[Cialug] Community Service

[Stuart Thiessen]

That may be true. But I think it is a fair thing to mention the option of using Windows in a VM. It is equally possible that the original requester might not have realized that using a VM was an option and (in my opinion at least) a more user friendly option than dual booting. I was simply responding as a user who had dual booting into Windows set up originally but found it easier to do a VM when my primary OS is NOT Windows.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Aug 25, 2010, at 17:45 , Josh More wrote:

> I have to note that three out of the four replies did not actually address the requested solution and that no one stepped forward to help the requester.
> 
> This does not help with the Linux user stereotype.
> 
> Does anyone out there feel like actually assisting the person asking for help, whether it's via dual booting or (if the unknown hardware supports it) virtualbox / vmware player?
> 
>  
> 
> -Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP
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> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [cialug-bounces at cialug.org] on behalf of Matthew Nuzum [newz at bearfruit.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 14:22
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Community Service
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> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:03 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
> Install Windows under VirtualBox? No need for dual boot complexities.
> 
> 
> Assuming that the computer supports virtualization and neither battery life nor heat are concerns. (because even if you have the virtualization instructions battery life is halved when running a VM)
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