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Cooperative Linux

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Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively.

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  • Free • Open Source

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  • Windows
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Running Knoppix
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Discontinued

Not developed anymore, last news are from 2014.

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  1.  32-bit support

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  • Developed by

    Dan Aloni & Henry Nestler

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

    9 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Cooperative Linux, and it has gotten 11 likes

Cooperative Linux was added to AlternativeTo by aleung on Jan 22, 2011 and this page was last updated Dec 8, 2017. Cooperative Linux is sometimes referred to as coLinux.

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casualUser
Comment •Jan 11, 2023

It not work under 64-bit Windows, only under 32-bit. FAQ

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Dave Mackey
Comment •Oct 14, 2016

Unfortunately, Cooperative Linux hasn't been updated in a number of years, last release listed on their site is 2011.

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What is Cooperative Linux?

Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, without using a commercial PC virtualization software such as VMware, in a way which is much more optimal than using any general purpose PC virtualization software.

coLinux is being ported to run under ReactOS too, a standalone Open Source Windows implementation.

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