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Running Linux Over Windows Without Virtualization

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In the April issue (andLinux: A Parallel Workstation, page 98), we discussed

about andLinux, which co-exists with Windows. When you install andLinux on any

Windows system, it is installed as an application. But TopologiLinux is a bit

different. It gets installed as a separate operating system without any

partitioning. You get a proper boot menu for booting Linux or Windows in the

boot manager (if you want) or you can boot TopologiLinux within the Windows

itself, with the help of coLinux.

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This stable version of Slackware -based Linux runs on almost all versions of

Windows. It requires minimum of 100 MB disk space and 8 MB RAM. But to install

all components you need to have 4 GB of free HDD space. To install TopologiLinux

you need to initiate the installation from Windows .

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Insert the PCQ Xtreme DVD provided with this

issue , go to Linux folder and run setup file. Specify the drive you want to

install TopologiLinux to and allocate the space for the same
Install the GRUB based bootloader and click

on 'Yes.' This process modifies the boot manager and adds TopologiLinux as

the second option to boot
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128 MB of RAM is recommended for coLinux to

work on Windows smoothly. After installation, it will create a TAP-Win32

Adapter for networking
This option lets you install coLinux on your

Windows system which helps you to run TopologiLinux on top of your existing





Window OS
Once coLinux is installed, you will have the

option to install TopologiLinux in colinux mode or in Linux mode. If coLinux

doesn't work then try the next option
coLinux console comes up for the rest of the

installation. Press enter if you have the default US keyboard, else press

'1' to configure
After getting the login username, specify

'Root.' you will get the command prompt type 'Setup' to install

TopologiLinux OS
For networking in coLinux, right-click on

the TAP connector and select property. Set the IP to '192.168.0.1' as the MS

Windows default IP for an NIC that is using a shared network connection
Right-click on the physical network icon, go

to properties and navigate to 'Advance' tab. Check the 'Allow other

connection ....' and boot TopologiLinux
Once the system has booted, type 'Setup' and

press 'Enter.' Enter the user info and click on 'TopologiLinux X' icon on

your desktop to connect to it in graphical mode.
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