Foreign LINUX
IRC: #flinux at freenode
Google groups: flinux
Foreign LINUX is a dynamic binary translator and a Linux system call interface emulator for the Windows platform. It is capable of running unmodified Linux binaries on Windows without any drivers or modifications to the system. This provides another way of running Linux applications under Windows in constrast to Cygwin and other tools. It now runs a large bunch of console applications and some GUI applications.
Quick start
Download a premade archlinux environment here.
Extract it anywhere on your harddrive. Then run run_bash.cmd to open bash. You will get a minimal archlinux environment.
Then you can run pacman -Syu to update all packages to the current version. Then use pacman -S <name> to install any packages you want.
Development snapshots: you can download development versions of the software here. Just replace the two executables (flinux.exe and flog.exe) for an update.
Contributing
This project still lacks functionality required for many Linux applications. Any help is greatly appreciated. You can contribute using the following ways:
- Contribute code. Visit development guideline and our TODO list.
- Test programs and report bugs. Read report a bug first.
- Help with the documentations.
License
This software is licensed in GPLv3+.