Should I choose to install ubuntu on a virtual machine? Because I am using windows 10
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I would like to set-up a PC to run ubuntu most of the time, but also need to run XP for specific applications and testing. In the past I would have simply set up a dual boot machine and then restart and boot into windows XP as needed.    However since the machine has multiple cores and significant memory, I think I can use Virtual Box, Xen, or VMWare hypervisors. I am thinking of making Ubuntu the "host" VM and having XP as a guest VM. This would be especially nice for testing/debug/development since it is possible to run applications in both OS's simultaneously. I've never setup a virtual machine before and think that by asking the questions below I can avoid some trial-and-error.  Basically, I need to decide if a dual boot or VM setup is more appropriate for what I want to do.  Here's my questions:   I do not always need to have XP running. Do the hypervisors allow me to shut the guest VM down so that the host VM can then immediately use all memory and processor resources? When I then bring up the guest VM, is it easy to provision how much memory and other resources are used by it? Ideally, I'd like to pre-configure this in advance and then toggle the guest VM off/on without thinking about it. Is it possible or advisable to have the host OS be 64bit and the guest OS be 32bit? Alternatively, if both VM's are 32 bit and I have 8G of RAM, can the hypervisor provision each VM with 4G of RAM when they are running simultaneously? Which hypervisors are best for set-ups such as I described?
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, you have the following two options:        64-bit   32-bit (for machines with less than 2GB RAM)      Assuming you have a 32-bit machine with the maximum 4GB of RAM, will Ubuntu will work on that?
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I have recently purchased a Windows laptop with the intention of installing Linux on it.  My question is about the existing Windows installation (note that as an ultrabook, my shiny new computer does not have a CD drive, so I don't know what the recovery media is).    I would rather not dual boot, but will have occasional reasons to use Windows, so I see 2 options, both of which involve a VM:   Use a VM to point to the Windows partition . Install Linux as the only OS and then install Windows as a guest in e.g. VirtualBox.   I can see how to do #1 (and I can also see some of the potential problems that will come from multiple OSes reading the same partition).    About #2: if I completely wipe the HDD and install Linux only, can I use the Windows serial # to install a copy of Windows (8.1 to be specific) as a VM?  Or will I have some issue, even though it is a legitimate serial #?
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Using Virtual Box, how can I install an OS to a secondary, physical disk, and boot it in both (at separate times) Virtual Box, and as a typical secondary OS install?
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Does anyone know what are the minimum requirements to install Ubuntu 20.10?
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Okay my question is that, I want to run a heavy application, on a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) with just 2 GB RAM (Windows 7 32Bit Host has 4 GB, 3.5 GB effective). Initially I thought of installing Ubuntu Server 12.04.1, which doesn't come with a GUI, so I thought it would be efficient in performance, but I have only Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop.  My question is, is it possible to remove the GUI parts in Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop (Not Server), keeping only the core OS, after installation in a virtual machine?   Or, is there anyway to improve the performance of the OS?  If you need more information, I am ready to provide.  I don't want the GUI or anything, even a small terminal window is fine for me, I can access files through FTP.
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I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I want to install Windows 7 on my system from a CD through VirtualBox. I searched the detailed tutorials through google but I did not find one that worked.   So can some one kindly share any detailed tutorial or link which will really help me out.
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I am installing Linux on Virtual Box but it says that the computer currently has no detected Operating Systems. What would you like to do?     1) Erase disk and install Ubuntu Warning: This will delete any files on disk.  What should I do?
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I am using a 7th generation i5 processor(7200,2.50 ghz).The processor also have intel hd graphics 620 and nvidia geforce 940mx 2gb graphics card. I read previously that only windows 10 can be installed to this specific processor.  Is it true no version of ubuntu can be used with this processor?  If it's possible to install ubuntu using this processor, what additional steps other than the normal installation process should I undertake to get Ubuntu working?
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I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide?
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Is it better to install Ubuntu completely new or is the upgrade process just as good? In other words, will my computer run just as problem-free and efficiently when I upgrade as opposed to a fresh install?
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I want to install Ubuntu and learn Linux.  I've been using Raspbian a bit and really would like to get away from Windows as much as possible.  The only problem is some of the games I use requires Windows for now.  Also, I'm taking classes through Coursera and using online tutorials to learn Linux from and would like an operating system installed besides the Raspbian I have on my Pi.  I have a desktop computer with Windows 10 installed on a SSD (M.2 if it matters) and another HDD used to store files. I have a new 1 TB HDD I'd like to install Ubuntu on. My plan is to install it and place the GRUB bootloader on the new drive.  I can then point the UEFI to that drive as the primary boot drive and GRUB should allow me to choose Linux or Windows. My thought is if I do this, I can change the boot order in UEFI back to C:\ drive and have the machine boot directly to Windows as it does now. Then I have the option of having a dual boot system or a Windows only system. Is this viable?  Should I use the whole drive for Linux?    Also, I'm reading a couple different opinions on disabling Secure Boot and Fast Boot from the UEFI.  Any reason not to disable these in my plan above?  Any other advice is welcome. I appreciate the help!
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I've just installed Ubuntu to replace Windows. I can't seem to find a good alternative to  to run on Ubuntu. Any help would be appreciated.
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Aka: How can I convert a .vdi or .vmdk to a real installation on a physical disk? Is it possible/feasible to migrate a Virtual Machine installation of Ubuntu onto a physical machine? If possible, how difficult would this be to accomplish and what steps would i need to take to prepare for the migration. I'd like to do some testing on a VM and if it works out migrate that system to physical hardware instead of reinstalling everything. Is this possible?
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Possible Duplicate:          I am a new user of Ubuntu. I would like to install a persistent Ubuntu 11.04 to my USB stick, and it should be able to work as a guest OS running on Windows so that I can boot it on other computers other than the one which I used for the installation. I have used several creators such as unetbootin, however from my understanding it can only create Live Linux which I am unable to save my configurations and files. If it's possible I would like to bypass the BIOS, that is to say that I can just load from the virtual machine without having to restart the computer. Thanks in advance!    Thanks for all the replies! Hi Mike, I am able to create a virtual machine and run it from my USB drive using a portable virtualbox. How do I go about from there, do I have to proceed with the installation? Could you elaborate more on the steps for the installation? Thanks again!
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I am wondering if it will be better (stability, convenience and speed) to run apps like Photoshop with Wine or a virtual machine like VirtualBox?
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For a desktop installation in a new and shiny laptop (let's say 16gb ram and ssd hd), does it make sense to have a swap partition?