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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)==== | |||
::'''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) | |||
::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive; name; and other parameters | |||
::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 | ||
: Insert the CD of your favorite xxx.iso | |||
::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 | |||
* 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 | ||
:: | ::CD boots in VirtualBox4.0 or VMplayer application | ||
::Sugar Starts | ::Sugar Starts | ||
*To install to | |||
*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 | ||