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[Marc Lalaude-Labayle <address@hidden>]

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