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#16 Posted Oct 25, 2008, 7:52 pm
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If you're looking for a free host just to get started, and don't plan on having people connect but yourself. I would suggest, like others have, of running your own server, on your current computer. Microsoft offers a free download of Virtual PC, which allows you to install Linux on your current machine.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
Just download that, download a Linux distro (ie: Fedora, Debian, CentOS, etc.) install it on the Virutal PC run, and there you go, your own personal server to start off with.
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#17 Posted Oct 25, 2008, 8:03 pm
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Or you can go to andLinux.org and check out that. It's quite nice for the same purpose.
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#18 Posted Oct 25, 2008, 9:30 pm
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Never heard of that one, I'll have to check that one out too. Thanks Runter.
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#19 Posted Oct 26, 2008, 7:49 am
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Runter said:Or you can go to andLinux.org and check out that. It's quite nice for the same purpose.
I still find it amazing how others like yourself have jumped on the Andlinux bandwagon. I find Andlinux to be just perfect for all my linux needs and since discovering it have tried to promote it to everyone that i can.
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#20 Posted Oct 26, 2008, 2:52 pm
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I'm a fan of anything that allows for a replacement of cygwin.
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#21 Posted Oct 26, 2008, 3:00 pm
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Yeah, andLinux puts cygwin to shame. I think it takes 256M dedicated memory when it is running, though.
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#22 Posted Oct 26, 2008, 5:11 pm
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YEs it does, well actually you can allocate up to 512 megs of memory during install, and as i have 4gigs memory thats not a lot to lose.
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#23 Posted Oct 26, 2008, 5:20 pm
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I personally have it set up with 512Ms myself.
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#26 Posted Oct 29, 2008, 3:08 am
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Kjwah said:I might have to try this andLinux thing out.. Well, after I try out PC-BSD.
What's everyone using? The xfce or kde version? I was downloading the kde version but am waiting until after I try out PC-BSD.
I use the KDE version. The difference between both is rather superficial and amounts to more or less what kicker you get and what is installed by default, as it uses the windows subsystem as the desktop and window decorations.. For someone with a fair understanding of linux i would say use the Xfce version as it is lighter and faster to download and install, with the caveat being you need to install all the dev tools with synaptic/apt-get.
Lobotomy said:
I'd also be interested to hear more personal experiences with using andLinux (and any other similar methods or software), as the host I've been developing my code on (FrostMUD) is now dead, leaving me with no viable shell to use for development. I've used Cygwin in the past and I'd rather not go back to it, honestly.
I don't know what exactly you want to heard about, but i use Kdevelop, C, Subversion and Konsole to develop my game and just recently i took to installing apache and friends to develop a new website locally to make sure its what i want etc before putting it on my VPS and i also use Kate and Konquerer often as well. Andlinux is linux, pure and simple and can do everything your old host could and much more without the cygwin hassles, all while working within your standard windows desktop. Linux power within windows, what more could you ask for. The download is small and is well worth the effort to what is essentially a full Linux server running Nativity within windows.
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#28 Posted Oct 30, 2008, 1:50 am
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Kjwah said:Weird, got the option to use 1GB of memory for the KDE beta 1.
Maybe it's based on how much you have(though, someone else here has 4GB as I do and got 512mb option). Maybe it's because I run server 2008(Well, when I am in windows. :p)?
Maybe it's just an updated version.. :p
I was working off memory its been a while since i installed Andlinux fresh and recall selecting 512 megs as i felt anything mroe was overkill for my needs, so getting 1gig is not out of the question.
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#30 Posted Oct 30, 2008, 11:45 am
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Zeno said:
Lobotomy said:I'd also be interested to hear more personal experiences with using andLinux (and any other similar methods or software), as the host I've been developing my code on (FrostMUD) is now dead, leaving me with no viable shell to use for development. I've used Cygwin in the past and I'd rather not go back to it, honestly.
You do qualify for zeno.biyg.org free MUD hosting. :P
And I must say that Zeno has an excellent server and is very helpful with getting everything set up if you need it.
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