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just downloaded and installed cygwin. i am so friggen pleased, duel boots are such a pain in the arrse! now i can start a unix shell while running my win2k box. just like starting a DOS shell. also works on 9x, xp, everything but ce. has gcc and all libs.
for those who would like to run nix but would rather not have the trouble that usually goes with it, or just want to try it out:
www.cygwin.com
:D
It can be really nice if your school uses windows 2000 and visual studios so you can run and compile all your programs in vi. :)
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Pleased your happy but I have to disagree with the pain in the ass comment. I've been running a dual boot box for quite some time now with lilo managing the boot process. Never had a problem with it. You wouldn't even know it's a dual boot box untill you you insert the lilo boot floppy....
Anyway, enjoy your new nix system! (Or should I say "shell").....
I have Cygwin an I like it. You can open a BASH
window, execute dos, win progs from it,
in addition to all the unix type stuff.
Great for someone who wants to learn
bash without leaving windows.
But you could also dual boot a full unix
once you're comfortable with your level
of unix skill.
:cool:
I would rather run everything *inx but we cant all have our way. :)
Thats when this program comes in handy for big unix nerds who "have" to work with dreadfull windows.
:)
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I've been running a dual boot box for quite some time now
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its just that win2k takes so friggen long to boot up.
Yep windows takes for ever.
Thats why windows is the evil operating system, well that and it's name isn't as cool!! :D
Nothing beats a real *nix box.
instead of dual booting I think it's alot better to just
go out and get another computer 1:windows and 1:linux,cant beat that.
Crimina1
Yep thats for sure nothing beats a *nix box.
About to install, it, and I have a question: Is it just a shell, or does it use UMSDOS so that you can download packages for it? I should also mention Zipslack in this thread, it's a linux shell that boots from dos. www.slackware.com
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Originally posted here by Crimina1
Nothing beats a real *nix box.
instead of dual booting I think it's alot better to just
go out and get another computer 1:windows and 1:linux,cant beat that.
Good point.....but alot of us poor, opressed people can't really afford another box.......not to mention that my wife will kill me if I "Bring one more computer into this house!"...
If you're referring to Cygwin, it is a Windows app,Quote:
Originally posted here by thesecretfire
About to install, it, and I have a question: Is it just a shell, or does it use UMSDOS so that you can download packages for it? I should also mention Zipslack in this thread, it's a linux shell that boots from dos. www.slackware.com
it installs normally.
:cool:
Eh, it seems a bit limited...gonna download a mandrake ISO tonight, and stick it onto my second hard drive.
Yeah, it's just a unix emulator that runs totally
under windows. It's lots of fun, and enhances
the Windows capabilities, but not the same
as having LINUX.
:cool:
Mandrake 8.1 is okay. I didn't have too many problem with it, but you SHOULD check out their Errata/Post-release issues page...
For instance, I had freezes as it was shutting down, I had to edit /etc/modules or something in order to use a different USB driver, and it turned out it was all listed on their website.
I've ben having fun with Mandrake, anyway. I installed it a while ago, in my distro-hopping quest. Right now I'm wrangling with Kernel recompiles... I compiled the bzImage, set up Lilo to boot to it... and whenever I boot to it I get the "Loading MyKernel.........." a screen flicker, and then nothing. I got something ONCE, when I used mkinitrd to make a new initrd that lilo used, but the next time I tried with a tweaked kernel it didn't work... :( Ah well. I have to admit, it's fun to mess with a system I don't feel attached to. This is because it doesn't run my sound card (yet, working on it) or my DSL modem (USB Modem, Intel PRO/DSL 3200). <whimper>
USB printer, yes. Letting other people on the home network print? Only time and Samba will tell.
(Semi-true-event)
"Gee! What does this do?"
echo AHAHAHA Ph33r the l33t psuedodirectory of devices! > /dev/nvidia0
<screen goes wild>