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| ===[http://www.easyvmx.com EasyVMX!]=== | | ===[http://www.easyvmx.com EasyVMX!]=== |
| :'''Make a Virtualbox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso''' | | :'''Make a Virtualbox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso''' |
− | *web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)
| + | ====web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)==== |
| ::'''http://www.easyvmx.com/''' | | ::'''http://www.easyvmx.com/''' |
− | : Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence | + | |
− | : Virtualbox 4.0 Download (free): | + | : Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence after installation. (tested with Trisquel 4.0.1 DVD 12/24/2010 satellit) |
| + | :: Virtual Appliance that you create Can be opened with either Virtualbox or VMware Player |
| + | : Virtualbox 4.0 Download (free): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html |
| : VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/ | | : VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/ |
| + | :::(Note:VMworkstation not needed for VMPlayer to create Virtual Appliance) |
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− | | + | ::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive; name; and other parameters |
− | :EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
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− | ::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive and other parameters | |
| ::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file | | ::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file |
| ::Decompressed the .zip file | | ::Decompressed the .zip file |
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| + | : Insert the CD of your favorite xxx.iso |
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| + | ::Open VirtualBox4.0 or VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file |
| + | :::In Virtualbox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0); Start |
| + | :::VMPlayer starts CD automatically |
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| + | * EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD |
| ::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive | | ::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive |
− | ::Open VirtualBox4.0 or VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file | + | ::CD boots in VirtualBox4.0 or VMplayer application |
− | :::In Virtualbox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0)
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− | ::CD boots in VMplayer application
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| ::Sugar Starts | | ::Sugar Starts |
− | *To install to VMplayer Hard Disk: | + | |
| + | *To install to EasyVMX Hard Disk: |
| :Open Sugar-terminal: | | :Open Sugar-terminal: |
| su | | su |
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| ::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files' | | ::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files' |
| :Copy-Paste all files | | :Copy-Paste all files |
− | : Sugar on a Stick in VM Player form with persistence | + | : Sugar on a Stick in Virtualbox or VM Player Hard Disk form with persistence |
| ::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer) | | ::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer) |
| ::Run it on different Platforms | | ::Run it on different Platforms |