School Project; please read

[Eberhard Roloff]

Brian Fahrlander wrote:
> Dick Dowdell wrote:
> 
>> If you are interested in this approach, I can give you detailed,
>> step-by-step, instructions.  For years, I've been using this approach for
>> testing Linux software on Linux and Windows hosts because you cannot screw
>> up the host from inside a virtual machine and you can take snapshots of
>> virtual machines and restore them to their pre-test state if there are
>> problems.  A Ubuntu virtual machine can have full network access and can
>> apply any standard Ubuntu updates as needed.
> 
>     Yeah, I really like the idea...and if there weren't just two weeks 
> to  spring something to life, I might go that way (like, if it isn't 
> picked up this semester).
> 
>     In the big picture, having Linux clients that run Windows in a 
> virtual window really makes a lot of sense; I love how VMWare can 'jail' 
> an instance of Windows and use the persistant disk to...immunize...the 
> contents of the guest OS.  :)
> 
>     It's also a way to serve BeOS and Mac (or whatever) environments to 
> people on a casual basis; perfect for schools.
> 
Better yet, if you are working with vmware, you can very easily boot
from the network. So you save looking for boot floppies or boot CDs to
do etherboot.

Drawback: Since a vmware Linzux Install, no matter if installed locally
or booted from the network, is not exactly lightweight, you should have
an adequate equipment in Terms of CPU and memory to work with vmware.

kind regards
Eberhard