Install without dual boot

[seanx]

I seem to recall hearing about a linux distribution which installed itself into a file under windows and is then started via an icon.

Any idea what distribution does that? I want to install linux and have a play but I don't want to add yet another partition to my system.

Ta

Sean

[Infrastructure]

I think your looking for:

http://www.winlinux.net

if you just want to check out linux, I suggest you try:

Knoppix (http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html)

It's a complete linux distribution that you boot from a CD and it won't touch your harddrive.

Good luck!

[seanx]

Thanks for that. Unfortunately winlinux doesn't run under win 2k or xp, and dual booting into 98 first defeats the purpose...

KNOPPIX looks interesting. I may give that a go, but it isn't quite what I want coz I can't install Kylix on it.

Might have to go with a triple boot :-(

[mrBen]

Mandrake I think still has a way of installing in a big windows file.

ZipSlack is slackware that runs on a FAT partition in a 100Mb file - it's designed to run off a zip disk (hence the name).

DemoLinux is another CD based distro.

HTH