What's VirtualBox? VirtualBox is an x86 virtualisation software package, originally created by German software company Innotek, now developed by Sun Microsystems as part of its Sun xVM virtualisation platform. It is installed on an existing host operating system; within this application, additional operating systems, each known as a Guest OS, can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment. [2]
And... Sun got hot before summer! There's a new release (2.2.0) of this fancy new virtualisation program that makes virtualization a child's play. There are lots of new bug fixes included [3] so be sure to check it out: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads You have two options: a) the totally free one (OSE, open source edition), and skinny since it doesn't have the "Virtualbox toys" (aka add-ons) that make your life easier. b) the binary licensed [1] version (with the "toys for the big boys" that can't live without automatic screen resizing!). If you can't manage to do something, you can always read the manual (also listed in Downloads page): http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.2.0/UserManual.pdf Stay playful! Regards, Savvas Radevic aka medigeek [1] http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox_PUEL [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirtualBox [3] http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: VirtualBox announcements <vbox-annou...@virtualbox.org> Date: 2009/4/8 Subject: [vbox-announce] Announce: VirtualBox 2.2.0 released! To: vbox-annou...@virtualbox.org Hi, today Sun released the new major release VirtualBox 2.2.0. Among the many improvements are support for OVF appliances, 3D acceleration for Linux/Solaris guests and support for up to 16GB of RAM per virtual machine. See the ChangeLog at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog for a list of changes since VirtualBox 2.1.4. The binaries and the user manual can be downloaded here: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Have fun! Frank -- Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/ _______________________________________________ vbox-announce mailing list vbox-annou...@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-announce
