Figure 19-4 shows an example of the SLAX
KillBill desktop with the Windows WINAMP application running under WINE.
FIGURE 19-4
Try on Windows applications in the bootable SLAX KillBill distro.
While the SLAX KillBill CD image is not included on the media that comes with this
book, the SLAX Popcorn Edition is included. SLAX Popcorn edition is a pocket operating
system that fits on a 128MB USB flash drive. It includes a basic desktop interface along with some
useful Internet applications and desktop productivity tools. Refer to Appendix A for information on
using SLAX Popcorn Edition.
Using the features just mentioned, many Windows applications can run natively, without
any modification. This distribution offers a great way to try different kinds of Windows
compatibility and emulation software to see if you can move your application to Linux.
Firewall distributions??”A firewall is a very good application for a bootable Linux distribution.
Using almost any PC and a CD (or even a floppy disk) Linux distribution, you
can protect your LAN from intruders and provide a route for multiple computers to the
Internet. Popular firewall distributions include Devil-Linux (www.devil-linux.org)
and Sentry Firewall CD (www.sentryfirewall.com). Firewall/router distributions are
described in Chapter 18.
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