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WinOS+QEMU+Knoppix 3.8 = WinKnoppix!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oh-klaus-you-hypnotize-me dept.

chronicon writes "As reported earlier Knoppix 3.8 was presented and CD's distributed at CeBIT recently. For those of us who were not able to attend, some kind folks have posted a torrent for all to enjoy. Now, here's where it really gets interesting. Using QEMU (processor emulator) chris-uk has posted a modified version of Knoppix 3.8 that will run under Windows if auto-played, or if you wish, you can boot the CD for normal Knoppix. You can find the torrent here."

7 of 356 comments (clear)

  1. Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can it run WINE?

  2. now all they need to do.... by oliverthered · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is import all the settings across from windows and you can tell you granny it's the latest version of the internet and your away.

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    thank God the internet isn't a human right.
  3. WinKnoppix! by FunWithHeadlines · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gesundheit.

  4. Re:Great, But... by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because you can then let people try before they buy without even needing to reboot.

    It just removes one more hurdle. People aren't going to wipe out their system just because the local geek said "its ready for the desktop".

    People need some proof that it really is better.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  5. OP has a torrent by grendel_x86 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Holy crap!!! the Poster actually linked a .torrent, maybe all the complaining actually got somewhere.

    Now only if others would follow.

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    Im glad /. isnt the real world, that would really suck..
  6. What about CoLinux? by ZehFernando · · Score: 5, Informative

    CoLinux is also a very handy package for running linux on windows. It installs linux on a single file on your HD, then runs linux on it, and you can access it throught VNC. So you can have windows and linux sharing the same machine and HD, running at the same time, on different windows. Pretty handy.

    http://www.colinux.org

    You can use it to run linux from some other partition too. It comes with a version of debian built it, but there are other packages for other distros.

    You can also try topologilinux.

    http://wwwtopologilinux.com

    It's a bundled installation of coLinux and slackware with all bells and whistles.

  7. Portable Virtual Privacy Machine by millette · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's another option, designed for a USB key. It runs Firefox, Thunderbird, etc. all in a virtual linux machine. The release is planned to work on GNU/Linux, ms windows and mac os x, although the current release candidate doesn't work on the mac. It also uses qemu, of course. More info: Portable Virtual Privacy Machine.