Keep a Linux virtual box going in a primary Windows env

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Post #340,765 by crazy 3/23/11 5:32:37 AM Reply	Keep a Linux virtual box going in a primary Windows env Run your email program in that.
Post #340,772 by drook 3/23/11 9:46:30 AM Reply	Hmm ... that might work Distro suggestion? Considering I'm just looking for something to act as a "driver" to support a single app, what's a good small one? And when you say "virtual box" do you mean that generically or "virtualbox.org"? -- Drew
Post #340,774 by boxley 3/23/11 10:03:37 AM Reply	virtualbox from oracle is fine I am using that to get the ssh goodness of linux on my winders box Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #340,776 by drook 3/23/11 10:12:15 AM 3/23/11 10:20:17 AM Reply	Yeah, just finished installing it Now I just need a good, minimal distro to put in it. Feh ... We've got a good connection at work, I'll just pull the regular Ubuntu. Been meaning to check out 10.10 anyway. -- Drew Edited by drook March 23, 2011, 10:20:17 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #340,777 by boxley 3/23/11 11:58:47 AM Reply	try xubuntu, lightweight Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #340,779 by drook 3/23/11 1:04:54 PM Reply	Woo! This is schweet Full install of Ubuntu 10.10 in Virtualbox, seamless mode. Syncing my inbox now. Haven't tried copy-paste yet, but the docs say it will work. -- Drew
Post #340,791 by crazy 3/23/11 7:16:43 PM Reply	Glad to be of help Payback for the lightly breaded fried in butter chicken breast recipe. My TL roasted it in butter in the toaster oven the 2nd day around, even better.
Post #340,794 by drook 3/23/11 8:26:13 PM Reply	Coolio BTW are there any activities planned for the morning after? Not trying to wrangle an invitation or anything, just wondering what time I should plan on getting back to my parents' place. -- Drew
Post #340,797 by folkert 3/23/11 8:51:25 PM Reply	Morning after... Nothing I know of yet.
Post #340,798 by boxley 3/23/11 9:54:34 PM Reply	why, you want to check the sheets fer blood? me breakfast and haulass south Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #340,811 by crazy 3/24/11 6:45:01 AM Reply	That was a long time ago Then again, I am a pack rat, let's see if I kept any.
Post #340,810 by crazy 3/24/11 6:44:19 AM Reply	Tight timing on the morning after We are staying in the hotel that night. I'd love to get together for breakfast, but then I have to take the tuxes back (I did a single rental of 5 of them), and then go to the shore, where we then go cruising on a big boat for a few days.
Post #340,821 by malraux 3/24/11 4:51:44 PM Reply	We'll be around until 11 or 12 Saturday morning Then we start the drive back. Should be a fun trip: we're visiting DC, Annapolis, Swarthmore, and Amherst the preceding week. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

Evolution for Mac? - (drook) - (22) - Feb. 10, 2011, 08:22:13 PM EST

Never used Evo, but I've used Mail and Thunderbird. - (Another Scott) - Feb. 10, 2011, 09:04:08 PM EST

I prefer Mail - (malraux) - Feb. 10, 2011, 10:28:25 PM EST

I use Mail. - (mvitale) - (3) - Feb. 11, 2011, 12:32:32 AM EST

Guess it's time to try it, thanks all -NT - (drook) - (2) - Feb. 11, 2011, 08:36:55 AM EST

Mail is a good app. - (folkert) - (1) - Feb. 11, 2011, 02:44:25 PM EST

Oh I *know* have a bias - (drook) - Feb. 11, 2011, 04:58:53 PM EST

I use Mail. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 11, 2011, 11:50:31 AM EST

!@#$%^&* can't make Evo work on Windows - (drook) - (14) - March 22, 2011, 04:38:36 PM EDT

I feel for you. - (folkert) - March 22, 2011, 09:50:19 PM EDT

Keep a Linux virtual box going in a primary Windows env - (crazy) - (12) - March 23, 2011, 05:32:37 AM EDT

Hmm ... that might work - (drook) - (11) - March 23, 2011, 09:46:30 AM EDT

virtualbox from oracle is fine - (boxley) - (2) - March 23, 2011, 10:03:37 AM EDT

Yeah, just finished installing it - (drook) - (1) - March 23, 2011, 10:20:17 AM EDT

try xubuntu, lightweight -NT - (boxley) - March 23, 2011, 11:58:47 AM EDT

Woo! This is schweet - (drook) - (7) - March 23, 2011, 01:04:54 PM EDT

Glad to be of help - (crazy) - (6) - March 23, 2011, 07:16:43 PM EDT

Coolio - (drook) - (5) - March 23, 2011, 08:26:13 PM EDT

Morning after... - (folkert) - March 23, 2011, 08:51:25 PM EDT

why, you want to check the sheets fer blood? - (boxley) - (1) - March 23, 2011, 09:54:34 PM EDT

That was a long time ago - (crazy) - March 24, 2011, 06:45:01 AM EDT

Tight timing on the morning after - (crazy) - (1) - March 24, 2011, 06:44:19 AM EDT

We'll be around until 11 or 12 Saturday morning - (malraux) - March 24, 2011, 04:51:44 PM EDT

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