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How to create a Linux virtual machine on Windows 10 using Hyper-V

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BY  MAURO HUCULAK   Monday, Dec 11, 2017 at 3:00 pm EST If you work with Linux, or you just want to test drive the OS, you can use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine with the distro you like alongside Windows 10. Although it's now possible to run a number of  Linux distros natively on Windows 10 , these environments can be somewhat limited in features and tools you can use. Also, you can only pick from three distros, including Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise, and OpenSUSE Leap, and you're stuck with the command-line interface, which means that you can't run any of the graphical experiences (e.g., GNOME, KDE, XFCE) or Linux-based graphical applications. Of course, you can always install your favorite Linux distro on a second machine, but if you don't have one, it's still possible to run a full-blown version of Linux using a virtual machine (VM). If you're running Windows 10, you can enable Hyper-V on your device to create a VM to insta...
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How did Linux come to dominate supercomputing?

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IBM All 500 machines on the TOP500 supercomputer list run Linux. Here’s how the little OS that could, did.               RELATED Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS In their own words: Unix pioneers remember the good times VIDEO Stress test: Cisco Nexus 9516 data center core switch After years of pushing toward total domination, Linux finally did it. It is running on  all 500 of the TOP500 supercomputers in the world , and who knows how many more after that. That’s even more impressive than Intel’s domination of the list, with 92 percent of the processors in the top 500. So, how did Linux get here? How did this upstart operating system created by a college student from Finland 26 years ago steamroll Unix, a creation of Bell Labs and supported by giants like IBM and Sun Microsystems and HP, Microsoft’...
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Why Linux can make you feel thankful or merely stuffed

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It's turkey time — cause for reflection on how Unix and Linux have improved our lives. Will Kimeria (CC BY 2.0) Related 7 free tools every network needs Linux-y things I am thankful for What is Linux? A powerful component of modern data centers Video Solo drone has Linux smarts, GoPro mount Thanksgiving is tomorrow. While I’m looking forward to turkey, stuffing and pie, I’m also thankful to have been able to spend most of my career administering Unix and Linux systems. So, today’s post is going to focus on some of the things I’ve felt most thankful for and most gratified by over the span of more than 30 years with Unix and Linux. Also on Network World: 14 Linux apps that will change how you work There are many reasons why I came to appreciate Unix and then Linux and why they became such an important part of my life. These operating systems provided a...
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