Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Please bear with a newbie w/some questions

I could not get Maverick to run in a VM either, so it isn't just Fedora.

I would add that Wubi is also available from wubi-installer.org. It was once
a separate project, but has since been rolled into the*buntus. Some other
distributions have something similar. Wubi Ubuntu will NOT work inside
Windows. It installs inside Windows then you need to re-boot to use it. The
directory where it is installed is an image that is mounted as if it was a
partition when you re-boot. The installation continues for a several minutes
after you re-boot and then it will work as the normal thing with a couple of
exceptions. Hibernation will not work. It is open to Windows problems such
as a corrupted file system from viruses and crashes and fragmentation.It is
cool and unique to Linux and every Ubuntu (and variants) user should try it
once because it is something that you can recommend to people wanting to try
without the worry of losing Windows data. It is high on the cool factor,
IMO.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

On 30 September 2010 22:31, Scott <scottro@nyc.rr.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:04:51AM -0400, Septymus Spyder wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > The information below is only my opinion.
> >
> > 1. Download and burn ISO copies of Linux versions that allow you to run
> off CD.
> >
> > This trend was started (I believe) by Knoppix, the original Live CD.
> Essentially what you can do is run everything off CD, without impacting your
> hardware in any way.
> >
>
> I think you're right about Knoppix, but regardless, the vast majority of
> distributions do have a live CD.
>
>
> > 3. Use virtualization software such as VMWare or VirtualBox
> >
> On occasion, such as the current Fedora Beta, it won't run in VirtualBox
> though it may run fine if actually installed. (At least, several
> people have reported this to be the case, it's been my own experience,
> and on the testing list one of the main QA people mentioned that it
> hadn't been tested.)
>
> I also couldn't get it to run in VMware-player or KVM-qemu, though
> others have gotten said beta to run in qemu. I just mention this, as
> sometimes, one might find that using virtualization doesn't give an
> accurate picture. It may be that the Ubuntu based distributions pay
> more attention to whether or not it works in VBox.
>
> > Either VMWare or VirtualBox allow you to use your operating systems
> simultaneously, while Wubi requires that you boot into the operating system
> of choice and use it exclusively.
> >
> See above--in most cases that's quite correct, but it may not be.
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
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