Running IE on Linux for testing pages [was: Linux rocks]
havoc <[email protected]>
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Matthew Bowie wrote: > And if you still need Windows (or others) for some reason, you can run > them under VMWare Server, which is now free (beer). Although the > performance won't be acceptable for gaming or 3D apps, it's more than > adequate for testing to see if a web app renders properly under IE > (which is all I use Win for anymore anyways). > For testing web pages in IE. it occurred to me a couple weeks ago [snip long, painful story] that I could install IE under the otherwise unused code weavers crossover Office license I have on my machine, and run IE 6 more-or-less "locally" on my Linux desktop. IE still runs like the herd of retarded turtles that it is, but I don't have to fire up VMware and windows to run the mostly-useless browser for testing now. I do enjoy running Linux! ... and I think I'll double the RAM in my server. j -- http://www.OpenDiscipleship.org/ -- teaching great truths http://www.RealizationSystems.com/ -- start communicating http://www.GalacticSlacker.com/ -- read it and weep _______________________________________________ NMLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug