Curious about Linux? Try a Linux desktop in the cloud

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Linux only occupies a very small share of the desktop operating system market. Judging from current survey results, it is estimated that it only has a 2% market share; in comparison, the rich and varied Windows system occupies nearly 90% of the market share. For Linux, to challenge Windows' monopoly in the desktop operating system market, there needs to be a simple way for users to learn different operating systems. If you believe that traditional Windows users will buy another machine to use Linux, you are naive. We can only imagine the user repartitioning, setting up the bootloader to use dual systems, or skipping all the steps and going back to the simplest method.

We have experimented with a series of risk-free methods for users to try out Linux, which do not involve any partition management, including CD/DVD discs, USB memory sticks, desktop virtualization software, etc. Through experimentation, I strongly recommend using VMware's VMware Player or Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine. For desktop operating system or laptop computer users, this is a relatively simple and free method to install and run multiple operating systems. Each virtual machine is isolated from other virtual machines, but shares CPU, memory, network interfaces, etc. Virtual machines still require certain resources to install and run Linux, and they also need a fairly powerful host. But for a person who is not very curious, this is too much trouble.

It is very difficult to break users' traditional usage concepts. Many Windows users can try to use the free software provided by Linux, but there is also too much knowledge to learn about the Linux system. It will take them quite some time to get used to the way Linux works.

Of course, for a novice who is operating on Linux for the first time, is there a more efficient method? The answer is yes, let’s take a look at the cloud experiment platform.

LabxNow

LabxNow provides a free service that facilitates users to access remote Linux desktops through a browser. Developers have enhanced it into a user's personal remote laboratory (users can run and develop any program in the system), and users can log in to the remote laboratory through the Internet from anywhere.

The service is now available to individual users with 2-core processors, 4GB RAM and 10GB SSD, running on 4 AMD 6272 processors with 128GB RAM.

Configuration parameters:

System image: Xface 4.10 based on Ubuntu 14.04, RHEL 6.5, CentOS (Gnome desktop), Oracle
Hardware: CPU - 1 or 2 cores; Memory: 512MB, 1GB, 2GB or 4GB
Ultra-fast network data transfer
Works on all popular browsers
You can install any program, you can run any program – this is a great way to experiment and learn whatever you want without any risk.
It is very convenient to add, delete, manage and customize virtual machines
Support virtual machine sharing, remote desktop

All you need is a device with a stable network. Don’t worry about the high costs of a virtual private system (VPS), domain name, or hardware. LabxNow provides a great way to experiment on Ubuntu, RHEL and CentOS. It provides Windows users with an excellent environment to explore the wonderful world of Linux. To put it more deeply, it allows users to work in it anytime and anywhere without the pressure of installing Linux on every device. Click the link below to enter www.labxnow.org/labxweb/ .

There are also other services (mostly paid services) that allow users to use Linux, including 7-day access to the Cloudsigma environment and Icebergs.io (root access via HTML5). But for now, I recommend LabxNow.

From: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20151003095334682/LinuxCloud.html

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