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[Tristan Rhodes]

512 MB of RAM is sketchy for ANY virtualized system.  You have to share 
that memory between two operating systems, so if you split it evenly 
then the host and guest OS each get 256 MB. This will work on some 
operating systems, but don't expect great performance.

I like VirtualBox for everything except that it has a complicated setup 
to get bridged networking configured.  The default NAT networking works 
fine for outgoing traffic, but if you want to host a server then you 
need bridged networking.  It is possible, but not easy to setup.

Tristan

Tristan

Joseph Barney wrote:
> Thanks! I'll have to compile it since the binary didn't work for me. 
> I've used it in Gentoo and it works well. It was just kinda slow with 
> just 512mb of ram on my desktop.
>
> Joe
>
> On Jan 20, 2008 7:29 PM, Omar Shami <bigfox at gmail.com 
> <mailto:bigfox at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Virtual Box is a good solution that runs kind of like parallels,
>     but it
>     is free.
>     http://www.virtualbox.org/
>     It is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
>
>     Joseph Barney wrote:
>     > Hi, I'm in the OALUG and decide to join this list. I use linux
>     at home
>     > and would like to use it at school. I'm going to attempt to
>     install it
>     > using Q, a Mac port of Qemu, on my new Macbook. Right now I
>     don't have
>     > the cash for Parellels and might not get it when I do if Q works
>     fine.
>     >
>     > I'd like to take part in Ubuntu stuff and will upgrade my laptop
>     to 4
>     > gigs of RAM as soo as I can to be able to run things better.
>     Right now
>     > I've got 1 gig.
>     >
>     > So, when is the next meeting?
>     >
>     > Joe
>
>
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