Best VM for windows?

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Since my work drive packed up - I've decided to install Ubuntu instead of windows on the replacement to force myself to get to know Linux better.

Can the guru's recommend how to get Win10 up and running in a VM? (still needed for work - don't want to dual boot as I end up staying in Windows)
 
If you want to get going and learn the bare basics, such as the shell, listing files, creating and navigating directories, the filesystem structure/layout, file permissions and the host of utilities generally known as the gnu toolkit you may consider installing barebones Cygwin on Windows before moving on to a VM as it is a snappy install that can later be expanded to include X windows and even KDE desktop (though I do recommend moving on to an Ubuntu VM and away from Cygwin at that stage). If you jump straight into Ubuntu or another popular distro you may be tempted to learn the graphical utilities and try to grasp Linux from a GUI perspective first which I personally do not recommend, but it also depends on what you want to achieve as previously hinted...
 
kolaval said:
What are you hoping to accomplish running Linux?
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Accomplish? Nothing. Using it more and more. Windows 10 is driving me insane with forced updates.

Only reason I stay in the Windows environment is to VPN to work... And then to lazy to reboot into Linux.

Also.. most of the crap running around the house is running some variant.
 
xrapidx said:
Accomplish? Nothing. Using it more and more. Windows 10 is driving me insane with forced updates.

Only reason I stay in the Windows environment is to VPN to work... And then to lazy to reboot into Linux.

Also.. most of the crap running around the house is running some variant.
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You can disable the updates on 10, you know.

Why can't you VPN from linux? Software restrictions?
 
beans100 said:
You can disable the updates on 10, you know.

Why can't you VPN from linux? Software restrictions?
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Please advise on disabling Windows 10 updates (Home). I'm a Linux user mainly and don't play enough in Windows to know this.
 
beans100 said:
You can disable the updates on 10, you know.

Why can't you VPN from linux? Software restrictions?
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Please advise how? I've done just about everything I can find on the internet, yet they always come back.

And yes, you need to connect to the VPN with a Windows pc.
 
Right click "Windows Update" in services and change startup type to disabled. Restart workstation.
 
cpu. said:
Anything with a K in front is usually best avoided in Ubuntu. I don't know if this is an exception, though.

(Referring to KDE)
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What's wrong with KDE on Ubuntu? There's a whole distribution for that.

And no KVM is a whole different kettle of fish.
 
SauRoNZA said:
What's wrong with KDE on Ubuntu? There's a whole distribution for that.

And no KVM is a whole different kettle of fish.
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KDE software comes with a lot of dependancies. The word native was used and KDE is definitely not it as far as Ubuntu is concerned. That's what Kubuntu is for.

Edit: but as you said KVM is not what I thought
 
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cpu. said:
KDE software comes with a lot of dependancies. The word native was used and KDE is definitely not it as far as Ubuntu is concerned. That's what Kubuntu is for.

Edit: but as you said KVM is not what I thought
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Sure but Gnome also comes with dependencies.

You just don't notice if that's the version of *buntu you started with.

Try installing a Desktop environment on a server version and you'll see it's as much of a ballache.

But yeah it's pretty silly to want to install KDE on a Gnome build when there is a specific solution alreasy.

Many varieties of Ubuntu with different front ends. Elementary, Mint etc.
 
I'll only need it for VPN access - from there I remote desktop to a work PC.

I'm going to try and get the VPN working on the Linux side, but I've been told by a few people its not possible.
 
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