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I know that most of us Linux user usually cringe whenever we need to *god forbid* use a Microsoft
WIndows machine. So we created applications like Wine in an effort minimize the contact with that
horrid machine. With Wine a big percentage of Windows only apps could run on Linux, which more or
less takes Windows out of the equation and lets us interact directly with our favorite App. Another
solution of course would be installing Windows on a virtual machine.
But running an app on a virtual machine doesn’t eliminate Windows from the equation. Right? So I will
show you now how to run Windows apps 100% seamlessly on Ubuntu. You know something like this:
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1. In the Windows VM, get the local IP address of that machine using the Ipconfig command in DOS.
2. Also give that machine a static IP (Not DHCP). This will help you later when invoking the launch
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3. Create a new Windows admin user, let’s call it Linux for now (Password:123123)
4. Finally, we want to make Windows launch without a Desktop. So launch your registry editor (regedit Categories
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Works a treat, great for testing web applications in all browser/OS combinations… Can run IE in its native
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A +1 for a very helpful and elegant solution! April 2008 (12)
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This is a great hint. I have a Mac with Leopard and rdesktop compiles just fine (with Dev Tools installed from
CD) and I was able to run my windows app on my X11 installation just fine. Took about 3 minutes to do. September 2007 (1)
shiro
September 11th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
is it good enough to run games at full speed? can i finally dump my windows box
Userdenied
September 11th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I don’t know much about the VM software being used here. I’ve only used so far in a full windows
environment so I have a few questions.
How heavy is this on resources? I would LOVE to finally get off XP all together, but I still want to be able to
game. I’ve never tried to run anything with heavy graphics in a VM environment. Will it run as fast but just use
more system resources?
none
September 11th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Horrid machine? Odd. Maybe you’re doing something wrong. Windows is a source of employment and
entertainment for me. I support about 400 PC’s at Honda. Windows allows them to get work done at work and
away from work. I only hear about problems with Windows on the web. Usually, I only have hardware probelms
at Honda.
Rami Taibah
September 11th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
@shiro and Userdenied: Do you have examples of the apps and/or games you wish to run on VM?
Rami Taibah
September 11th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
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September 11th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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what is the point of having linux if you are just going to run windows apps on it?
Kal
September 11th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
If I understand correctly, you have not really gotten rid of Windows. You have simply dumped it on another
machine, which is extra hardware that costs you more money.
chrisp
September 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Does it work with a cmd window? Last time I looked at this (2 years ago?) it didn’t They never appeared,
something to do with the way windows renders cmd windows differently.. was a real pain
LinuxUser
September 11th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Keep in mind this does not work on computers that are part of a domain.
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steiv
September 12th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Yeah but you still need to pay for a valid windows license
David Hawkins
September 12th, 2008 at 6:23 am
You still have to have windows, So by seamlessly, you mean not exactly? Nice work.
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