-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 March 2008, "Nuno Magalhães" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > Using virtual machines and emulators isn't unheard of, what i want > to know is how and how good. Can i have a full Debian system > running XP kinda like a chroot? Like running in a window in the > desktop? What would i use? VMWare? Would that involve installing XP > sepparately in its own partition or having it installed on top of > Debian? I want to have the OS installed somehow, not emulated like > with wine or something.
I've had excellent experience with VirtualBox. My Mom had me install Debian because she was "sick and tired" of the shoddy software from the Church of Redmond. But (isn't there always a but?) she had one game for which there simply was no Linux replacement. Debian has VirtualBox "Open Source Edition" in the Sid repository, and it was (as usual) gloriously easy to install. Church of Redmond Xtremely Pathetic installed quickly and easily, and runs beautifully. It installs into a disk image, so no partitioning is required. Your stated system is vastly more than adequate. However (isn't there always an however?), the Open Source Edition doesn't do USB. VirtualBox itself is limited to a hard-coded screen of 800x600. The closed-source VirtualBox is available prepackaged from VirtualBox.org for Debian, and does access USB devices and is free to use by individuals. That's my experience. Allowing for the screen limitations, I'm very pleased with how VirtualBox works. I have not used any other virtualization products, others will have to give their input on those. Curt- - -- November 5th: $4.3Million Dollars In One Day December 16th: $6 Million Dollars In One Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxldrCsVByA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBR9bIeC9Y35yItIgBAQJ1lwf9FIULxyovtFqDf7W/kfeg3zIC3Q8khbk8 Np/wImJ9A3Pdavj5RKWcfYiqe4p4XQawQTHAn5xJ5FC8J6vyOc4WNHSyZgK44OP3 bx8oCjzxUQs63BK5pgiYF1R2NrqhBn2sLDvGK2qLpmoV2pAK6+xCtHuj45tRQCz6 I1vxcTJdTyhVKYaEkMpOBqZCJZ2bNGWTTtIgo5UxgxaZYAYrgsPz6fAwO/p5Knn0 2auowPoKC/hjr6PT+Q4B36lWoJmwTx60txkW3El84qurlPpF+RWMny/rfR9cnpLw KiJKg0Ae0rgsNFs+ExUR/dFZwVMb4AVty4Ue60Qyw9GC8lq+gpSj0g== =X13G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
