[Discuss] Thinkpad T60p and Kubuntu

[Jeremy Kiffiak]

Ron,

Did you know that VMWare Server can be found in an Ubuntu  
repository?  That is how I installed it.  It is as easy as an apt-get  
away.  What was the difficulty with the install?

Jeremy


On 12-Oct-07, at 5:13 PM, Ronald Schouten wrote:

> For me, VirtualBox was easier to get running than VMServer - and  
> that was
> the main selling point. It does support snapshots, but I'm not sure  
> about
> templates.
>
> Ron
>
> On 12/10/2007, Jeremy Kiffiak <jeremy at truesolutions.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> On the subject of virtualization I have only used VMWare software
>> "seriously" myself.  However, from what you are describing it sounds
>> like Wine is the right choice for you.  It is very simply to install
>> and setup on Ubuntu, especially 7.10.   I would imagine tt will also
>> chew up far less system resources then a full blown VM and guest OS.
>> If you can get away with running Wine then do it.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> ps:  Ron & Chris:  I have never used Virtualbox.  Does Virtualbox
>> support taking snapshots of VM's?  Creating VM templates for easily
>> creating new VM's?  I am asking because I am currently looking at
>> purchasing a VM server for myself.  What other features/info can you
>> give me about Virtualbox that would be compelling as a current VMWare
>> user?
>>
>> On 12-Oct-07, at 2:47 PM, Michael wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all, nice to see things are working again. Congrats to the
>>> admins!
>>>
>>>     I am waiting on delivery of a Thinkpad T60p, which I plan on
>>> putting
>>> Kubuntu 7.10 on. This represents my long planned move away from
>>> Mandriva
>>> towards the Ubuntu efforts. I have done a ton of research to make  
>>> sure
>>> things will go smoothly, but I always like to get the opinions and
>>> experiences of others ... so ... what I would like to know is this;
>>>
>>>     1. Have any of you had any experience with Thinkpads in the  
>>> recent
>>> past? I have done a lot of research to make sure that things will go
>>> smoothly, but reality and what we learn on the intertubes are
>>> seldom the
>>> same animal. In particular I am concerned with the ATI FireGL  
>>> graphics
>>> card ... it seems to be supported via both the vendor and a few open
>>> source projects, but until I see it I am hesitant to believe it.
>>>
>>>     2. Recommendations and opinions regarding VMware vs. Virtual
>>> Box vs.
>>> Xen for use in Kubuntu to guest XP Pro. I am completely new at
>>> virtualization, and am therefore looking for the easiest to  
>>> implement
>>> virtualization environment to run my extremely seldom used XP
>>> software.
>>> To give some perspective on this, if it looks to be too onerous I  
>>> will
>>> instead spend my time figuring out Wine, and simply do platform
>>> testing
>>> on my wife's system. The software I would be using most I know to be
>>> quite functional in Wine.
>>>
>>>     That's it. Thanks in advance for any suggestions and/or tips,
>>> and in
>>> case anyone is wondering, I am making slow but happy progress  
>>> with the
>>> Python self-education. :-)
>>>
>>>     Michael.
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