, or run Linux in a Virtual Machine. Your processor will run it either way, just slowly in VMware.
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Or just a VMWare player will be fine if you simply want to use the pre-built VM images. As for performance, if you are running Linux GUI desktop, I don't think performance will be acceptable on PIII.
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