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> trying to do something that is Windows native on Linux. You realize this blog post is about Illumos, not Linux, right? Illumos isn't nearly as well-polished
by throwaway09223 4y ago
> trying to do something that is Windows native on Linux.
You realize this blog post is about Illumos, not Linux, right?
Illumos isn't nearly as well-polished.
A lot of these types of tasks are easier on Linux than they are on Windows native.
- nix23 4y agoWhait linux is polished compared to illumos? Man you need a reality check.
- bragr 4y ago>You realize he's not using Linux, right? FTA: I had already gotten it working with QEMU under KVM on Linux but wanted to port it to propolis on our illumos distro, Helios.
- throwaway09223 4y agoAs I said, this is a blog about Illumos, not Linux (which wasn't notable, because it Just Worked on Linux) Illumos is not Linux.
- hinkley 4y agoI think you are quite fixated on a noun when most of the point is Windows on !Windows.
- throwaway09223 4y agoI think you've missed the point that this sort of thing is often easier on Linux than on Windows. Many of the leading repair tools for Windows are Linux based, for example. If you want to run older Windows software, you'll have an easier time on non-windows platforms via wine than on modern Windows. (Or, you can run otvdm, wine on windows itself) etc etc