I finally installed VirtualBox and tested the Sage-4.6.2.ova. unfortunatly I get: python:error while loading shared libraries: /home/sage/sage/local/lib/ libpython2.6.si.1.0: invalid ELF header. after booting, so I can't start sage.
It took me a moment to figure out that one has to rename the *.ova into a *.tar and then untar it to get the *.ovf file. Also the Virtual machine needs 4GB on harddisk. Mine is chronically full so I had to clean up a bit to get it running. Initial startup needed > 5 minutes for me with my low spec desktop (including the conversion from ovf to vdmk) As comparison I run the official sage 4.6 vm image. I was able to run it in Vbox, but couldn't get a network connection for the sage server to the host. The same happened with my sage light vm image. Howto run vmdk files in Vbox: press New button -> Create New Virtual Machine Window opens press Next button -> VM Name and OS Type Window opens type in a Name, select Operating System: Linux, Version: Linux 2.6 press Next -> Memory Window opens, select 512 MB press Next -> Virtual Hard Disk Window opens check "Boot Hard Disk" and select "Use existing hard disk" Select the vmdk file you want to run (e.g. sage-vmware.vmdk) press Next -> Summary Window opens press Finish -> your machine will appear in the left column of the main Window Click it to highlight it and then select "Start" Maybe somebody can also give a clue how to fix the networking with the host machine, so that you can access the sage server from the host browser? Maybe somewhere in the settings of Vbox? Some comparison: all machines were run with 512 MB of Base memory and 1 processor Sage 4.6.2: Base Fedora Download Size 1.4 GB (as ova) vmdk size installed: 3.9 GB Max Disk Size 7.81 GB Boots into CLI desktop Boot time: 1 min 25 sec Shut down time: 13 sec Sage 4.6 official VM image: Base Ubuntu Download Size 1 GB vmdk size installed 4.5 GB Max Disk Size 20 GB Boots into GUI desktop Boot time 1 min 10 sec Shut down time: couldn't "Shutdown", had to power off (0 sec) Sage 4.6 VM light (sage stripped) Base Puppy Download size 400 MB vmdk size installed 478 MB Max Disk Size 4GB boots into GUI desktop Boot time: ca 1 min 40 sec Shut-down time: 15 sec just my feedback :-) -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
