VirtualBox: Free Virtualization for OS X / Windows
Why do we purchase Apple laptops? So we can have a cool looking laptop where we can run Windows in a virtual machine to do anything useful! ...I'm kidding...sort of...
I've spent close to 200 bucks over the years for various versions of Parallels/Fusion software...and then Oracle decides to release free virtualization for OS X / Windows that performs better than both Parallels & Fusion.
Here ya go: http://www.virtualbox.org/
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Virtualbox is great, even
Virtualbox is great, even cooler when you integrate your VM's with GNS3 to create a fully functional lab environment
re: VirtualBox
I find it also works well with most Linux disto's too ;-)
Great find
Just tried it out, and seems to work well. Thanks!
best
I have been using VMware for my (lite xp) on my ubuntu machine and it's been a hassle to run it and set it up, while VirtualBox - simple very user friendly, and hey it does the job great.
last time i use virtual box
last time i use virtual box when it was still developed by a german software company. :D mostly use it as a windows box for playing retro games.
It's good to tell that as
It's good to tell that as everything else in IT it's not all roses. It's good cause it's free but you can run into some serious and annoying problems. I tried to install Mac OS on my Vaio laptop and it took days. The virtualization was not on by Sony which I had to hack the BIOS and changed it.
You can play with it, but only if you have some time.
Sid