On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:27:16 -0700 Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> dijo:
> > Who said that Virtualbox wouldn't run on Jaunty? > > >From the docs: > > • Linux hosts (32-bit and 64-bit4 ): > – Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (“sarge”), 4.0 (“etch”) and 5.0 (“lenny”) > – Fedora Core 4 to 10 > – Gentoo Linux > – Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 > – SUSE Linux 9 and 10, openSUSE 10.3, 11.0 and 11.1 > – Ubuntu 6.06 (“Dapper Drake”), 6.10 (“Edgy Eft”), 7.04 (“Feisty Fawn”), > 7.10 (“Gutsy Gibbon”), 8.04 (“Hardy Heron”), 8.10 (“Intrepid Ibex”) > – Mandriva 2007.1 and 2008.0 > It should be possible to use VirtualBox on most systems based on Linux kernel > 2.6 using either the VirtualBox installer or by doing a manual installation; > see > chapter 2.3, Installing on Linux hosts, page 21. > > I jumped to the conclusion that 9.04 missing from that list meant that > it was not supported. It is in the Ubuntu repos for Jaunty. So all you have to do is fire up Synaptic and install it. The Virtualbox folks may not support it, but it sure installs and runs fine. And if they don't support it, so what? I've used it for years and have never asked them for help. You'd get better responses on the Ubuntu forums, anyway. > As to Windows guests, the unavailability of Guest Additions for > Windows ME seems like a significant drawback. Anybody have a 2000 or > XP sitting around not being used? I would have to determine if my old > programs, MathCad and QuickCad, will work with such "modern" systems. You can use a license for later versions of Windows to install previous versions. I have a full license for NT 4.0 and for 2000, and two licenses for XP Pro. I'm using only 2000 and XP in Virtualbox, so I have spare licenses that you can use if you wish. Windows 2000 doesn't require activation - all you need is my license number. If you have the CD for 2000 I can send you the license number by separate e-mail. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
