Virtual Linix inside win7

[ctsoth]

Hello,

I have Windows 7 Ultimate and I plan to run linux virtually, probably ubunto, does anyone have any links or helpful information on how to properly set up my second operation system?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[ultimatebob]

VMware Player or VirtualBox are good choices. Hell... VMware probably has an Ubuntu 12.04 virtual appliance prebuilt and ready to use in their collection.

 

[theevilsharpie]

The latest versions of VirtualBox as well as VMware's desktop virtualization products should have full support for Ubuntu 12.04. Installing Ubuntu in a VM is easy: install the OS, and then install the drivers for the virtual machine (your VM product should have a procedure for this).

There's nothing unique you need to do to Ubuntu in a virtual machine, but I tend to disable the screensaver and any power saving settings since those are handled by the host.

 

[Blacklite]

The best way to do this is to install VMware Virtualbox and install ubuntu inside it,
or Dual-Boot.

 

[Nothinman]

The best way to do this is to install VMware Virtualbox and install ubuntu inside it,
or Dual-Boot.

There is no such thing as "VMware Virtualbox", VMware is a company and VirtualBox is a product now owned by Oracle. VMware has several desktop products such as Workstation and Player.