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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions what is the best way to use Linux on windows Post 302246291 by techlinux on Monday 13th of October 2008 08:57:36 AM
Old 10-13-2008
Recommend either setting up dual boot Win / ubuntu. If you want to run linux or ubuntu from within windows then either vmware workstation or
wubi world accomplish this. VMware workstation would require some additional learning how to use it and also requires xtra memory. Wubi is a ubuntu image that runs within windows. Setting up a dual boot system is easy and usually the better choice
 

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vmmouse_detect(1)					      General Commands Manual						 vmmouse_detect(1)

NAME
vmmouse_detect - VMware mouse device autodetection tool SYNOPSIS
vmmouse_detect OPTIONS
vmmouse_detect has no options DESCRIPTION
vmmouse_detect is a tool for detecting if running in a VMware environment where vmmouse is used. It exits with a 0 return value if the vmmouse client is enabled, and 1 if not. DIAGNOSTICS
vmmouse_detect's exit status is used to communicate information. 0 vmmouse_detect found a mouse and exited normally. 1 Either the vmmouse client was not enabled, or it is not being run from within a VMware virtual machine. BUGS
Please report bugs in vmmouse_detect <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdetect/vmmouse_detect>. AUTHORS
vmmouse_detect is copyright 2007 VMware, Inc. LICENSING
The vmmouse_detect source code is licensed under a BSD-like license. See COPYING for details. This manual page is licensed under the GNU General Public License. SEE ALSO
mdetect(1), XFree86(1) X Version 11 xf86-input-vmmouse 12.9.0 vmmouse_detect(1)
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