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Whats the best software for running a Windows VM in linux?
running windows from within linux..
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Sun Virtualbox in my opinion. A very well-coded piece of software with all the features you could need. VMWare is ace, but expensive, so Virtualbox is the way to go.
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Yea virtualbox is easier to setup, and its not restricted in anyway like vmware. You can create vm's and import them etc in virtualbox unlike the standard version of vmware.
doesn't virtualbox struggle with usb devices?
Oracle* VirtualBox now
but yes it's the best for workstation virtualization IMO, can't go wrong. VMWare quickly take the lead when it comes to anything more than desktop work though.Don't think so, I pass through various USB devices (printers/mp3 players) just fine to a guest OS with no issues.
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It used to be a bit fiddly to get USB working but it's improved now. If you can't get it working sure post a reply. It works fine for me though, I even sync my iPhone in a windows vm on virtualbox
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My USB scanner works perfect under Virtualbox (Ubuntu host, Vista Client) but my USB webcam doesnt work properly. I remember it was a bit of a fiddle to setup but nothing too difficult following a guide on ubuntuforums. That was the only problem ive had with it mind - everything else i tried was spot on.
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Can you play games well in a windows virtual machine environment?
I was thinking of rather than having a dualboot of linux and windows, i could perhaps install windows inside virtualbox and play games from there.
I was thinking of rather than having a dualboot of linux and windows, i could perhaps install windows inside virtualbox and play games from there.
Soldato
However, this does look like an interesting alternative to Wine. Perfoms better too:
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-06-03-031-35-OS-KN-DV
It's early days though, and the app list isn't that extensive:
http://www.longene.org/en/app_list.php
Since CS:S is on there though i'd say pretty much every Source game should run.
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-06-03-031-35-OS-KN-DV
It's early days though, and the app list isn't that extensive:
http://www.longene.org/en/app_list.php
Since CS:S is on there though i'd say pretty much every Source game should run.
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Interesting, i wonder if Outlook/access works, as i'm stuck using crossover which isnt the most stable bit of software.
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I wish you could
as virtualbox is such a amazing piece of software for free, works flawlessy.Might give that a go, I just tried to get CS:S working yesterday in wine and it works perfectly with no changes in windowed mode but when I try to play it full screen it just fails at the loading of maps. So I'm stuck playing it on a 1280by1024 resolution.
Man that would be awesome, playing windows games on linux. Direct X games are prob. out for good though.
Man that would be awesome, playing windows games on linux. Direct X games are prob. out for good though.
I've had CS:S running and its played fine, it's more unstable than is acceptable for general gaming, and often crashes if I change the resolution for example.
