<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">I looked at VirtualBox, but wasn't too impressed. The install forced all my NIC to disconnect (expected, but still a nuisance). No provision to run services in the background (that I found). <br><br>VMWare Server has been my choice at work for about a year now. I'm running several Centos, Suse, several copies of Server2k3 and 2k8, Vista, Win7, and even Solaris x86. I run it on a 4gb Intel dual core Dell system. It's got a few ideocyncracies, but I've been able to work around them. The Linux version of Server is not quite ready for prime time. If your not using the exact version of Centos 5.2 (without update) it's got a few problems. The browser based admin works great. VMWare Server is free. Actually I like it better than VMWare
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</span></span><br style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-family: courier;">(612) 522-7003 | <span style="color: rgb(191, 95, 0);">then, have it your way." --C.S. Lewis</span><br></span><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Mr. B-o-B <mr.chew.baka@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list@mn-linux.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, December 16, 2010 5:17:02 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [tclug-list] Running linux from a Windows VM<br></font><br>
Noah Markon cried from the depths of the abyss...<br><br>> I got a beefy new laptop for my wife for Christmas. I'd like to install linux on it, but it's officially her laptop, and I don't think she<br>> would appreciate me installed a new distro every other week to play around. My experiences with VM software haven't been all that great,<br>> but I haven't given it a try for a while now. Does any one have any suggestions, tips or advice for installing/running different flavors<br>> of linux in a VM on Windows 7. What software should I use, different settings, etc..?<br>> <br><br>If you don't mind having to pay a little, I am a fan of VMWare Workstation. I use the heck out of it at work (same setup that you are looking at). Works well.<br><br><br></div></div>
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