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VMWare on T43?
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:50 am
by ludu35
Hi all,
Planning to install VMWare on my T43, so I can run WinXP and Ubuntum but need some advice from expert on this software.
How easy/good VMware is?
Which version is the best?
T43 is currently have WinXP on 60GB drive, so what should I look out when start install VMWare?
Thanks a lot
LD
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:42 am
by yukit
You can start here:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/vm/browserapp.html
1. Download & install VMware Player
2. Download the Ubuntu browser-appliance VM.
Both are free.
VMware Player has a simplified UI.
If you want more flexibility, you want VMware Workstation.
You can sign up for a 30-days trial.
I use Workstation on my T40p to run various guests (both Windows & Linux including OSX). My host is WinXP Pro SP2.
It should run just fine on a T43.
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:30 am
by kaiser
or if you don't see the need for the full VMware, learn how to edit VMX-files. and to not forget get you a qemu-img.exe.
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:46 pm
by jdhurst
To actually build a machine, you need the real VMware product (not free). To use an existing machine, you can use VMware Player (free).
In terms of complexity, VMware is easy to use. The complexity is in building the virtual machine, networking it, and connecting it to the host machine. I would download the documentation and read it. This will give you an idea of how it works and what to expect.
... JD Hurst
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:35 pm
by ludu35
Thank you all for your advices. Happy Holiday guys