Hi Paul, VirtualBox is known to work and is free.
Personally I use VMware Fusion on OS-X, not free but quite reasonable. Lonnie On Oct 28, 2016, at 8:32 AM, Paul Wills (CKT&T) <pdwi...@cedarknolltelephone.com> wrote: > Lonnie, > > Thanks. I was debating whether to install a second drive to boot a > development platform from but the VM approach would certainly be > better. I'll have to read up on that. > > PDW > > On 10/28/2016 9:29 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: >> On Oct 28, 2016, at 8:03 AM, Paul Wills (CKT&T) >> <pdwi...@cedarknolltelephone.com> wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> One more question: >>> >>> The installation procedure seems to indicate that one needs a dedicated >>> minimal installation of Linux on which to run the development. Is that >>> correct? >> Yes, in order to build custom images, that is recommended. Using a Virtual >> Machine is also suggested. >> >> >>> Is there a problem with running it on an existing Linux >>> install? (Normally, I don't start the GUI.) Is it a mere performance >>> issue or more? >> Putting your AstLinux development environment in a VM is recommended, but in >> theory most bare-metal Linux installs should work. >> >> A build system with only CLI is fine, also starting the Linux GUI is fine, >> your preference. Builds will run somewhat faster (but not a lot) with a >> CLI only console in the build system. >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> >>> Thanks again, >>> >>> PDW >>> >>> >>> On 10/27/2016 10:14 AM, Paul Wills (CKT&T) wrote: >>>> Michael, >>>> >>>> Fantastic! Thanks. This time I put it where I won't lose it. >>>> >>>> PDW >>>> >>>> On 10/27/2016 10:09 AM, Michael Keuter wrote: >>>>>> Am 27.10.2016 um 15:44 schrieb Paul Wills (CKT&T) >>>>>> <pdwi...@cedarknolltelephone.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>> >>>>>> A number of months ago, someone provided a very detailed and useful >>>>>> looking procedure to create an AstLinux development environment. I >>>>>> looked everywhere for it but can't find it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could I trouble someone to send a link or copy again? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> PDW >>>>> Sure: >>>>> >>>>> https://doc.astlinux.org/devdoc:documentation >>>>> >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mksolutions.info >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers >>> Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? >>> Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. >>> Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! >>> http://sdm.link/telerik >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >>> pay...@krisk.org. >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers >> Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? >> Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. >> Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! >> http://sdm.link/telerik >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> pay...@krisk.org. >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers > Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? > Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. > Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! > http://sdm.link/telerik > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! http://sdm.link/telerik _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
