Is there a way to install ubuntu 7.04-8.04 in VPC 2007? I can't do it because it just goes black. :-(
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I can't say for VPC, but I would suggest getting the freely available VMWare Player - it runs both those versions of Ubuntu (and 8.1) fine. You'll need to download a small VMX (see EasyVMX) from the web but that's fairly painless.
The only reason I keep VPC around is because it's the only one I know of that still runs OS/2 :-).
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 00:46:15
Better yet, use VirtualBox: http://www.virtualbox.org/.
Ben Alpert
2009-01-22 00:48:45
Why? I seem to recall seeing some very strange licensing stuff in there after Sun bought it out.
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 00:49:59
Specifically: "With the SCA, you give Sun permission to use your contribution under licenses other than the main VirtualBox license."
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 00:51:54
That's if you are developing for VirtualBox as it is open source. If you are not making contributions to it why would it matter?
Adam Peck
2009-01-22 00:53:30
Agreed, if you're only using the software, not developing it, then what does it matter about contributions licensing?
Matthew Scharley
2009-01-22 00:55:35
Point taken. But then, I fail to see how VirtualBox is better. Sure, it's an open-source job but, as you say, "if you are not making contributions to it, why would it matter?". I think VMWare is far more polished.
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 01:40:02
VMWare also isn't free. Unless you are going to use pre-created images. To me that makes VirtualBox WAY better.
Adam Peck
2009-01-22 01:51:29
VMWare Player *is* free (so is Server now, I think but I've never used it) and you can generate any image you want (see the link I provided). They're not prebuilt images but a web page that builds it to your spec.
paxdiablo
2009-01-22 02:15:14
Just wanted to say thanks again, I just now got it fully installed. You were a big help!
Lucas McCoy
2009-01-22 03:53:21
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You probably won't ever have much like with Virtual PC, to be honest. (It was developed with only various versions of Windows in mind, and from my experience there's always some sort of problem running any linux distro under it.) I would recommend VMWare Player, as suggested above, or alternatively VirtualBox, which has worked very well for me in the past (it runs certain linux distros best, though I can't remember which ones).
Noldorin
2009-01-22 00:52:18
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Hmmm... I have 7.10 installed in Virtual PC.
I don't quite remember but I think I also had an issue with 7.04, so I gave up. I came back later when 7.10 came out and it installed from the ISO with no major issues (that I remember).
monkut
2009-01-22 00:52:47