[Opensource] Running windows applications seamlessly inside Linux

Anton Yoxon anton.yoxon at hillcrest.vic.edu.au
Fri May 2 08:11:54 EST 2008


I have been running virtualbox on Ubuntu to access windows and it works 
great.
regards
Anton Yoxon

Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> This is a fascinating tutorial. I cannot wait to give this a try using 
> Ubuntu boot on my laptop or desktop at home. This will give me a 
> workaround to running things like our reporting system on a Linux 
> desktop without needing to reboot the computer. A seamless desktop is 
> the way to go. Think of how Macintosh users have been able to use 
> parallels to run Windows applications seamlessly and you get the idea. :-)
>      http://lifehacker.com/367714/run-windows-apps-seamlessly-inside-linux
>
> Last year I had fun teaching students how to use virtual machines to 
> give them exposure to installing and playing about with different 
> operating systems. Whilst we have been using VMWare to create virtual 
> servers for our enterprise setup, I'll switch to using VirtualBox.
>
>
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>
> Regards Roland
>
> -- 
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
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