LINA- Run Linux application natively on OSX and Windows
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Although it can arguable be claimed that there are some irresistible softwares out there which were natively built for running on Linux environment, an initiative to make them compatible for Windows or OSX has rarely been taken. Master coders and uber-software gurus have often taken the liberty to port the software on their own, manipulating a string of code here and a string there. However, there is an alternative for the ultimate noobs (like myself) too. Its called LINA, and as the developers claim,
With LINA, a single executable written and compiled for Linux can be run with native look and feel on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX operating systems..LINA brings Linux everywhere, from the command line to GUI and web applications.
Those who have dug a little deeper into the world of Linux are pretty familiar with WINE, or Windows Emulator For Linux (the creators of WINE, however called it ' Wine Is Not an Emulator ', thus the peculiar name ). LINA does the exact same thing for Windows or OSX, it lets you run Linux applications natively on your OS of choice ( I'm not going to argue about which OS is better though). Its as simple as that. Interested to try out some of those elusive, 'still yet to be ported to windows'- linux apps (ex: amaroK) ? Then give LINA a whirl.
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Jonayat on 5/12/2008
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