[ubuntu-za] Preparing for Hardy

[Hannes Coetzee]

Virtualbox (and any other VM's) works great is you don't plan to play 
games that require 3D support. Get the Virtualbox .deb from their 
website if you need USB support. VMWare Server is also free and a lot 
easier to configure and set up if you never used VM's before IMHO. There 
is a lot of documentation online for both as well as #vbox and #vmware 
on freenode.

Vijay Makanjee wrote:
> in terms of backups I have used simple backup. it seems to automate 
> the scripts and also allows you to select whatever you want to exclude 
> or include in the backup. works well. and is on the repos.
>
> I am currently using a dual boot with vista - mainly as some of my 
> clients have data projectors and the set up sometimes is a paid - and 
> have only played with virtualbox. seems to be ok. but i don't know 
> enough to give any advice!
>
>
> Bill Cairns wrote:
>> Actually I did the upgrade to Gutsy with no problems at all. My 
>> reason for doing a new install is that I want to get away from my 
>> dual boot with Vista and rather use VirtualBox and XP to run those 
>> few Windows applications that I still can't get away from. Any advice 
>> on VirtualBox would be appreciated.
>>
>> But I still have to get the hardy disk and am a bit far away still 
>> from doing the upgrade!
>>
>> I think that I have figures out how to do my tar backup:
>>
>> tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/home/bill/.Trash 
>> --exclude=/home/bill/.thumbnails --exclude=/home/bill/Pictures 
>> --exclude=/home/bill/Documents/PrivateStuff 
>> --exclude=/home/bill/backup.tgz /home/bill
>>
>> I am excluding a lot of stuff that I already have backed up on other 
>> machines and which are pretty large! That gives me a 600+ MByte 
>> backup file to take to the new configuration.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Vijay Makanjee <vijay at ergo.co.za 
>> <mailto:vijay at ergo.co.za>> wrote:
>>
>>     good luch bill
>>
>>     Keep us posted. I am also going to try this - but in a short
>>     while yet.
>>     But the last install / upgrade to Gutsy meant a new install as
>>     the update did not work.
>>
>>     Vijay
>>     Bill Cairns wrote:
>>>     As I prepare for my hardy install (I have decided to install
>>>     from scratch this time round and not to update) I need to back
>>>     up my home directory (I think that i can manage that with tar
>>>     unless there are better suggestions) and also some other bits
>>>     and pieces. Right now I can think of: Open Office dictionary,
>>>     Evolution archives and Contacts. It is not obvious to me where I
>>>     find these - are they just in the hidden ".evolution" and
>>>     ".openoffice.org2" folders?
>>>
>>>     Besides these is there anything else that I am forgetting? I am
>>>     not too concerned about configuration files as I can always do
>>>     them from scratch - I think!
>>>
>>>     Thanks,
>>>       Bill
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