Ubuntu + Virtual PC

2008-10-10 13:30:06

#1

ilinear: Bigger. Better. ilinear.; +27|6712|Lisburn, NI

Anyone ever done this? I'm looking to put Ubuntu onto a virtual machine to mess around with,
Wondering if there's any way of installing it, it having a virtual hard drive and all...

I'm using The Virtual PC 2007 SP1, from the microsoft site, and trying to install ubuntu... 8.10 AMD64

Any ideas?

EDIT: nvm, Apparently doesn't like the 64bit version of software, so i'll download the 32bit and see how it goes.

Last edited by ilinear (2008-10-10 13:35:09)

2008-10-10 14:37:27

#2

Yaocelotl: :D; +221|6917|Keyboard

VMware is where you should look to. Or even better: if you have the installation CD you can just put it in, change your BIOS settings to run first your CD/DVD drive and you can run it from there without having to install it.

2008-10-10 15:01:51

#3

ilinear: Bigger. Better. ilinear.; +27|6712|Lisburn, NI

Yeah, I worked out the whole thing to do with using the ISO, which I had a 64bit version of, 'cause of my 64bit processor.
I've it installed on a partition on my second HDD, and was wanting to delete it from there and just virtual PC it.

I've got a 32bit ISO of the Ubuntu Desktop client torrenting tonight, so i'll get back to yeez all tomorrow

2008-10-10 15:46:55

#4

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6789|...

I agree with Yaocetotl on using VMWare

But I would start with a pre built (free) VM ... http://www.visoracle.com/download/ubuntu/

I can tell you from a couple years of personal experience that MS Virtual PC fails.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-10-10 15:47:45)

2008-10-10 15:51:04

#5

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|6851|England

jsnipy wrote:
MS Virtual PC fails.

Truth

2008-10-11 03:15:55

#6

ilinear: Bigger. Better. ilinear.; +27|6712|Lisburn, NI

I've done the Live CD option before, but I was looking into something different.

I'm looking at the VMware stuff, but I've no idea which one to download, I've got the VMware version of Ubuntu downloading (more downloadzzz =[)

I'll eventually get this done...

2008-10-11 04:22:14

#7

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6789|...

ilinear wrote:
I've done the Live CD option before, but I was looking into something different.

I'm looking at the VMware stuff, but I've no idea which one to download, I've got the VMware version of Ubuntu downloading (more downloadzzz =[)

I'll eventually get this done...

sorry i gave you the wrong thing, on vmware's site there is a huge list of prebuilt ones. good luck

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