running linux on window xp

[SukhdeepMankoo]

Hi,
I want to learn linux. is there any setup available to install on window through which i run linux as we do DOS commands to learn linux?


Thanks & Regards
Sukhdeep Singh

[Herath]

Seems like you haven't heard about vitalization. You can try "Virtual Box" from Oracle to install Ubuntu or any Linux flavor on it.
You may try Cygwin as well. My first and only Cygwin attempt didn't succeed. So I can't comment much on that.

[PraveenAlexis]

Install an OS on another OS BY neo

[Neo]

Install an OS on another OS BY neo

Exactly... Also read How to choose best Linux distributions for you. Install VirtualBox and install one or all of the distributions. I prefer Ubuntu to other OSs.

[SemiconductorCat]

Qemulator is my choice.qemu is faster ,

2 nd choice:
and windows 7 and above have something called powershell.
Just go to the cmd line and type powershell, powershell also (C) by microsoft,
but it supports POSIX style interface too. Such commands like [ps/grep/cat/
rm/ls/chmod] are supported inside windows now.

3 rd choice.
as above members replied cigwin is also a choice.Windows implicitly supports
POSIX API's since the windows 2000 times , if my memory is right !But cigwin
is more richer than native microsoft POSIX environment. and even cigwin have
limitations like signals etc....



[ cigwin is actually built to port linux GNU like software to the windows plactform,
it's nothing than a shell + set of dll files , but POSIX under windows is completely
a subsystem under windows ].

[ finally it's your own choice]