You could download VMware Server or Player (both free) and download one
of the existing Virtual Appliances (VMware Image of a Linux install).
Having said this, I'd go for Virtual Box with the latest Ubuntu. You'll
have a system up and running very quickly (probably less than 30mins
after you have downloaded the images). Fire up synamptic and install
gcc, etc.
I'd recommend a distribution that supports binary packages, like Ubuntu
etc, updating the system is then generally as simple as clicking the
upgrade button in the system try.
Just my 2c :)
Richard Tew wrote:
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Kevin M Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
VMWare Workstation is $189 and works really well; I've never tried
VirtualBox.
If you really need a shell account on a non-virtualized machine for some
esoteric reason, give me a holler and I might be able to help you out.
Thanks for the offer.
I have no interest whatsoever in doing any administration or
maintenance - it can be a sink which wastes time I would otherwise
spend on Stackless. CCP kindly hosted a Gentoo machine for me for the
last couple of years, which served my needs, but it was a chore to
keep it up to date and I was kind of relieved when policy changes
resulted in its removal.
Can anyone tell me whether it is possible to just download and run a
virtual machine (it would have to be free) and just jump straight into
development (svn/gcc/make/...) tasks with zero installation,
administration or maintenance? Pointers to a solution like this would
be ideal. That is why I favour the loan of a shell account for this
use - the pain of administrating a Linux machine is someone elses
problem :)
Cheers,
Richard.
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