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Dudes

is there a distro that works on VMware ??
I have ubuntu 9.04 with all the patches and stuff loaded but its a mission to reboot in to linux all the time

and i only really use it for surfing the web ? havent found out what else i can do on it yet ;)
 
What do you mean distro that works on VMware?

If you installed VMWare on Ubuntu, then you'll be able to run windows, opensuse, redhat, etc in a VMWare virtual machine session.

Alternatively you can try virtualbox.
 
Majority of distros work in Vmware.

You should be able to make a snapshot of your current ubuntu install to use in VMware if I'm not mistaken.
 
Virtual NAT said:
Dudes

is there a distro that works on VMware ??
I have ubuntu 9.04 with all the patches and stuff loaded but its a mission to reboot in to linux all the time

and i only really use it for surfing the web ? havent found out what else i can do on it yet ;)
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Listen Virtual NAT, The Librarian and ponder is trying to help you, but from the few sentences I've read, you know diddly squat with regards to VMware and Virtualization. Before you want to throw around big words like "VMware", "Fusion" and lets add "NAT" to that list. How about you GO TO THE VMWARE WEBSITE, and read up on what the different versions are, they also have an excellent pdf manual.

www.vmware.com

One last note, if all you do is browsing websites in ubuntu, that's telling me you want to surf porn, but it should not be tracked back to you, in that case, either opt for Firefox 3.5, or even Sandboxie.
 
Sorry if some of us seem a bit harsh, but we went through a bit or an ordeal like I posted.

Any distro will work in VMware, so why not use Ubuntu 9.04 which you already have?

And like ponder said, you can even make a snapshot of your current Ubuntu installation and use that.

But that all said and done, do you really know what you are doing? Do you know what fusion is?
VMWare fusion is for Mac on Windows, now how do you want to have that work with Linux?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Fusion
 
And note that flashy graphics and eyecandy does not work well in a virtual machine due to graphic constraints.

If you want to try and get Compiz-Fusion to work in an VM, forget it.
 
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thanks guys. Yeah i might not know diddley squat about linux but im trying ok
i have loaded vmware before but not with ubuntu. and yes was talking about compiz fusion. and thanks for the p0rn tip ;)

dont be so harsh.... im trying to learn
 
Erm, VMWare does not give you 3D accelerated graphics.
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Not 100% true or false this one...

On Linux with Windows in a VM I have some 3D support, almost enough to play a old strategy game of mine, but it is not great, so yes, I doubt that all the bells and whistles will work in VMWare.

If you want fancy and compiz then you will have to live with the dual boot, you have to reboot Windows every now and then anyway, and with today's computers it is a matter of seconds to reboot.
:)
Have you got compiz working on your dual boot installation?
 
yeah got compiz to work on dual boot lol everything except the cube but that could be my graphic card

need to reload ubuntu again and install extra apps and patches
anyone know how big the apps and patches are ? used like 5 Gb this month just playing around with ubuntu
 
Linux packages in general are a bit smaller than their Windows cousins due to better use of shared resources but the updates can be a bit bigger on average.

Remember that Linux takes updating one step further. Updating in Windows will only update Microsoft Products. Updating in Linux will usually update your programs as well so the more programs you have installed, the larger your updates will be. You can of course disable some of the program updates to save bandwidth but this is generally not a good idea.

I use Ubuntu permanently and I can cope with a 2GB cap quite easily. The more you know Linux the more you know where to get the right programs for you so you don't do the "Install, check, Nope, not what I want, uninstall, check around, install...." dance.

Also, install vnstat and use it to monitor your bandwidth usage. Just google around for how to set it up for your modem.

Kind regards
Arador
 
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