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added note from Joe Lowder <joe@actionline.com> about Win4Lin.

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Q: Can Linux Run Microsoft Windows Programs?|microsoft-windows-programs-underlinux
A: WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator), is a reimplementation of Windows APIs for Linux
and UNIX.
WINE is a great project with huge potential, but it is still not ready for general
distribution. The WINE team is still working toward a 1.0 release.
However, it is already capable of running many Windows programs.
If you want to contribute to its development, look for the status reports in the
<citetitle>comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine</citetitle> newsgroup.
There is also a FAQ, compiled by P. David Gardner, at
[[ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/Wine-FAQ/]].
A: Another package that will help is Win4Lin, a proprietary package.
Win4Lin also allows you to run many Windows programs under *NIX.
A: If you need to run MS Windows programs, the
safest bet is to dual-boot. LILO, the Linux boot loader, can boot one of
safest bet is to dual-boot Windows and Linux.
LILO, the Linux boot loader, can boot one of
several operating systems from a menu. Booting Windows is obviously the most
reliable way to run all your Windows programs.
See the LILO documentation for
@ -1112,7 +1099,7 @@ drive to a system with an existing IDE).
In these cases, it is
common for LILO's boot loader to be unable to find or load the kernel on the
"other" drive. So you just create a [[C:LINUX]] directory
"other" drive. So you just create a [[file:C:LINUX]] directory
(or whatever), put [[file:LOADLIN.EXE]] in it with a copy of your
kernel, and use that.
@ -1121,22 +1108,57 @@ Win95 will want to "shutdown into DOS mode," to run
it (as it would with certain other DOS protected-mode programs).
Earlier versions of [[file:LOADLIN.EXE]] sometimes
required a package called [[REALBIOS.COM]], which required a
required a package called [[file:REALBIOS.COM]], which required a
boot procedure on an (almost) blank floppy to map the interrupt vectors
(prior to the loading of any software drivers). (Current versions don't seem
to ship with it, and don't seem to need it).
&lsqb;Jim Dennis&rsqb;
A: WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator), is a reimplementation of Windows APIs for Linux
and UNIX.
WINE is a great project with huge potential, but it is still not ready for general
distribution. The WINE team is still working toward a 1.0 release.
However, it is already capable of running many Windows programs.
If you want to contribute to its development, look for the status reports in the
<citetitle>comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine</citetitle> newsgroup.
There is also a FAQ, compiled by P. David Gardner, at
[[ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/Wine-FAQ/]].
A: A proprietary program called <literal>VMWare</literal> is also available
to let you run Windows under a Linux "host" operating system.
See the company's website at [[http://www.vmware.com]].
A: Another package that will help is Win4Lin, a proprietary package.
Win4Lin also allows you to run many Windows programs under *NIX.
Josef Lowder reports on Win4Lin:
<blockquote>
I just finished installing it on a new installation of Mandrake 8.1 and I
have found it to be very satisfactory. It only cost $49 (received a special
offer after registering at their website for information). I installed it
in just a very few minutes, and it now allows me to run all of the Windows
applications programs I have been used to using for a long time (Pagemaker,
Lview, Paint Shop Pro, Explorer etc.) in a window on one of my Linux KDE
desktop screens ... concurrently with all of my Linux tools.
For about 10 years, I had used SCO Unix with Merge to run Windows 3.1 on one
of my multi-screens, and then I set i[ a dual boot for a couple of years so
I could use some Win98 apps for which there was nothing quite satisfactory
available from SCO. During that time, I tried several times to set up a
Linux system (including two RedHat and three previous Mandrake distros),
none of which worked very satisfactorily for me ... but then I got Mandrake
8.1 and Win4Lin to work entirely satisfactorily.
</blockquote>
Q: Where Is Information about NFS Compatibility?|information0about-nfs-compatibility
A: See the [[NFS-HOWTO]] for up to date information.
A: This information is partly taken from Nicolai Langfeldt's excellent NFS HOWTO, and is current as of 10/1/1999:
A: This information is partly taken from Nicolai Langfeldt's excellent NFS HOWTO,
and is current as of 10/1/1999:
Most version 2.2.x kernels need a set of patches
to install the <command>knfsd</command> subsystem, maintained by H.J. Lu, to
@ -1145,7 +1167,8 @@ and probably others. This package is actually a collection of patches to the
kernel sources. Better support for non-Intel architectures is included in the
2.4 kernels.
There is also a user-space server. Although it lacks remote file locking, it is easier to install. It may be equally efficient.
There is also a user-space server. Although it lacks remote file locking,
it is easier to install. It may be equally efficient.
In the [[Documentation/Changes]]
of recent kernel distributions, there is a list of URL's for both the