On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 19:17 -0500, Scott Granneman wrote: > Oh, I know about those. Still a pain to set up. I'm talking about > simply dragging from the host to the guest to copy, or vice-versa.
So, it works, but it's not quite as elegant. Goddit! Theresa > Scott > -- > R. Scott Granneman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.granneman.com > Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications > My new book: Linux Phrasebook @ http://www.granneman.com/books > > "Reinventing the wheel is bad not only because it wastes time, but > because reinvented wheels are often square." > ---Henry Spencer > > On Oct 23, 2008, at 6:54 PM, Theresa Kehoe wrote: > > > > > No, but you can easily create Shared Folders. > > > > "Lists all shared folders accessible to this machine. Use net use > > x: \\vboxsvr\share to access a shared folder named share from a DOS- > > like > > OS, or mount -t vboxsf share mount_point to access it from a Linux OX. > > This feature requires Guest Additions." > > > > You can make them read-only or grant full access. So, you can > > drag-n-drop between your host and the shared folder, anyways. > > > > Or are you looking for something different? > > > > Theresa > > > > > >> On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 18:01 -0500, Scott Granneman wrote: > >> VirtualBox is nice, except that you can't simply drag files between > >> the host & guest to copy ... yet. > >> > >> You can in Parallels & VMWare, but > >> not VirtualBox ... yet. > >> > >> Only complaint I've had. > >> > >> Scott > >> -- > >> R. Scott Granneman > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ www.granneman.com > >> Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications > >> My new book: Linux Phrasebook @ http://www.granneman.com/books > >> > >> "What is it, what nameless, inscrutable, unearthly thing is it; what > >> cozzening, hidden lord and master, and cruel, remorseless emperor > >> commands me; that against all natural lovings and longings, I so keep > >> pushing, and crowding, and jamming myself on all the time; recklessly > >> making me ready to do what in my own proper, natural heart, I durst > >> not so much as dare?" > >> ---Ahab in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, chap. 132, 'The > >> Symphony' > >> > >> On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:56 PM, Robert Citek wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Hello all, > >>> > >>> I would like to create virtual machine applications (VM apps) using > >>> any of three guest operating systems (Linux, Windows, Solaris). As > >>> for a VM host, while my own system will be Linux, I would like to be > >>> able to doploy these VM apps to host OSes that can be Linux, > >>> Windows, > >>> or Solaris. A bonus would be to run OS X, either as guest or host, > >>> but not necessary. I've used VMware, bochs, Virtual Box, and > >>> Virtual > >>> PC in the past and was browsing the various options[1]. > >>> > >>> What VM software would folks here recommend? What do you like/ > >>> dislike > >>> about that VM software? > >>> > >>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> - Robert > >>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
