Testing of Sun VirtualBox with Ubuntu
A root of an email sent by Jesus Rafael I decided to try the program VirtualBox from Sun.
VirtualBox emulates a virtual environment between different platforms, which include the version for Mac OS X (Intel only) and I started playing the virtualized Ubuntu .
VirtualBox works similar to the famous and well known: VMware Fusion or Parallels , but with an added grace. hour.
We hope that the friend Luen not annoy us, because he has always advocated a native installation of Ubuntu on our Macs.
From the moment that I notice is that my iMac Core Duo with 2GB of RAM was slower while running VirtualBox.
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With my experiences in virtual machines, I can only say that the best has always been the vmware, vmware also to have a free version for linux gave him sufficient advantage.
I have a friend who is a strong supporter of the virtual box, because it is open, and was advancing defender of qemu, and see that people Tabarro with this woman that you use closed software that do not know .. blah blah blah ... but it has achieved.
Indeed, the evidence of truth are not compatible with Ubuntu is absolutely everything (ok, then there are people like me, not behind us bread or rolls, which gives us tans problems we would not hear never speak of this distribution, and more about the debian (in which theoretically is based) will work perfectly) tests with FANT is true:
OpenSolaris (I've only seen the MBP at 72 ° C with the fans as much as possible when it starts)
or why not use something unstable by nature, a state can be either alpha or prealpha:
haiku-os or ReactOS
(No no, the windows were not alpha, is specifically programmed to work correctly, that way you still going to update it worse ...)
Hehehe, but it pisses me not natively have a more realistic perception of the behavior of ubuntu with all the resources for it all alone.
I take it you have reopened the issue by commenting that Ubuntu 8.10 has given me enough problems on my Mac Mini, especially the 3D acceleration. Of 8.04 if it was like silk. If you have installed natively, do not do the upgrade!
dracks, I saw my MBP at 80 degrees outwards Eilsen fans very often using FinalCut Studio 2 package, lol
Thanks Thomas, put the MacBook to be intelligent and probare with windows, health.
I installed it a while ago, but was seen and not seen, but there was a bad bend of the great utility of parallel and fusion, which did not have semlba Fusina was the operating system with virtual reality. now I have the laptop and the mac mini parallel and the Fusion.
Luen, I the last ubuntu I did well was 7.04, when I upgraded to 7:10 because I started with problems, and upon finishing I switching to Debian because I could not continue that way. And you tell me friends that use it, from the 7:10 go from bad to worse.
hiulit, not even 6 months ago I have the MBP, and generally do not picture rod butt, only playing in Vanda, always raises a m'el cm Rader, and if I can, I want to put a usb fan by summer, because under the cool my laptop. (Soposo it could take about 3 grauets calmly)
Dano, if I remember correctly the fusion system with the virtual, the comparisons did, but now say they do all, and my evidence, nothing like vmware. of time (in fact, I try virtual box, now that sun is the creator of Debian, Solaris and maybe the strip rather than vmware virtual box, when you try it you say something
)
LUCK!
@ Dracks I'm as free software advocate the most. Is more developed. But I got fed up of Linux in 1999 after working there 4 years. Now I live in the world of systems with relatively behalf of fat cats happy. However, I agree that debian better than ubuntu.
Aperture on my MBP quite overheated, so I sow the lectern in a PORT.
Ludo, not intended to offend (no offense to anyone) when I said the comment that my friend free software advocate ... But I must admit that the gene that I know to be a little aconstumen pesadets with free software The best ... because it is free.
In fact, I have a pretty open philosophy, and all the projects I started for my part have been designed to free things, (although I am of those who prefer that GNU CC \ GPL) and wena will put a couple of projects, but are nothing presentable to now also say that one is not yet released the source code, it is not that advanced
Luck!
@ Dracks, you could try VirtualBox with Windows to Mac?. If so, is it better or easier to use the VMWare still be paid?.
I'm interested in the topic because I want to go Mac, but it is almost certain that I will not have no choice but to use Windows for my Access database.
Merci.
Hello sisu,
Well, I could not compare the performance of virtual box to vmware, vmware would say that something is more stable and sturdy, but I could not notice any significant difference between Vbox and VMware.
Personally, VirtualBox has changed considerably since the first version that I manage with linux that I personally was not comfortable or practical or anything.
If you want my opinion, I prefer VMWare almost, to the fact that the virtual machine has organized a single file where you want, the virtual box, settings and all he keeps for himself. As for virtual machines, there is the parallel that despite being more rapid in the virtual machine, the machine kills you quite real, which is not pleasant.
My advice is to look through vmplayer so that you compare it with the current machine (that is a soposo windows) and compares it with the virtual box. That way, give you a virtual machine created when you buy the mac.
Okay, forgive that I missed your question a bit. In terms of ease of use? are for =. Interfaces are different, but also create a machine creates a system in steps. Perhaps it is more configurable Virtual box.
Personally, I look with VMware Workstation (fique't trial version) and the virtual box on the current machine, so that you appear on vmware fusion is better than the workstation.
As you can see my lack of definition, is something that he likes a lot. Forgive the roll, and I hope I have helped you.
Luck!