[wellylug] Setting up & running Virtual systems

[Kieran P]

I've used VMWare. Its very good (and had no problems with it yet).

But you can also try VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/). Its new, and I
couldn't load Fedora 6 in it while I could in VMWare) but open source so
hopefully some new developers will jump in and make it better.





On 4/15/07, Rob Giltrap <rob at kiwihq.com> wrote:
>
> and check out the documentation here (page 49)
> http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf
>
> Rob Giltrap wrote:
> > VMware server is good but not without problems. Ensure you download
> > the latest version and check the issues around which kernels it works
> > on. Debian 2.6.17 is only supported in 1.0.2
> >
> > I have experienced a number of issues with VMware server so just make
> > sure you back everything up nicely on a regular basis in case you run
> > into trouble.
> >
> > Mian Lin wrote:
> >> Hi Peter,
> >> I recommend to use the vmware server for linux,which is free download
> >> from
> >> vmware company now. Using other machines as clients to connect the
> >> server.
> >> Don't install gnome and kde,kind of heavyweight desktop,just X is ok
> >> from
> >> clients side, let the pc directly boot to the vmware client application
> >> which doesn't occupy much of resource at all.Cheers, Mian
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> >> [mailto:wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of
> >> phreadde at ihug.co.nz
> >> Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 3:43 p.m.
> >> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> >> Subject: [wellylug] Setting up & running Virtual systems
> >>
> >> Hi All!
> >>     I have a need to "save" some half dozen Win95/8 boxes
> >> with development environmnents on them so we can ditch the
> >> hardware.
> >>     Does anyone on the list have experience in setting up a
> >> number of virtual systems on a Linux base?
> >>     There is no need for huge performance or concurrency,
> >> just being able to run one of the systems at a time with a
> >> speed in excess of a PII/300 will be fine. Each of the old
> >> systems has at most 3Gb of disc space with 64Mb RAM tops.
> >>     I have a P4/2.66GHz system available with a 160Gb HDD
> >> and I can crank the RAM to 4Gb if necessary.
> >>     Debian is the preferred Linux platform (I use it
> >> already) and I have found it has kvm (18) on the unstable
> >> base, as well as QEMU.
> >>     Any help would be appreciated, off list if you prefer.
> >>     TIA, Cheers, Peter :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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