andLinux uses coLinux as its core which is confusing for many people. coLinux is a port of the Linux kernel to Windows. Although this technology is a bit like running Linux in a virtual machine, coLinux differs itself by being more of a merger of Windows and the Linux kernel and not an emulated PC, making it more efficient. Xming is used as X server and PulseAudio as sound server.
andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification.
To start Linux applications, you may either use the XFCE Panel:
Or, you may choose to use the andLinux Launcher, which ships with andLinux since Beta 1. It consists of:
- quicklaunch icons (e.g. for the file manager or the terminal)
- a start menu in the system tray (next to the clock) which can be adapted to your own needs
- so-called Explorer shell extensions, i.e. context menu item, with which you can open a folder in the file manager / terminal or open a file with the text editor
- file type associations at your choice (e.g. for KOffice files, .tex / .dvi / .ps / .pdf files)
- andCmd.exe to run linux commands from Windows scripts
andLinux Beta 2 (final)
KDE version, 537 MB:
- SourceForge.net [http]
- md5: 3bbe8a0ae67e189ef9ff787d6d184b64
- sha1: 5f411810553d4472cf6f1c36f75bd732c90f84d7
minimal / XFCE version, 200 MB:
- SourceForge.net [http]
- md5: 4ec330df10af572274ec3b83d45d0ea7
- sha1: ca21f1c917d44574ec13525da457bf6bf4d9405e
Security warning: It is recommended to use andLinux only on single-user-PCs or in a trustworthy environment because the communication with the X-Server and the launcher is not secured, i.e., every user who can login to Windows can access andLinux.
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