[newbie] Win4Lin vs. Wine vs. VMWare
I guess I don't understand why you would choose one of these over the other. I am familiar with VMWare, and that seems to make the most sense if you need to run a particular Windows (or other OS) application within Linux. I know it is a virtual machine and will let you connect back to the primary host OS via the network and share ports. In the conversation about Win4Lin it sounded as if that worked in a very similar way. I only know that Wine and Win4Lin are supposed to provide a way to run Windows applications within Linux, but I was wondering why you might choose one of these three particular products over another. I am probably going to invest in one of them (most likely VMWare) but i would like to understand the differences before I make a decision. Thanks, B Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win4Lin vs. Wine vs. VMWare
On Thursday 13 March 2003 10:58 am, Brian wrote: I guess I don't understand why you would choose one of these over the other. I am familiar with VMWare, and that seems to make the most sense if you need to run a particular Windows (or other OS) application within Linux. I know it is a virtual machine and will let you connect back to the primary host OS via the network and share ports. In the conversation about Win4Lin it sounded as if that worked in a very similar way. I only know that Wine and Win4Lin are supposed to provide a way to run Windows applications within Linux, but I was wondering why you might choose one of these three particular products over another. I am probably going to invest in one of them (most likely VMWare) but i would like to understand the differences before I make a decision. Thanks, B My use: Win4Lin on my desktop Mdk box for Photoshop, Illustrator, and any other 'heavyweight' application that does not work under Wine. Wine on my laptop for a few applications that I need in the field that work in Wine. These are mostly proprietary video playback apps used in security installations. I test them first, copy a few DLL's if needed and go. I choose not to put Win4Lin on my laptop to keep booting and program loading times to a minimum. I have no experience with VMWare but if I needed anything other than Win98 on my desktop machine I would try it. Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win4Lin vs. Wine vs. VMWare
On Thursday 13 March 2003 10:58 am, Brian wrote: I guess I don't understand why you would choose one of these over the other. I am familiar with VMWare, and that seems to make the most sense if you need to run a particular Windows (or other OS) application within Linux. I know it is a virtual machine and will let you connect back to the primary host OS via the network and share ports. In the conversation about Win4Lin it sounded as if that worked in a very similar way. I only know that Wine and Win4Lin are supposed to provide a way to run Windows applications within Linux, but I was wondering why you might choose one of these three particular products over another. I am probably going to invest in one of them (most likely VMWare) but i would like to understand the differences before I make a decision. Thanks, B Wine is a compatibility layer that allows one to run Windows programs in Linux. Wine is free software and is not 100% compatible or functional at this point. In other words, try it, but YMMV. Win4Lin is a set of extensions that allows Windows itself to run as a Linux process. Because of the way it is architected, it can only run the 9x/ME versions of Windows. Cost is $79/user and can run in both local and terminal server It also requires a kernel patch that enables the service. Netraverse provides pre-compiled kernels for most distros though and installs them automatically. VMWare creates a virtual machine that allows you to run any guest operating system in a host OS. Can run pretty much any OS on Linux or Windows and costs about $300. VMware requires a specialized kernel module, but I do not believe that the kernel itself needs to be patched. In my mind, the most cost effective sure thing is Win4Lin, assuming one does not have to run one of the NT flavors of Windows. I believe that VMWare is really aimed at the developer market so that applications can be easily tested for compatibility on different Operating Systems. -- Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win4Lin vs. Wine vs. VMWare
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 04:12, Greg Meyer wrote: In my mind, the most cost effective sure thing is Win4Lin, assuming one does not have to run one of the NT flavors of Windows. I believe that VMWare is really aimed at the developer market so that applications can be easily tested for compatibility on different Operating Systems. I'd tend to say that for HOME users, Win4Lin might be an option worth exploring - for me, however, especially being in the support/consulting trade, I NEED to run VMWare as I support all OS's - so in working with particular issues, or testing particular situations, it's better for me to be able to actually run the REAL OS in a virtual machine - so cost is made up by usage. Rather nice to be able to run heaps of different OS's (or versions thereof) - without rebooting. Running XP Pro in a 1280x1024 window whilst running X in a 1600x1200 mode is really cool when people are sitting around watching (grin). -- Fri Mar 14 07:50:01 EST 2003 07:50:01 up 1 day, 17:13, 3 users, load average: 0.15, 0.21, 0.19 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** They're giving bank robbing a bad name. -- John Dillinger, on Bonnie and Clyde Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
