What is the Windows variant fo Unix?

Question

Wanted to run windows items and everything I do with a windows frontend with a Unix backend. Tried searching the web but I just can't find it (if it exists). Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Your best bet for running windows applications on Linux is to use a virtual machine. First you need to check to see if your CPU has virtualization built into it. If it does turn it on. if not you can still do it but it's going to run a bit slow. You'll have to go into the BIOS to turn it on.



Once on you are going to need to use some software. there are several applications. for desktops I suggest using virtualbox. If you have a server try kvm or xen. If you want a pay version and commercial support you can use vmware. There are plenty of help files on how to set this up.



Once you have your environment set up you can run almost any application in it. However there are a few types you may have trouble with. While virtualbox supports a 3D card it's not great. If you're trying to run a very 3D graphics intensive game it's not going to work. You'll have to install windows as your base OS.



Another solution is to use something like wine or crossover. You have to configure them for each application you install but most will work. they don't have the versatility or speed of running a full virtual server.



let me know if this helps!

Answer 2

It's not (Windows and Unix) variants- it's (Windows) and (Unix Variants). Windows is an operating system made by Microsoft. It has several versions, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 but it's a proprietary system made by Microsoft so there are no compatible alternatives. Unix was an operating system made at AT&T's Bell Labs in the early 1970s. Most non-Microsoft operating systems today are based on Unix. Mac OS X and Linux are the two most well-known variants of Unix. There are also FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and PC-BSD (based on the Berkley Software Distribution of Unix). Many hardware companies have their own variants of Unix as well, such as Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX, Sun Microsystem's Solaris, and IBM's AIX.

Answer 3

If Windows items are Windows applications, you can install Merge a program for Unixware who can run Windows programs under Unix operaring system. Unixware is a commercial Unix former a property of Novell.

Answer 4

1. First admission: I have no idea what you're asking about.

2. Ages ago when I was trying to retrieve an archived program on a system of mainframes I used Unix and IBM command language. First trying a series of commands in one and, if that failed, the same series of commands in the other. Back and forth until one of them finally worked.

Answer 5

You can install any flavour of Linux, and install a program called Wine, (which stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator). It allows you to run native Windows Executables on a linux environment.



http://www.winehq.org/