Portable Ubuntu Remix Alternatives

Portable Ubuntu Remix is described as 'A portable image of Ubuntu that could run in Windows as a native win32 application. Adds capabilities to execute Linux applications and integrate with the Windows desktop' and is an app. There are four alternatives to Portable Ubuntu Remix for Windows, Linux and Wine. The best Portable Ubuntu Remix alternative is Knoppix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Portable Ubuntu Remix are Cooperative Linux, BootMed and speedLinux.

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    Knoppix

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    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Portable Ubuntu Remix is a program which wrap an operating system and that runs inside Windows thanks to a compatibility layer; Knoppix is an operating system that can run inside Windows thanks to an emulator, but almost every operating system can run inside an emulator.

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    • Knoppix is the most popular Linux alternative to Portable Ubuntu Remix.

    • Knoppix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Portable Ubuntu Remix.

    • Knoppix is Free and Open SourcePortable Ubuntu Remix is also Free and Open Source
    • Knoppix is Privacy focusedPortable Ubuntu Remix is not according to our users
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Boot
     

    • Cooperative Linux is the most popular Windows alternative to Portable Ubuntu Remix.

    • Cooperative Linux is Free and Open SourcePortable Ubuntu Remix is also Free and Open Source
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    BootMed

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    The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to recover a computer that will not boot. BootMed can help you remove viruses from a computer that will not boot, recover deleted files and partitions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    speedLinux

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    SpeedLinux is a customized coLinux. coLinux is not a VM but it can be used in the same way. Installation of Speedlinux results in a complete LINUX System with X server running side on side with Windows on a single PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    coLinux console running with native Linux Firefox, SciTE, midnight commander, and XFCE panel
     
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