On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM, John Jason Jordan<[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Thanks, John. I do not have a 2000 CD, but if I can get one, I will take you up on your offer. I still need to find out if my old programs will run on the newer Windows. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
