Public bug reported:
I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:
What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access to
a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be even
easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine environment
rather than a full blown desktop.
This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
logins.
I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the new
user who came from Windows :)
** Affects: lightdm
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: pantheon-greeter
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: qemu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: feature request
** Also affects: pantheon-greeter
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:
What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access to
a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be even
easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine environment
rather than a full blown desktop.
+ This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
+ full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
+ logins.
+
I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the new
user who came from Windows :)
** Summary changed:
- Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a login (request)
+ Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a desktop environment listing
(request)
** Also affects: qemu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1077806
Title:
Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a desktop environment
listing (request)
Status in Light Display Manager:
New
Status in Pantheon Login Screen:
New
Status in QEMU:
New
Bug description:
I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:
What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access
to a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be
even easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine
environment rather than a full blown desktop.
This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
logins.
I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the
new user who came from Windows :)
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