[clue-talk] I'd like opinions on VM software

[Brian Gibson]

2.5 GHz Core 2 Duo (guest OS gets one core when active?)
2 GB RAM (this will be upgraded later on because it seems the sweet spot is 1GB per guest OS, 512MB is the recommended minimum)
200 GB HD space (plenty of space)

I primarily need it for web development, nothing that should tax a GPU so 3D isn't really a consideration.  

Linux, XP, and Vista are the most likely choices for guest OSes; you can only virtualize Mac Server on Apple hardware and I'm not interested in Server.  I figure a minimum of 20 GB per guest OS though the XP one may be larger for some applications like Photoshop assuming I can't get it to run decently under WINE.  Seamless Windows (VirtualBox), Coherence (Parallels), and Unity (VMWare) are cool features for that.  It would be ideal if my home directory is accessible to/from each guest OS, but if each guess OS has it's own partition instead of just being a file and that partition is readable from the host OS, then it's not that big a requirement.


I essentially want to run different browsers for different OSes and also
run the occasional Windows app that doesn't work well under WINE.  Nothing terribly intensive.



----- Original Message ----
From: Crawford Rainwater <crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com>
To: clue-talk at cluedenver.org
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:09:29 PM
Subject: Re:[clue-talk] I'd like opinions on VM software

----- clue-talk-request at cluedenver.org wrote:
> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:06:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Brian Gibson <bwg1974 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [clue-talk] I'd like opinions on VM software
> 
> I'm finally getting a dual-core machine and I'd like some end-user
> opinions regarding VirtualBox, VMWare, Parallels, etc. where Linux is
> both host and guest OS.  I'm particularly interested in speed and ease
> of configuration, especially when it comes to using a separate
> partition as a VM.  I'll be conducting my own research, but it doesn't
> hurt to get a headstart from those who've already done some
> trailblazing.
> 
> Brian

What do you want to run as guest OS's then would be my first question?  What are the hardware limitations (CPU's, HD space, and RAM) as well since that will also come into consideration?

--- Crawford
PS: Pardon any delays in responding in advance since I receive this list in Digest format.
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