[ubuntu-za] Win4Lin

Lee Sharp leesharp at hal-pc.org
Tue May 25 15:05:31 BST 2010


Charl Wentzel wrote:
> Hi Guys
> 
> I wanted to run a Windows package on an Ubuntu server and was
> considering either Virtual Box or Win4Lin, when I came accross the
> following:
> 
> http://win4lin.com/wp/ 
> 
> Anybody knows what the current status of Win4Lin is?
> 
> If I had to run Win 7 on a Linux server, which virtualisation package
> would you suggest?  Noting that its probably an old dual-core processor
> I'll be using.

Reading this, two questions jump out at me?  Have you tried WINE?  Why 
Win7, and not XP or Win2k?

Also, you can install X without running X.  That allows a GUI with SSH 
when you need it remotely.

			Lee



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