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→‎EasyVMX!: add link Make a Virtualbox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso
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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)
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====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
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: Virtualbox 4.0 Download (free):
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: Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence after installation. (tested with Trisquel 4.0.1 DVD 12/24/2010 satellit)
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:: Virtual Appliance that you create Can be opened with either Virtualbox or VMware Player
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: 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/
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:::(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
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:::In Virtualbox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0); Start
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:::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
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::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
   
::Sugar Starts
 
::Sugar Starts
*To install to VMplayer Hard Disk:
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*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
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: 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
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