Linux development on Windows 8

I would like to do some C++/Linux development. I have a Windows 8 PC. Can someone suggest a efficient / economical way of doing this?

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ol muser

8/22/2022 - Mon

rindi

12/28/2012

The simplest way would be to install VMware Player (free) or VirtualBox (also free) and then install a Linux distro of your choice as a VM inside that. You just need enough RAM to run both OS's at once. another option would be to install A linux Distro to some unallocated space on your HD (or to another HD) and then choose between what you boot to.

http://vmware.com
https://www.virtualbox.org/

ol muser

12/29/2012

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What is the most commonly used Linux distro in the market now? Is there a free version available?

farzanj

12/29/2012

For development you can use Fedora Linux. Yes, it is free and part of Red Hat family but unlike Red Hat, it has more recent packages suitable for development.

http://fedoraproject.org/

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