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#1 2007-07-07 00:54:09

pecan
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Registered: 2007-04-06
Posts: 93

Virtual Machine

I've heard about VMware and Qemu etc. Basically I need to be able to run a certain tax program on linux which will not run in wine. It needs to be able to print and connect to the internet, can I do that in a virtual machine which is running windows? Also which virtual machine should I use, the main thing is, its got to be easy to use and install windows. If its free and its fast, thats just a bonus.

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#2 2007-07-07 03:08:22

ataraxia
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From: Pittsburgh
Registered: 2007-05-06
Posts: 1,553

Re: Virtual Machine

I suggest VirtualBox, it should do what you're looking for.

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#3 2007-07-07 07:54:25

Dheart
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From: Sofia, Bulgaria
Registered: 2006-10-26
Posts: 956

Re: Virtual Machine

I also sugest VirtualBox here is a how to in our wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox


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#4 2007-07-07 13:36:35

Cotton
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From: Cornwall, UK
Registered: 2004-09-17
Posts: 568

Re: Virtual Machine

It doesn't get any easier than Virtualbox.  And you can also use it to experiment with other OS's.

There's some more discussion against the relevant packages in the AUR.

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#5 2007-07-07 19:13:13

akejo
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Registered: 2007-03-21
Posts: 98

Re: Virtual Machine

Hello.

Sorry for kidnapping the thread smile

I also wanted a virtual environment and installed Virtualbox OSE.

Installation worked fine, I'm in right group.

It seems I got some nasty locale or font problems, and I don't know where to start looking for solutions.

When I start up it looks like this:

scrot-20070707-2111.png.xs.jpg

I'd appreciate any pointers.

*EDIT: Spelling..

*EDIT 2:

When I started it from command line I got: Qt WARNING: QFont::setRawName(): Invalid XLFD: "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=10"

I remember I had added two lines in .Xdefaults a while ago, and before I remove them I'd be happy to know if these affect qt apps like VB:

*font:                xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=10
xterm*faceName:         Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=10

Last edited by akejo (2007-07-07 19:22:51)

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#6 2007-07-07 19:30:00

hacosta
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From: Mexico
Registered: 2006-10-22
Posts: 423

Re: Virtual Machine

try changing the font settings in qtconfing

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#7 2007-07-07 19:37:45

akejo
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Registered: 2007-03-21
Posts: 98

Re: Virtual Machine

hacosta wrote:

try changing the font settings in qtconfing

Thanks.

I removed one font line in .Xdefaults and then the qt fonts looked fugly(though they did show), I'll check out qtconfig.

Did and now it looks luvely .)

Thanks again.

Last edited by akejo (2007-07-07 19:40:48)

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