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Running Windows Under Ubuntu 7.04

QEmu can run an OS inside another OS - for example, Windows under Linux. QEmu uses kqemu, an acceleration driver included in Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn to run Windows at usable speed.

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn also includes a new version of rdesktop that can be used to start individual desktop apps from the VM on your normal desktop. See SeamlessVirtualization.

Note: Most computers purchased since 2006 support VT or Pacifica, technologies that speed up virtualization considerably. To see if your system includes these technologies, run the following:

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Posted in: Technology on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at