using andLinux (for windows)

Last updated October 25, 2010. Created by mikeytown2 on June 30, 2009.
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For those of us out there who have been using windows for far too long, switching operating systems is not the best choice. andLinux (check out the screen shots!) is a way for most people to keep windows and still have all the features of a linux box; without the hassles of a typical virtual machine. The cool thing is andLinux is not just for development, it runs almost all Linux applications without modification.

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7; 32-bit versions only).

Installation

Download the torrent to get the ubuntu 9.04 version of andLinux.
http://www.linux23.com/torrent/andlinux-beta2-kde-exe:3ca8be35056439b969...

1. Run andlinux-beta2-kde.exe
2. Install with defaults
3. Use COFS if possible
4. Don't set any desktop icons, ect...
5. Restart Computer
6. Might have to open port on windows software firewall (2081)

Usage

Click the new K icon in your taskbar.
Konsole is your command prompt.
Dolphin is the file explorer.

Start the Konsole
type in
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
password should be rescue or the enter key or the password you set.
Next run sudo apt-get install patch

You are now ready to use linux seamlessly inside windows!

Resize Linux Partition

4GB (default size) might be too small for you. Steps to increase the drive size:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\andLinux and extract ImageResizeTool.zip to C:\Program Files\andLinux\ImageResizeTool.
2. Open up windows command prompt and stop andLinux: net stop andLinux
3. Go to toporesize tool: cd c:\program files\andlinux\imageresizetool\toporesize-0.7.1\
4. Resize file on windows partition: tfile "c:\program files\andlinux\drives\base.vdi" 8192MB
5. Startup andLinux: net start andLinux
6. Open up linux command prompt and resize partition on linux: sudo resize2fs /dev/cobd0