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Hiitbox
Scratcher
76 posts

Linux Emulator

I'm looking for a good Linux emulator so I can practice Linux. I also posted in AT because I believe this is advanced and I'm pretty sure people have made these on scratch.
Basically, I'm on a school Chromebook, so no Linux for me. I'd like to learn it, but I can't install it on anything. I've found LinuxJS and that Linux scratch project (https://experiments.turbowarp.org/next/892602496/fullscreen?size=960x720). Anyone have any recommendations?
If it's on scratch, possibly one with lots of commands for the terminal. The one I linked earlier definitely is good, but it pretty limited.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Linux Emulator

That project you linked is probably as far as Linux on Scratch will go

You could use Replit to practice Linux – it basically gives you a free-to-use Ubuntu box
Hiitbox
Scratcher
76 posts

Linux Emulator

Ah, okay. Sadly, replit is blocked on our computer for many good reasons (GPT, games, etc) I would ask, but it was exploited by some year 7s as a games website.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Linux Emulator

Hiitbox wrote:

Ah, okay. Sadly, replit is blocked on our computer for many good reasons (GPT, games, etc) I would ask, but it was exploited by some year 7s as a games website.
If GitHub isn't blocked for you, although it probably is since you can also host games and stuff on it, could you use Codespaces? This also gives you a free Linux instance

Last edited by ajskateboarder (Oct. 19, 2023 00:22:53)

Hiitbox
Scratcher
76 posts

Linux Emulator

Yea, GitHub is blocked. I can test it on my home computer, but i can't anything ab it at school.
leogames2016
Scratcher
500+ posts

Linux Emulator

It's impossible to use Linux on Scratch as Scratch cannot create or read on a computer's hard drive and you cannot run real operating systems on it….


However something talented called billman managed to emulate a recent version of Linux dumbed down to fit on a scratch project size,and succedded,proving people that Linux on scratch is possible.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Linux Emulator

leogames2016 wrote:

It's impossible to use Linux on Scratch as Scratch cannot create or read on a computer's hard drive and you cannot run real operating systems on it….


However something talented called billman managed to emulate a recent version of Linux dumbed down to fit on a scratch project size,and succedded,proving people that Linux on scratch is possible.
The OP mentions it already Hiitbox wants to use something that's more advanced and it doesn't have to be Scratch
Hiitbox
Scratcher
76 posts

Linux Emulator

sf97ahgf wrote:

heres jslinux, clicking on riscv with console will give you best preformance.
I've been using risv64 buildroot on jslinux, actually.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Linux Emulator

Hiitbox wrote:

sf97ahgf wrote:

heres jslinux, clicking on riscv with console will give you best preformance.
I've been using risv64 buildroot on jslinux, actually.
That's probably the best option for running Linux online. I don't know of any other free service that is better

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