What virtual machines have you installed?

J_L · 07. May 2011, 07:27 AM

Just wondering.

Here's my collection:
antiX
DesktopBSD
Fedora LXDE
Haiku
Icaros Desktop
Mac OS X Leopard
openSUSE KDE
PCLinuxOS Enlightenment
Sabayon CoreCDX
Solaris 11 Express
Syllable
Windows XP Mode
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7 64-bit
Xubuntu

wdhpr · 07. May 2011, 09:44 PM

Wow..... 15 different machines. I only have Mint and Ubuntu 11.04 and to be honest Mint is collecting dust because I'm taking a very hard look at Ubuntu 11.04 and still deciding on which one will end up as my permanent OS. I'm still kicking around the idea of trying OpenSuse or Mandriva before making my final pick.

Just curious do you have that many systems because you are testing them or do you use them to get work done?

J_L · 07. May 2011, 10:50 PM

Mainly testing them. Sometimes I do work in one for compatibility, security, or isolation reasons. By isolation, I mean that my host won't be affected by changes.

wdhpr · 08. May 2011, 12:20 AM

Ubuntu 11.04 has a function that allows the test out applications before actually downloading it by running it on their servers. Microsoft allows the use of some their software from from Windows live. I even heard something about cloud base operating systems. I wonder how this cloud based technology will evolve over time all of which uses some form virtualization.

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J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	What virtual machines have you installed? Just wondering. Here's my collection: antiX DesktopBSD Fedora LXDE Haiku Icaros Desktop Mac OS X Leopard openSUSE KDE PCLinuxOS Enlightenment Sabayon CoreCDX Solaris 11 Express Syllable Windows XP Mode Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 64-bit Xubuntu

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07. May 2011, 09:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Wow..... 15 different machines. I only have Mint and Ubuntu 11.04 and to be honest Mint is collecting dust because I'm taking a very hard look at Ubuntu 11.04 and still deciding on which one will end up as my permanent OS. I'm still kicking around the idea of trying OpenSuse or Mandriva before making my final pick. Just curious do you have that many systems because you are testing them or do you use them to get work done?

07. May 2011, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	Mainly testing them. Sometimes I do work in one for compatibility, security, or isolation reasons. By isolation, I mean that my host won't be affected by changes.

08. May 2011, 12:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Ubuntu 11.04 has a function that allows the test out applications before actually downloading it by running it on their servers. Microsoft allows the use of some their software from from Windows live. I even heard something about cloud base operating systems. I wonder how this cloud based technology will evolve over time all of which uses some form virtualization.