Linux as a virtual machine on Windows
Derek Broughton
news at pointerstop.ca
Mon Nov 10 15:01:59 UTC 2008
Ken McLennan wrote:
> G'day there Mario & Bruce,
>
>> You can use Virtualbox, some of whose editions are free. I would guess
>> that the official user manuals are a good place to look:
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
>>
> Just be aware that the free version, titled OSE, can't access USB
> ports. You need a paid version for that.
bzzt. Sorry, but no. You need a non-Free version for that. It is,
nevertheless, free-as-in-beer.
> It has the advantage of being
> in the repos & is installed automagically from apt or synaptic.
and the non-free version is available from sun repos and installable
automagically.
--
derek
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