[MLUG] fishing with a strange request

Stefan Monnier monnier at iro.umontreal.ca
Fri Apr 15 15:02:18 EDT 2011


> I had someone ask me recently is there a way via a Windows system to run a
> Linux shell from a usb stick?
> Of course there are options such as cygwin and vms of several flavours which
> must be installed and there is the possibility of booting to a live cd.
> None of these were appropriate.

I'm not sure what he wants.  Maybe if you explained why cygwin and
"Linux in a VM" were not appropriate, that would help us understand what
it is he's looking for.


        Stefan


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