Help me choose a Linux Distro?

[amish]

oh i didnt know abt virtualbox.. is it TRUELY Opensource/GPL?is it atleast as fast as vmware if not faster?

 

[kanishka]

oh i didnt know abt virtualbox.. is it TRUELY Opensource/GPL?

is it atleast as fast as vmware if not faster?

yeah Virtual Box is open source of Solaris people ........... i can't compare with it ... but both does the same work to u ....

 

[amish]

yep i read on their website. not everything is opensource. key features like USB, RDB ARE NOT opensource. so overall for me its free but not opensource. same as vmware server edition, free but not opensource.i am using vmware for a rare need of running windows (IT returns) so if its not going to be as fast as vmware, it wud not be of much use to me. Thats why i wanted to know where it stands when compared to vmware server.

 

[caterpillar]

Virtualbox is faster and leaner than VMware.However, I've found VMware Server 1.0.x stable and better compared to Virtualbox (closed & OSE), and VMware Server 2. The only trouble is that VMware Server 1.0.x is not compatible with kernel 2.6.26. I haven't tried any other kernel or compilng any modifications to get it running. Too much hassle just to get to Windows I needed a virtual machine for the same reasons as you. Virtualbox was useful to run Windows and get on those websites that need IE.But the flaky USB support (in the closed source edition) and the frequent crashing pushed me back to VMware.

 

[vishalrao]

last time i checked, vbox full version is free for download and personal use (some PUEL version) PUEL = personal use or corp eval license.open source version is only if you want to play with the code yes it is as good/fast as vmware now - earlier it was a little newish. vmware will see its downfall soon, microsoft (hyperv/virtualpc) and virtualbox will rule :irock:sadly with sun being bought by oracle who knows what will happen to their great technology/projects like vbox, opensolaris, openoffice etc... (even java who knows what will happen now)...

 

[operaman]

I am using ubuntu 9.04 on laptop.Some application like Photo Manager is giving problem.

 

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[Sushubh]

try using google picasa.

 

[Underclass Hero]

If you don't fear to play with your computer and are willing to learn something real, get Slackware or Arch Linux. They support almost all the Nvidia cards and I've never downloaded a single driver

And yes, they are well documented :-

ArchWiki Tutorial
SlackBook

 

[alig]

try using google picasa.

I have recently installed Google Picasa on my laptop Ubuntu 9.10 . I have to say I am really impressed with the stability and good technology and ease of use.

 

[Sushubh]

picasa runs through wine on linux. a couple of features do not work. but overall it is a great app to use on linux.