FAUmachine is a virtual machine that emulates a
PC. It runs as a normal user process (no root
privileges or kernel modules needed) on top of
Linux on i386 hardware. Ports to OpenBSD and
Windows are in progress. An out-of-the-box Linux
distribution can be installed onto this virtual
hardware, using the installation program that
comes with it. Binaries compiled for i386 hardware
architecture will also run on FAUmachine.
FAUmachine supports networking and FAUmachines can
be connected transparently to the local network to
which their host machine is attached. If the
appropriate servers are running on the FAUmachine,
login from any real machine is possible, once the
network is set up.
