Re: Installing Debian inside Windows 7 utilizing VirtualBox
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013, Wally Lepore wrote:
> Hi Members,
>
> I would like to run Debian and test new software packages utilizing
> Debian as a virtual environment. inside my Windows 7 OS. I would like
> to be able to install Debian in this fashion and have the ability to
> utilize a Debian GUI desktop as well.
>
> Question #1 please:
> Would kindly like to know if Oracle's VM VirtualBox is the recommended
> "virtualization software package" to install to accomplish this
> procedure.
On Windows? No. Microsoft recommends you to use THEIR virtualization
software -- VirtualPC or Hyper-V -- but OSes other than Windows "are
not supported." Doesn't mean Linux won't run on them, but ALL Windows
software is Windows-centric. So, there will probably be problems. Just
use VirtualBox. It will run most any OS that will run on PC Intel-based
hardware with Windows, Linux or OSX hosts.
FYI: I could never get GNOME3 to work on VirtualBox running on Linux
hosts -- Fedore 12 and Debian Wheezy, both 64-bit. Virtual graphic card
problem, I think. Never bothered to troubleshoot. I don't like
GNOME3.
VMWare is an excellent alternate choice.
>
> Question #2 please:
> Which "Stable" version of Debian ("Squeeze" or "Wheezy") is
> recommended that would best serve this purpose?
If your software needs to run on both, you'll have to compile and test
it on both.
>
> I have been reading about VirtualBox and studying the steps involved
> to install Debian in this manner. I'm sure I will have additional
> questions but would simply like to start with my initial questions
> above.
>
> A couple of how-to links I've discovered:
>
> Installing with a GUI desktop:
> https://jtreminio.com/2012/07/setting-up-a-debian-vm-step-by-step/
>
> Installing without a GUI desktop
> http://williamjturkel.net/2013/05/31/installing-debian-linux-in-a-vm/
Read VirtualBox's User Guide, too. Excellent.
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