5 ways to run Windows software on a Linux system
A blogger at The Open Source Advocate corrals five ways to run Windows programs in Linux. These include the obvious, like choosing an open-source alternative instead, to the slightly more inventive: Run the application on a remote Windows system.
This method can be as simple as connecting to a Windows XP Pro workstation using rdesktop. However, you may have many Linux workstations that need to run Windows applications using this method. In that case, there are software options available that provide more scalability and features.
Of course, we’ve looked at various individual ways to run Windows apps in Linux, including this one on VMWare. But this is worthwhile reading for anyone who’s new to Linux or considering a switch. I count myself among the latter category, and I’m gratified to see there are so many options available
Five ways to use Windows apps in Linux [The Open Source Advocate]
Tags:Linux, linux_workstations, open_source_advocate, scalability, Software, vmware, Windows, windows xp, workstation
February 7th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
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