[Gloucs] Type 1 hypervisor.

[GEOFF BAGLEY]

Thanks Adam.
I had looked at virtualbox, but it appears to be proprietary (Oracle).
I would really prefer FLOSS if I can get it to do what I want.
Also I don't wish to install Windows on my own system, though my daughter may subsequently do so.  I want to get some experience which I can subsequently pass on.
Best regards,
Geoff

--- On Tue, 31/5/11, Adam Scarborough <scarby at anllp.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Adam Scarborough <scarby at anllp.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Type 1 hypervisor.
> To: "Gloucestershire LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Cc: robert_wilkinson at symantec.com
> Date: Tuesday, 31 May, 2011, 16:19
> Geoff
> 
> When you talk about allowing for a number of operating
> systems to be
> installed it appears your not after something like xen
> where the default
> method for interacting with the machine is to connect to
> the hypervisor
> over VNC. Is this the case? i.e. do you wish to access the
> Guest OS via
> the attached monitor? In which case for ease of use i would
> recommend
> using something like virtualbox-ose to virtualise Linux
> within windows
> or windows within Linux. 
> 
> Adam
> 
> On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 16:09 +0100, GEOFF BAGLEY wrote:
> 
> > Hi Bob - please see below.
> > 
> > > Geoff
> > > 
> > > I have used Xen successfully to host many linux
> > > installations on a
> > > physical machines. Google says that Xen can host
> Windows
> > > too but
> > > have never tried that.
> > > 
> > > Bob
> > > 
> > Please can you clarify, was the Xen itself running on
> a Linux OS, and if so, which one ?  I would like
> Ubuntu  and also Debian to be available.
> > For my daughter, she also wants Windows XP, 
> which I do not use.
> > 
> > What free software  hypervisors are there beside
> Xen, and qemu ?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Geoff.
> > 
> > PS I may get to see you at Message Labs one day.
> > 
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