[AuckLUG] Running multiple operating systems simultaneously

[Nevyn]

Personally I prefer a separate machine or dual boot just because the
experiences of virtualisation can mar the experience of Linux...

On 7/25/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
> virtual box hogs memory like crazy! make sure you have lots of ram if you do
> use it
>
> On 7/25/07, Michael <michael.auckland at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Check VirtualBox:
> > http://virtualbox.org
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/24/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > VMware rocks! yes VMware player only lets your "play" images and you
> > need
> > > VMware Workstation to create images;
> > >
> > > but you can use easyvmx to create empty images / virtual machine
> > > configuration files (http://www.easyvmx.com/) and install your favorite
> > os
> > > on them (using iso's or cd's).  You can achieve similar things with
> > qemu-img
> > > but you have to write the configuration file(s) yourself.
> > >
> > > hope this helps,
> > >
> > > ravi
> > >
> > > On 7/24/07, Scott Newton <scott.newton at integralgroup.co.nz> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 24 July 2007 13:43, Martin Bähr wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 12:45:19PM +1200, Michal Ludvig wrote:
> > > > > > You want VMware Server, not VMware Player. AFAIK Player can't
> > create
> > > > new
> > > > > > Virtual hosts, Server can. Both are free (as in beer).
> > > > >
> > > > > what does "creating new virtual hosts" mean?
> > > > > i thought you just point vmware at a disk or a disk image and start
> > > > > running it...
> > > >
> > > > You have three options:
> > > > 1. Create a new virtual host and install Linux on it from scratch.
> > This is
> > > > the
> > > > equivalent of an install on an unformatted hard drive. This does
> > require
> > > > VMWare Server - Player only lets you "play" images, not create or
> > change
> > > > them.
> > > > 2. Use the converter that is also free to convert an existing disk to
> > a
> > > > VMWare
> > > > image which you "play" using VMWare Player.
> > > > 3. Download an image from the Appliance section on the VMWare site (or
> > > > from
> > > > somewhere else) and "play" it using VMWare Player.
> > > >
> > > > There may be others but those are the three I know about :-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Scott Newton | Technical Analyst | Integral Technology Group Ltd
> > > > 3rd Floor, 60 Khyber Pass Road, P.O. Box 2288, Auckland
> > > > Phone 09 302 3760 | Fax 09 302 3784 | www.integralgroup.co.nz
> > > >
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