Any free alternative to VMware?

[slatr]

I see that ms has a free package, but it doesn't appear that linux will run on it.. shocker!

EDIT: I meant to post in Operating Systems.. I need to stay out of OT.

 

[Linflas]

You can set up a virtual machine using Linux on both MS Virtual PC 2007 and VMWare server. Both are freely downloadable. I have SuSE running on both and in both cases did the install by pointing to the downloaded iso file so I didn't even have to waste a CD/DVD.

 

[slatr]

Great news, I didn't know any version of Vmware was free. Their website mentions trial a lot.

Thanks Linflas.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: slatr
I see that ms has a free package, but it doesn't appear that linux will run on it.. shocker!

EDIT: I meant to post in Operating Systems.. I need to stay out of OT.

Linux will run on the free VMware... but you have to have a prebuilt VM built by someone with the full VMWare package.
Edit:
The even have some preconfigured VMs for you to download at their site too.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: slatr
I see that ms has a free package, but it doesn't appear that linux will run on it.. shocker!

EDIT: I meant to post in Operating Systems.. I need to stay out of OT.

Linux will run on the free VMware... but you have to have a prebuilt VM built by someone with the full VMWare package.

Not true. I created one from scratch using VMWare Server. I even have Vista running that thing.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

There are free or open source alternatives to VMWare. For example:
http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
http://www.virtualbox.org/

I haven't used either, but hear that Virtual Box is pretty good...

 

[Winchester]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: slatr
I see that ms has a free package, but it doesn't appear that linux will run on it.. shocker!

EDIT: I meant to post in Operating Systems.. I need to stay out of OT.

Linux will run on the free VMware... but you have to have a prebuilt VM built by someone with the full VMWare package.
Edit:
The even have some preconfigured VMs for you to download at their site too.

We do all of ours from scratch all the time with the free version.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: slatr
I see that ms has a free package, but it doesn't appear that linux will run on it.. shocker!

EDIT: I meant to post in Operating Systems.. I need to stay out of OT.

Linux will run on the free VMware... but you have to have a prebuilt VM built by someone with the full VMWare package.

Not true. I created one from scratch using VMWare Server. I even have Vista running that thing.

I was actually referring to VMware Player because VMware server supposedly does not support Windows XP as a Host OS.