- From: Marc Lalaude-Labayle <address@hidden>
- To: address@hidden
- Subject: Re: [TeXmacs] "Simple" installing of Texmacs
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:09:56 +0100
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Hi,
i think the main problem with VM is the RAM od the host.
When you teach in high school or even in small universities, you don't
have 1 Go or 2 Go PCs, and using a VM can't be really efficient.
That's why a small live cd/usb as made by our colleague C.C. Huang is a
good thing. But having a simple (and complete) windows installer is a
must have for schools.
Personnaly, i do as you do : i use virtualbox and have a virtual XP
machine in which i tried the different windows versions before showing
it to colleagues.
Regards
MArc
Le mardi 02 décembre 2008 à 22:47 +0000, Paul Zarucki a écrit :
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Hi all,
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I am using virtual machines to try out different Linux platforms for
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Texmacs and associated mathematical software. You can easily use this
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method on Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux, Solaris, etc. and it is very
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convenient and flexible.
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In some ways it is like using a live CD or USB except that you don't
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have to restart your computer. The virtual computer displays a Linux
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desktop inside a window on your real desktop. You can also make it
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full screen if you wish. The virtual computer runs simultaneously with
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your normal operating system - the two computers can share files and
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you can use programs on both systems at the same time. The virtual
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computer can access the network, file servers, internet, USB devices
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and, with a bit more setting up, printers too. You can even run
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several virtual computers at once, I have used 8 simultaneously
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without any problems, and they can all see each other on the network!
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Two possible disadvantages are that the virtual computer runs a bit
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more slowly than the real one (although, for many purposes, the
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difference is not a problem) and you have to install the virtual
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machine emulator software (e.g. VirtualBox) on your computer.
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The first step is to download and install the virtual machine emulator
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software. I use VirtualBox, which is freely available for Windows, Mac
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OS/X, Linux and Solaris but you could use an alternative like VMware,
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Parallels or QEMU if you prefer.
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The second step is to create a virtual machine. VirtualBox has a
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wizard which makes this easy. If you want to run Linux from a live CD,
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such as liveTexmacs or Quantian, then the virtual computer doesn't
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need a hard disc and can run entirely from the live CD (or an ISO
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image file attached to the virtual computer's CD-ROM drive). It won't
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use any space on your hard disc.
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Instead of using a live CD, you can add a virtual hard disc to the
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virtual computer and install the Linux system of your choice. A 4GB
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virtual hard disc may be sufficient for most purposes. This
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arrangement has the advantage that you are not restricted by the
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selection of software on a live CD and can install whatever software
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you like.
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The virtual hard disc is simply a file on your real hard disc. The
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virtual machine can easily be moved to another host computer by
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copying this file plus one very small file holding configuration data.
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This will, of course, include any files that you saved to the virtual
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hard disc. You could even keep the virtual hard disc's file on a USB
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drive and carry it with you. If the drive is large enough, it could
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also hold a copy of VirtualBox, so that you have everything you need
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to install both VirtualBox and the virtual machine onto any computer.
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I am also still experimenting with installing Debian Linux onto a
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bootable USB drive. I had a few problems but am making progress.
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Personally, though, I think I prefer the virtual machine approach.
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Hope this helps someone!
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Software sources:
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http://www.debian.org/
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http://www.virtualbox.org/
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http://quantian.fhcrc.org/
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http://math.cgu.edu.tw:8080/Calculus/Members/cchuang/LiveTeXmacs-1.0.6.7
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http://diffusion.cgu.edu.tw/ftp/modules/TeXmacs-CAS-python2.6-1.0.7.iso
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address@hidden wrote:
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> Hi
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> We developed a simple TeXmacs one-click-installer for Windows Vista
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> in the context of a project (www.imath.eu).
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> http://www.ags.uni-sb.de/~marc/files/texmacs-1.0.6.11-vista-installer.exe
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> Note: Do not change the default installation folder.
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> Best,
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> Marc
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