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Did you ever think about that? Will Windows and Linux be compatible each other? That's topic of the day =). I'm gonna tell you a couple of tools to make the dream comes true. Just sit, relax and read this carefully. And don't forget to use your seat belt. Cause we will move to next 100 years just in 50 seconds. Hahaha...

Once Windows had to life in Linux
It's a common secret there was a Windows emulator called WINE in Linux. You can simply
launched your Windows .exe extension in Linux System, even DotA with that tool. Or Cedega, Windows game emulator for Linux.

But there were another tool works not only one by one application launcher like the Wine does. It's a whole Windows System stuck on your Linux. And neither did virtualization such as vmware etc. Let me see you the preview first.



That's it! It's combine betwen Virtualizartion and Wine. And thank's to SeamlessRDP for the usefull tool.

Here are all you need :
* Seamles RDP for connecting Windows to Linux
* Rdesktop for connecting Linux to Windows
* VMware for installing Windows in Linux
* Samba for sharing files between Linux-Windows
* Compiz Fusion for 3D effect, Optional

And here is the HOW TO copy pasted from linux.com =)

To start, install Windows XP in VMware with the usual options, and make sure to set the network connection option to Network Address Translation (NAT). This simplifies the connection from the host machine. After you complete the Windows installation, log in and set a password for an account you've created that you'll call from Linux. You must allow remote connections to this Windows virtual machine, which you can do by going to Start -> Control Panel -> System (you may have to switch to the classic view). Once the system icon opens, go to the Remote tab and check "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer."

Now install VMware Tools for your Windows XP virtual machine. You must know which IP address the VMware DHCP server assigned to the virtual machine; to find it, open up a DOS console and type ipconfig.

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Next, install SeamlessRDP from within your Windows virtual machine. Open Internet Explorer and download the SeamlessRDP zip file. Create a directory under C: (C:\seamless) and extract the archive's content there. Unzip the three files into the directory; you'll use seamlessrdpshell.exe later.

Now you can log off the Windows session, but don't turn off the virtual machine. Once you have Windows displaying the Welcome screen, you can close the VMware Server console, leaving the Windows XP virtual machine session is alive in the background. A simple ps -ef | grep vmware proves it's still there.

Now it's time to use rdesktop. First, try to open a simple application, such as Notepad. Start a terminal session under Linux, and run this command from your xterm:

rdesktop -A -s "c:\seamless\seamlessrdpshell.exe notepad" 192.168.217.129 -u admin -p secret

Of course, change the IP address, username, and password to match your settings. If everything is OK, you should see the Notepad application pop up on your Linux system.

The -A option enables the SeamlessRDP mode that creates an X11 window for each application you launch. This option requires you to set a shell (-s) that launches the application indicated in the rdesktop command. Notice that you're using the directory you created and the SeamlessRDP application, c:\seamless\seamlessrdpshell.exe. The argument to this command is the Windows program that you wish to run. You need the full path if the program isn't in the regular path variable.

The -u and -p switches are optional. If you don't use them, the application will launch a Windows login screen asking for credentials.

Note that when you close Notepad or any other Windows-launched application, the rdesktop connection is still on. You must log out, because until you do, rdesktop won't be able to start other applications. Since you don't have a desktop and a Start menu from which to log off, you must go to the Windows XP virtual machine and press Ctrl-Alt-Del, then log off, or restart the virtual machine.

Once you know how to launch a Windows application from rdesktop with the SeamlessRDP option, try it with explorer.exe itself. This application creates a full desktop environment so users can interact mainly through the menu bar. If you run it "as is," it will pop up the full Windows XP desktop (including the wallpaper, icons, and shortcuts on the desktop).

If that's too intrusive for you, you can hack the Windows registry to get rid of the desktop and keep only the menu bar. Once you're in Windows XP again, launch the Registry editor by going to Start -> Run and typing regedit. Search for HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies -> Explorer. Once there, right-click on the right panel and select New -> DWORD Value. Name it NoDesktop, then click on it and change the data value to 1. Close the Registry editor and restart Windows.

When you turn off your Linux system, any virtual machine that is running in the background will obviously be lost, so you must start the VMware virtual machine and close the server console every time you want to connect to Windows this way. Before running the rdesktop command, consider moving your menu bar from the bottom of the screen to the top, because the Windows bar will sit there.

Now run the rdesktop command like this:

rdesktop -A -s 'c:\seamless\seamlessrdpshell.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe' 192.168.217.129 -u admin -p secret

Voilà! After a few seconds, you should have the Windows XP menu bar at the bottom of the screen, and you should be able to launch any application you have installed. You've created the illusion that both operating systems are working on the same machine at the same time. Very cool.

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Linux Live in Windows Environtment
Now, it's time to you to feel the Linux application launched in Windows Desktop. Opposite of the above.

• KDE for Windows

First, you can use KDE designed for Windows that you can download here. It will download all of KDE's packages and install it to your windows system. All of KDE Environtment brought to your Windows Desktop. Sound Nice, Right?
Here is the preview.

• andLinux

Another way, you may attracted to andLinux. It isn't only bring the Linux Desktop, but also all of Linux Virtualization on your Windows. It brings KDE Desktop Environtment and XFCE. Unfortunately for Gnome lover. andLinux didn't support it. The other different is you can add another program later with Synaptic. Based on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, you just add the Ubuntu repository to synaptic and start to install.
You can download here:
- KDE version up to 600MB =D
- XFCE version

Now, it's up to you deciding what tool suited on you.

It's an old news about MySlax Creator. You all must be known about it better than me. The latest version was launched on 05 Nov 2005. What De Hack?? =P
So I write it down just for waste my times and just in case any of you haven't know yet like me.

Let's get restarted. Slax is a Slackware based Linux Distro. Slax usually made a tiny version of Linux such as Slax Killbill that the size of iso is only 200 MB. You can install it to your flash drive. But if you wa nt something different and want to recreate or remaster your own Slax based linux distro, you can try this one.
Yes it is, MySlax Creator that you can get it here. Like Ubuntu remastering tools I've written before, you can simply add and remove Slax modules as you wish. The modules can you find here.

I'll give you the preview of MySlax Creator.


And not only those. You can use it not only for Slax but also Klax, Mutagenix, WHAX, GoblinX, etc.
May be the others I said before made the distros by this tool too. =P
Who knows......

Have you ever been ask someone you know about Virus, Malware, Spams, Trojans etc on your WIndows? Or your importing files get corrupted by the virus or something like those? Just leave your Windows and try Linux.
Why were you needed AntiVirus on Linux? Adapted from Linux.com There's no any virus on linux.

I try to explain that permissions on Linux make such tribute unnecessary. Without quibbling over the definitions of viruses and trojans, I tell them that neither can execute on your machine unless you explicitly give them permission to do so.

Permissions on Linux are universal. They cover three things you can do with files: read, write, and execute. Not only that, they come in three levels: for the root user, for the individual user who is signed in, and for the rest of the world. Typically, software that can impact the system as a whole requires root privileges to run.

Microsoft designed Windows to enable outsiders to execute software on your system. The company justifies that design by saying it enriches the user experience if a Web site can do "cool" things on your desktop. It should be clear by now that the only people being enriched by that design decision are those who make a buck providing additional security or repairing the damage to systems caused by it.

Malware in Windows Land is usually spread by email clients, browser bits, or IM clients, which graciously accept the poisoned fruit from others, then neatly deposit it on their masters' systems, where malware authors know it will likely be executed and do their bidding -- without ever asking permission.

Some malware programs require that you open an attachment. Others don't even require that user error. By hook or by crook, malware on Windows often gets executed, infecting the local system first, then spreading itself to others. What a terrible neighborhood. I'm glad I don't live there.

On Linux, there is built-in protection against such craft. Newly deposited files from your email client or Web browser are not given execute privileges. Cleverly renaming executable files as something else doesn't matter, because Linux and its applications don't depend on file extensions to identify the properties of a file, so they won't mistakenly execute malware as they interact with it.

Whether newcomers grok permissions or not, I try to explain the bottom line to them: that because they have chosen Linux, they are now free of having to pay either a security tax up front to protect themselves from malware, or one after the fact to have their systems sterilized after having been infected.

But if you still worry and want to protect your virus you can get this software below installed.

• AVG for Linux
  
• MCaffee

In Windows, we can go to task manager and kill unresponding proccess. How did we do in linux? Is there a task manager? Let's find the answer here.

find PID
First time to know is Proccess ID, that is number given to running proccess. Give this command to your shell something like this.
# ps -aux | grep opera

You'll get result like this

Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
502 3815 2.1 37.9 168372 94132 ? S 12:36 5:50 /usr/lib/opera/9.24/opera -style klearlook
502 3828 0.0 0.2 2656 592 ? S 12:36 0:00 /usr/lib/opera/plugins/operaplugincleaner 3815
502 4227 6.2 7.2 50476 18060 ? SNl 16:58 0:14 /usr/lib/opera/plugins/operapluginwrapper 19 23 /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
root 4237 0.0 0.3 2952 792 pts/2 S+ 17:01 0:00 grep --color opera


The PID is in italic. And to kill the process is just give the command below:
# kill -9 4237

The option -9 is special kill the proccess.

A lot of services that is running on startup makes the system little bit longer to up. You should check properly what services you want start at startup and what services you don't.
Is it hard to you?
If yes you can try ntsysv. It can get launched both in Text Mode and GUI mode. Let's get our system booting faster.

acpid
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.

anacron
Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously.

apmd
The apmd package is a set of user to control the Advanced Power Management system.

autofs
Auto-autofs detects Disks, Partitions, CD-ROMs, Floppies etc. and sets up an automount configuration. It makes easier to connect to our hard drive.

crond
Service to execute scheduled commands.

cups
The Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS") is printing solution for all UNIX environments.

echo
Service for testing, everything you send to port 7 (echo) would be sent back to you.

httpd
The apache web server.

lighttpd
Lighttpd web server.

iptables
Linux based firewall. Development of ipchains.

irda
Infrared Data Association.

isdn
Integrated Services Digital Network.

kudzu
Detects and configures new and/or changed hardware on a system.

lisa
Daemon which is intended to run on end user systems.

mysqld
MySQL database server.

named
Bind DNS server.

netfs
Network Filesystem Mounter. Needed for mounting NFS, SMB and NCP shares on boot.

network
Activates all network interfaces at boot time.

nfs
Linux file sharing.

ntpd
Sets and maintains the system time of day in synchronism with Internet standard time servers.

pcmcia
PCMCIA cards identifiers.

portmap
A dynamic port assignment daemon for RPC services such as NIS and NFS.

postgresql
PostgreSQL database server.

random
Initialize kernel random number generator

rsync
Provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync.

sendmail
Mail server, allows to send emails using this machine as mail server.

services
An internal xinetd services, listing active services.

smartd
Self Monitor Analysis and Reporting Technology System.

smb
Samba, allows to share and access MS windows network.

snmpd
Simple Network Management protocol.

squid
Internet proxy and web cache.

sshd
Secure Shell daemon, allows secure and remote logging to this machine.

syslog
Logs all system activities.

tux
The TUX Web Server is an HTTP daemon for Linux .

vncserver
VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing.

vsftpd
Secure FTP daemon.

winbind
Winbind is an nss switch module to map Windows NT Domain databases to Unix.

xfs
The X font server (xfs) provides a standard mechanism for an X server to communicate with a font renderer, frequently running on a remote machine. It usually runs on TCP port 7100.

xinetd
The internet services daemon.

Daemon or services is a program that loads and remain resident in memory after your computer turned on.

Finally, like Ubuntu, PClinuxOS launch their Moslem Edition. Based on PClinuxOS minime 2008, an Indonesian remastered it. Well, the wallpaper picked from Ubuntu ME and even the theme is all in green, but it's awesome. It's said he made it alone.
Application he add to is:

• Time Prayer
• vit (Automatic VGA driver Installer)
• Murattal
• Hadist (in Indonesia)
  

Well, it's purposed to Indonesian. But if you want to know or want to try it, you can download it from here.

Someone still use Dual Boot Linux and Windows maybe accidentally remove Linux Boot Loader (GRUB) or repair the MBR with XP Cd. How to repair it?
1. Just prepare a System Rescue CD
2. Go to terminal and get in to grub with command
grub
3. After you'r in, get information from your disk
grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
You'll get result about partition contains stage1 file.
4. Select one you want to reinstall grub into and then type this
example my grub in hda4 (maybe the result named hd0,4)
grub> root (hd0,4)
then
grub> setup (hd0,4)
if it's over, then quit
grub> quit

Finish!

I have writen bout DeepFreeze for Linux before. But here, this script more compleks with Graphical Interface. Then, Let's Freeze your Linux.

Make a bash script named deepfreeze with this content first.

#!/bin/bash
# Deepfreeze a la Linux
# Backup before use, Use At Your Own Risk
# Copyleft 2007 by A. Hardiena
# Translated by fortmunir

Xdialog --title "Deepfreeze ala Linux" \
--menubox " Welcome to Deepfreeze ala Linux." 17 65 3 \
"Install" "Install Deepfreeze" \
"Remove" "Remove Deepfreeze"
"Abort" "Abort Installer" 2>/tmp/checklist.tmp.$$

choice=`cat /tmp/checklist.tmp.$$
rm -f /tmp/checklist.tmp.$$

case $choice in
"Install"

ask=`mktemp -q /tmp/menu.XXXXXX`
header="Deepfreeze ala Linux"
size="9 60"
content="Home folder you want to protect."
Xdialog --title "$header" --inputbox "$content" $size 2> $ask
if [ ! $?= 0 ]; then exit 0
fi

directory=`cat $ask`
check=`cat /etc//rc.d/rc.local | grep `# Deepfreeze System'`
temporary=" Deepfreeze System"

if [ "$check" == "$temporary" ]; then
sed -i "/# Deepfreeze/d" /etc/rc.d/rc.local
rm /home/$directory.tar.gz
fi
# Processing Deepfreeze and put to /etc/rc.d/rc.local
cd /home/
rm $directory.tar.gz
tar -cf $directory.tar $directory
gzip --best $directory.tar
cat << EOF >> /etc/rc.d/rc.local
# Deepfreeze System
cd /home/ # Deepfreeze do not manual editing this line
rm -f /home/$directory # Deepfreeze do not manual editing this line
# Deepfreeze has ended here
EOF
# Check if autorecovery has errorr
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
content="Deepfreeze home $directory success."
else
content="Deepfreeze home $directory failed."
fi

Xdialog --title "Header" --magbox "$content" $size
;;
Remove)
ask=`mktemp -q /tmp/menu.XXXXXX`
header="Deepfreeze ala Linux"
size="9 60"
content="Home folder you want to protect."
Xdialog --title "$header" --inputbox "$content" $size 2> $ask

if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
exit 0
fi

directory=`cat $ask`


If your distro doesn't use rc.d but init.d, You should change position of rc.local from /etc/rc.d/ to the right directory.

The last step is change the mode
chmod +x deepfreeze

Just double cliks it to activate. Or type in your console sh deepfreeze.

Are you newbie in Linux? Or, Are you getting problem to choose Linux Distro(s) you want installed on your PC?
The answer is here. Just surf to this site and get your right distro.
Have a nice experience with Linux.