A Virtualized Linux System For Windows

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Posted by kdawson on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:01PM from the bill-in-the-middle dept.

getupstandup1 writes "Ulteo today unveiled their Virtual Desktop (screenshots, download) which is a free, full Linux desktop that runs seamlessly on Windows. It's interesting because it's not running under Xen or VMWare, but instead uses the coLinux patch, which they claim allows the system to achieve 'great performance, close to a native installation on the PC.' No need to reboot the system anymore to switch from Windows to Linux." We discussed Ulteo when the Ubuntu-derived distro was announced a year back.

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Now, more masculine! (Score:4, Funny)

by Champ ( 91601 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:11PM (#23468624)

I'm going to have to look into their "application balls" [ulteo.com] -- the applications I have now are all effete and neutered.

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Re:I Spend Three Weeks.. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:12PM (#23468644)

Took me 30 minutes with VirtualBox, sounds like an issue with your choice of virtualisation software not linux.

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Re:I Spend Three Weeks.. (Score:5, Funny)

by mwolfe38 ( 1286498 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:14PM (#23468658) Journal

I'm not sure which is worse, trying to get ubuntu installed through virtual pc or relying on slashdot for all of your technology advice.

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But... (Score:4, Funny)

by Kingrames ( 858416 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:14PM (#23468666)

Does it have native support for wine?

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Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)

by moderatorrater ( 1095745 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:15PM (#23468672)

Linuces. The 'x' is only the nominative singular form, for everything else you use c + ending.

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Re:But... (Score:5, Funny)

by HappySmileMan ( 1088123 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:19PM (#23468710)

I hope so, Firefox now works great in Wine, so I can run Firefox in Wine, on Linux, on Windows, and if I have that copy of windows running in a virtual machine on my MacBook I'll be a god.

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Re:I Spend Three Weeks.. (Score:5, Funny)

by secolactico ( 519805 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:22PM (#23468744) Journal

Indeed. Everybody knows that we come to slashdot for legal and romantic advice.

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Re:Now, more masculine! (Score:5, Funny)

by moderatorrater ( 1095745 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:28PM (#23468800)

Their application balls just don't appeal to me. Personally, their system tray vagina sounds like something I'd prefer, even if it's not all that pretty.

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Worst of both worlds (Score:5, Funny)

by HangingChad ( 677530 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:31PM (#23468824) Homepage

Why on earth would anyone want to run Linux on a Windows box? That's like building your house on a dung hill.
Though I suppose it comes in handy for accessing those Linux only web sites. ;)

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Re:But... (Score:3, Funny)

by mwolfe38 ( 1286498 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:33PM (#23468846) Journal

Thats not bad, but I prefer doing all of my work on the command line in a cygwin instance of windows xp guest on an ubuntu host running windows hyper v through wine.

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Re:Now, more masculine! (Score:5, Funny)

by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo ( 1000167 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:40PM (#23468890)

That sir, is the most disturbing thing I've heard today. My hat is off to you.

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Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)

by _KiTA_ ( 241027 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:43PM (#23468906) Homepage

index => indices
linux => linuces
I think
I prefer the incorrect Linuxen, if only because I can then imagine giant penguins being used as cattle.

I would include a sound effect (i.e., Mooooo~) here, but I have no idea what kinda sound effect Penguins do. Perhaps...

SEGFAUUUUUUUUT~~~~

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Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

by maxume ( 22995 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @07:43PM (#23468908)

Irony would dictate that you consider the options and elect to buy an Xbox 360.

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Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)

by Achromatic1978 ( 916097 ) writes: <robert@@@chromablue...net> on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:03PM (#23469092)

In fact, indexes is listed prior to indices, which suggests that it is the preferred spelling.

Either that, or that the dictionary is in alphabetic order, as is the norm for dictionaries...

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Re:Just wondering (Score:2, Funny)

by Plaid Phantom ( 818438 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:03PM (#23469096) Homepage

Linuxoj?

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Konami unavailable for comment (Score:5, Funny)

by Dwedit ( 232252 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:04PM (#23469098) Homepage

The Ulteo Logo looks like a dead ringer for Konami's old logo.
I guess this means you need to press Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A to get the thing to boot properly?

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Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)

by thePowerOfGrayskull ( 905905 ) writes: <marc...paradise@@@gmail...com> on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:07PM (#23469126) Homepage Journal

So Tux becomes Tuces? :D

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sweet (Score:3, Funny)

by RJBeery ( 956252 ) writes: <rjbeery@g m a i l .com> on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:08PM (#23469136)

I can't wait to run WINE on it..

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Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:12PM (#23469172)

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Re:I Spend Three Weeks.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:21PM (#23469228)

go to doctor and have your subpoena replaced by a normal sized poena.

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Re:Just wondering (Score:2, Funny)

by Larryish ( 1215510 ) writes: <{larryish} {at} {gmail.com}> on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:32PM (#23469314)

Nope, two becomes Toonces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rdLOrOLJiA&NR=1 [youtube.com]

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Re:Just wondering (Score:5, Funny)

by AlexBirch ( 1137019 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @08:49PM (#23469448) Homepage

You're right, so your post is like fex, and when you post a second time you have feces.

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I've been waiting for this (Score:3, Funny)

by TekPolitik ( 147802 ) writes: on Monday May 19, 2008 @11:18PM (#23470590) Journal

I've been waiting for this, because what I have always really wanted was to combine the application compatibility of Linux with the operating system reliability of Windows.

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it was though... (Score:5, Funny)

by samjam ( 256347 ) writes: on Tuesday May 20, 2008 @03:12AM (#23472046) Homepage Journal

it was though, a perfectly cromulent word.

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Re:As opposed to... andLinux? (Score:4, Funny)

by andrikos ( 1114853 ) writes: on Tuesday May 20, 2008 @06:32AM (#23473074)

OO.org for Win, Firefox for win, Thunderbird for win, Gimp for win etc
Did you mean OO FTW, Firefox FTW, Thunderbird FTW, Gimp FTW, etc?

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Konami unavailable for comment (Score:5, Funny)

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sweet (Score:3, Funny)

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