CoLinux Installation

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CoLinux Installation note at NIEeS

components

1. colinux
2. Virtual Ethernet Driver (TAP-Win-32)
3. Bridged Ethernet (WinPcap)
4. Root Filessystem image Download

Destination Folder change to C:/coLinux

After installation, we will be able to see the following files in c:/coLinux:

Now, copy (download) the Linux distribution to this folder.

Debian-3.0r2.ext3-mit-backports.1gb to c:/coLinux

Edit c:/coLinux/coLinux.xml
<block_device index="0" path="\DosDevices\c:\coLinux\Debian-3.0r2.ext3-mit-backports.1gb" enabled="true" />

<block_device index="1" path="\DosDevices\c:\coLinux\swap_device" enabled="false" />

The swap file just disable first, could not find it at this moment.

<!-- This is an experimental feature, it may not function completely.
    <cofs_device index="0" type="flat" path="\DosDevices\C:\" enabled="false" />
    -->

After modifying the colinux.xml, go to windows command mode.

And executing Colinux-daemon.exe –c colinux.xml

Now, we will be able to see the colinux window as following:

The default root/password is root/root, you can change this after login to the colinux.

In coLinux, go to /etc/network/interface and using the following configuration.

Now go to the windows side. Control panel>Network Connection>Local Area Connection 3

Double click to the network adaptor, which is using TAP. Put the configuration, the IP address is using 192.169.0.1 and netmask 255.255.255.0. leave the gateway and DNS empty.

Now go to the network connection window and chose the external network adaptor.

Get in to the properties and click the tab advanced, you will be able to see the following window, then chose Allow other network users to connect through this computer internet connection, and chose Local Area Network 3

Now, your colinux should be able to access internet. We can run apt to install and update packages.

The following will be Linux administration issue and will not be discuss here