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→EasyVMX!: use EasyVMX with Virtualbox 4.0 and Cd of your favorite .iso
===[http://www.easyvmx.com EasyVMX!]===
===[http://www.easyvmx.com EasyVMX!]===
:'''Make a VMware Player appliance with-out needing a copy of VMware Workstation'''
:'''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
: Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence
: Virtualbox 4.0 Download (free):
: VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
: VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
:EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
:EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
::Decompressed the .zip file
::Decompressed the .zip file
::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
::Open VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
::Open VirtualBox4.0 or VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
:::In Virtualbox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0)
::CD boots in VMplayer application
::CD boots in VMplayer application
::Sugar Starts
::Sugar Starts
Log in to user you specified
Log in to user you specified
'''HINT: put the VMplayer Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.'''
'''HINT: copy all of the EasyVMX Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.'''
::'''(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)'''
::'''(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)'''
::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'