[plug] virtualization remote access

[Peter]

Lucas van Staden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I run windows on my ubuntu machine inside sun virtualbox. (installed 
> windows xp in it from scratch)
> Works great, and when fullscreen, you'd not even know it was linux 
> underneath. (this is on a quad core, with 16 gigs of memory)
>
> Also, I'd suggest you try the windows applications you want to try 
> inside linux, using wine. You'd be surprised on how many work like that.
>
> Distro: I'd suggest (again) Linux Mint. I have converted my wife from 
> XP to it in a matter of days, and she now prefers it (as well as many 
> others, which includes my 50+ mother in law))

I am (again) with Lucas on this one.  Linux Mint + Sun Virtualbox + 
Windows XP works very well.

If you go down this path... install Mint 8,  then on the Main Menu, go into
'Software Manager' and then click on Featured Applications:  Virtualbox 
is listed: tick the box and apply..... easy.
Remember to go into Users and Groups (Control Center) and update the 
user to have access to virtual machines (group).
Then run virtual box (on the menu under 'Sun Virtualbox') and install 
XP....   simple.

Networking: Once installed, the 'new' XP machine should show up on your 
network (you will need to make sure it's in the correct 'workgroup')
If required, edit "workgroup=???" in /etc/samba/smb.conf  (on Mint) to 
match....

I have an i7 based quad core machine (12GB RAM) and have run up to 8 
different OS's at the same time on Mint & Virtualbox!

Cheers,
Peter

> As for her windows games, we have found suitable Linux based 
> replacements.
> I don't think she will ever go back to windows. On her machine, no 
> windows installed at all. She even now uses OpenOffice on her vista 
> based work laptop, in preference to MS Office
>
> You can have a look at distrowatch (www.distrowatch.com) and select a 
> suitable distro.
>
>
> -Lucas
>
> WolfBite wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please be gental as this stuff gives me a headache :)
>>
>> have a computer that I want to run linux AND windows(the win plays 
>> some simple games and apps)
>>
>> want to be able to access BOTH linux & windows at same time.
>> the machine running both linux & window has some grunt
>> the laptop that wants to access them doesnt
>> all on local lan
>> needs to be responsive (you ppl with partners know what its like if 
>> they have to wait :)
>>
>> Surgestions???
>> distro not a problem (dabbled in all) but querying best (and easiest) 
>> apps to set this up.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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