From: Aleksandr Levchuk Date: 2009-05-01T03:40:29+09:00 Subject: Re: setting up cygwin on windows or linux it? Usually virtualization (VMWare, etc.) is too slow to use. I would recommend dual boot. If it's a not a Mac then friendly Linux distros (Ubuntu, Debain, CentOS, Fedora,...) will install the dual boot very smoothly. The hardest part is making the decision on what part of the hard drive to allocate to Linux. Alex On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Hassan Schroeder wrote: > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Adam Akhtar wrote: >> Due to some gems not working for windows im considering either >> installing cygwin or even going as far as installing linux (linux isnt >> the evil here, its the partioning and a whole sunday spent figuring out >> stuff). > > I'd suggest using virtualization (VMWare, etc.) to install a Linux distro. > Much simpler than setting up dual-boot, and much more versatile than > cygwin (you can snapshot and revert VMs, clone them, etc.) > > FWIW, > -- > Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder@gmail.com > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Aleksandr Levchuk Biology Systems and Database Administrator University of California, Riverside Cell Phone: (951) 368-0004 ------------------------------------------------------------