How to work simultaneously with windows 7 and redhat linux

sidhantdas · 02-08-2011, 01:19 PM

Can anyone plz help me out how to change the screen from windows to linux very easily just like in windows (whenever u press alt+tab to switch between two or more windows).Any help will be greatly appreciated .

tacticalbread · 02-08-2011, 01:23 PM

Switch between Linux and Windows without rebooting?

Best you can get is a virtual machine.

snowday · 02-08-2011, 01:39 PM

Use virtualization software such as VirtualBox, VMWare, Xen, etc.

sidhantdas · 02-09-2011, 05:28 AM

hello snowpine thanks for your support but i am new to this linux so can u tell me how to use this softwares .

geovg · 02-09-2011, 06:11 AM

install vmplayer on windows and create linux virtual machines in it.

you can find a good tutorial for linux at http://info.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/

rich_c · 02-09-2011, 07:26 AM

A better idea would be to run Windows as the guest and Linux as the host. Which is more likely to hit problems that require it to be re-installed? Especially if we're talking abouot RH here!

snowday · 02-09-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sidhantdas

hello snowpine thanks for your support but i am new to this linux so can u tell me how to use this softwares .

No problem. I personally use VirtualBox (Linux host, Windows guest), and you can read all about it here:

http://virtualbox.org

zer0signal · 02-09-2011, 11:03 AM

ssh & x11 forwarding in windows... most linux can be done in ssh, and x11 forwarding if you need to have linux graphical applications show up.

errr nevermind, if its a dualboot box wont work.... if you had a dedicated linux box and dedicated windows that option would be viable.. sorry... my bad

devUnix · 02-09-2011, 11:30 AM

Well, you can have multiple Operating Systems on the same computer system in two ways:

Dual-Boot &
Virtualisation

and to answer your question: any software that can be installed on a Host OS and can run, and possibly install also a Guest OS, will do.

VMWare can install a Virtual OS (Guest OS) and VMplayer (free of cost) can run a ready-to-use Virtual Machine that you create with VMWare.

To go (completely) free: use VirtualBox!

List these points here and I will help you setup your own Virtual Machine and install a Guest OS (Linux, for example) on it.

Total RAM:
Free Hard Disk Space Available(you would need somewhere 5 to 8 GB):
LAN Card (also called NIC) Plugged in or not (most likely plugged in):

That way you can do Alt+ Tab or use your Mouse.

I do that! And who would not?