https://grok.lsu.edu/New Virtualization & Emulation articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20526 Please see the VMWare Overview for current information about VMWare. 20526Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:59:13 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18828 General Information Wine is a compatibility layer for Mac, Linux, BSD and any other POSIX OS that automatically translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls, allowing the user to run Windows applications on their operating system. In this way, it allows the Windows applications to run 18828Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:11:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17429 General Information Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac enables you to run Windows and Mac applications side by side without the need to reboot the computer. The following operating systems can be run Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 98, Linux, and Google Chrome OS. 17429Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:22:02 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17428 Getting Started Before you can begin using Parallels Desktop, you must first create a Virtual Machine. There are multiple ways that you can do this: Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file Migrate Windows from a PC Download Chrome OS Free Download Ubuntu Fr17428Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:50:06 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17427 Install Parallels Desktop 1. Before installing Parallels Desktop, you must first Purchase & Download the Parallels Desktop software package . 2. Open the Parallels Desktop .dmg file to begin the installation. NOTE: This file should be located in your downloads folder17427Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:56:14 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17426 General Information These instructions cover how to purchase and download Parallels Desktop with an Educational Discount to be installed on an LSU Student, Faculty or Staff's personally-owned computer. Once the software is downloaded, proceed to Parallels: Installation Instructions .17426Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:03:35 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14789 General Information Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. It consists of two parts: A DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a Linux API emulation layer providing substantial Linux API functionality, and a collection of tools, which provide Linux look and feel. Pre-Insta14789Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:15:16 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=13123 General Information Oracle VirtualBox is a virtualization software product that is comprised of enterprise servers, embedded systems, targeting desktop computers, and a collection of virtual machine tools. It is the only professional-grade virtualization product that is Open So13123Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:15:18 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=9594 General Information The VMware Academic Program (VMAP) is a comprehensive usage program designed specifically for the academic community. In addition to free licenses for instruction and research, VMware also provides academic institutions and affiliated organizations special discounts 9594Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:58:00 GMT