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In my last post I mentioned coLinux as a virtualisation solution. I must say that if you want a recommendation, it is far easier to dual boot.

But, if you use Vista for whatever reason, then I find Linux better to virtualise (than big fat Vista). The latter is quite slow enough as it is.

So, if you are not running your preferred Linux distro native, then by using an XServer on Windows, one can drop all X and Desktop from the equation. What does that mean? Much of the RAM requirement is gone. And more to the point, you can have multiple virtualized Linuxes each with a very small foot print indeed. They will run both fast and lean. Think of them as your own embedded systems.

Well I won’t try to explain coLinux configurations (there’s enough at their site). If you feel that I need to, then I really would prefer that you choose something easier, or just pay me to do it for you For developers with a technical bent, this solution will suit those doing work with both Windows and Linux platforms.  Possibly also fitting for those wishing to understand networking in greater depth.

I like it because when I’m sat with Vista running on my Desktop, I can still have on my notebook, and thus at my fingertips

• Programming on Windows
• Porting via Cygwin
• Programming on Linux / POSIX
• Building and packaging on all

Ok, I will not make you pay me, but I won’t try to impart in verbose English the core networking requirements. I’ll simply give you a map instead. Click on it for the big picture. Maybe this will help you if, after reading the doc, you still can’t (see that big picture ).

Integrating coLinux and Vista