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luis jure wrote: |
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> hello list, |
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> i bought i laptop with windows xp pre-installed. i shrunk the windows |
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> partition to install my gentoo linux, which is what i normally use. but |
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> the machine is still dual boot. |
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> several years ago (8-9) i tried a 30-days demo version of vmware and it |
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> was quite efficient running windows in a virtual machine under linux. |
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> now i found that there are many ebuilds to install vmware, and i'm a |
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> bit confused: |
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> first, there are many different ebuilds, what do i need to run the |
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> windows xp i have installed in a different partition? |
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> second, vmware is not free in the sense that you have to buy it, what |
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> does the ebuild install? a free version? a demo? |
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> i found a few pages on the net explaining how to install vmware on |
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> gentoo, but i'm not clear about those issues. thanks for any hint. |
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> best, |
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> lj |
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1. I know workstation will do it, maybe server. |
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2. The ebuild installs the full version, you get with workstation a |
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evaluation key which you enter the first time you run it. Or if you |
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actually purchase a key you can do that. Either way it's the same files. |
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There is a fetch restriction on the ebuild which requires you to |
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download the tarball from VMware and place it in your distdir. I would |
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also like to point out that server is free to use. VMware gives it away |
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in hopes that you will like it and want to purchase one of their other |
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products. |
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I have had very few issues with VMware on my system it was easy to |
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setup, and has rarely given me issues. The only issues I have had were |
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brought on by my need to share the VM with multiple users on my desktop, |
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and that was just a matter of getting the permissions right. I've also |
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heard good things about Virtualbox, but haven't played with it myself. |
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Since all of VMware's production are usually free to use for at least 30 |
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days I'd suggest playing with as many of them as you can, that is if you |
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really want to go the VMware route. I've found their products to be |
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pretty solid and reliable. |
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--Joshua Doll |
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