[nflug] running linux in vm, off cd-rom, from within MS Windows, etc.

[Daniel V]

Virtual machines are fine but what about someone who
is leery of having their computer altered in any way?

It couldn't get any easier than booting up with Linux
and it doesn't change anything at all on your hard
drive unless you want it to.

Virtualization is part of Red Hat Enterprise 5, and
CentOS 5 should be out shortly.

There are also ways of running Linux from within MS
Windows.

http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/qemu-0.8.1-windows-README.txt
... qemu, the free virtual PC emulator, in the version
for Windows. You can boot Knoppix inside Windows using
qemu, if your computer cannot boot directly from
CD/DVD (or if you don't wish to). The file "start.bat"
inside the qemu directory should automatically find
and boot the Knoppix CD/DVD in a separate window.

Daniel

--- Richard Hubbard <rhubby at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm a little late to this thread, but I would like
> to add the idea of a virtual machine.  I have
> started playing with VirtualBox
> (http://www.virtualbox.org/). It may not be a
> complete replacement for Vmware, but for just trying
> stuff out, it is an amazing product. The cool part
> is how fast it is.  I have my first VM running about
> as fast as my regular machine.  Microsoft vpcs were
> always noticeably slower.
> 
> Install virtualbox, then it will walk you through
> the procedure of installing and running a virtual
> machine.  This allows you to try all sorts of
> distros without messing up a hard drive, or needing
> reboots to get back to your normal business.
>  
> Richard Hubbard 
> Technology Solutions Inc
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Michael Phillips <linux478 at yahoo.com>
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:26:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [nflug] Linux recommendations for new
> user
> 
> yes
> 
> --- eric <eric at bootz.us> wrote:
> 
> > for DSL I'd like to download the most current
> version and install it on
> > a hard drive would I download the iso that is
> called "current" ?  Is
> > that all I need?
> > 
> > 
> > Daniel V wrote:
> > 
> > >Hi Ryan,
> > >I'd recommend that you try a linux that you can
> run
> > >from CD-ROM. When I first got into Linux, I would
> > >install, and then very soon have to re-install.
> > >
> > >I prefer three Linux distros...
> > >
> > >Knoppix because I can read/write NTFS reliably.
> > >http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
> > >
> > >Damn Small Linux because it's small and loads
> fast,
> > >also they have an iso that runs on old computers
> when
> > >I have a problem running Knoppix on said
> computer.
> > >http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
> > >
> > >Red Hat Enterprise free version 
> > >http://centos.org/
> > >Version 5 should be forthcoming very soon, so I
> don't
> > >recommend bothering to download the beta. If you
> need
> > >it stat, you can get a 30-day trial of the real
> thing
> > >from Red Hat 
> > >https://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/eval/
> > >
> > >Have fun!
> > >Daniel
> > >
> > >P.S. You can also check out Fedora (Red Hat beta
> > >testing distro for Enterprise), but I don't know
> how
> > >stable it is.
> > >See latest News section at 
> > >http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
> > >
> > >PS PS You will find that there are lots of
> distros,
> > >but the main ones that people fork off of that a
> new
> > >user will find easier to use are Knoppix and Red
> Hat.
> > >Debian is for Linux purists, but it has a
> learning
> > >curve.
> > >
> > >I mention Red Hat because I've used it in an
> > >enterprise setting and it's the first distro I
> really
> > >got into.
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Ryan Slomiany <ryamigo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>hi, my name's ryan.
> > >>
> > >>i'm new to linux and interested in learning it.
> > >>
> > >>which distribution do you recommend? how do I
> get
> > >>started? and when's the next meeting?
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> >
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> 
> Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
> I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives
> better.
> Linux is my primary choice.
> 
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