Cygwin++ / Wubi++ / Virtual box - heard good things from people who know Those three solutions give you respectively the choice between partial emulation / dual boot / and virtualization. Like others have, or are likely to say, it depends on what you're trying to do (and why you're trying to do it that way). -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matt Amory Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [CODE4LIB] UNIX/LINUX noob looking for UWIN help I'm trying to get UNIX/LINUX to run on my Windows laptop. Is UWIN the best and easiest option? Email Disclaimer: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/nav/misc/EmailDisclaimer.cfm