Parallels is the vm manager of choice for Macs. I've set up a Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.1, and Win XP virtual machine - all run just fine. I'm experimenting with the xp side using "coherence" -- which makes the windows apps run on the Mac desktop as if it was a native app - it's a trick of the vm.
All the binaries in Ubuntu work as always, download synaptic packages etc. just fine - this is really slick technology. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:04 AM, johnf <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday 28 February 2009 08:36:51 am Paul McNett wrote: > > johnf wrote: > > > On Friday 27 February 2009 06:05:02 pm Dan Means wrote: > > >> Now - to be controversial -- I know the pundits all say "mac for > > >> ordinary folks, windows for business" -- but I can do a lot more for a > > >> lot less $$ these days on any halfway decent box with Ubuntu - and you > > >> can even make the Ubuntu box look remarkably like a Mac with > > >> Compiz....even add a launcher bar etc...... > > > > > > Shhhhhhh:-- Don't tell others it might start a resession. > > > > I definitely don't need Darwin or the beautiful user interface. The > reasons > > I use MacBooks are: > > > > 1) to have a mac to test my app on > > > > 2) I can trust the hardware to be of a certain quality and reliability > > (power consumption, weight, wifi, sound, display...) > > > > 3) good enough platform for running VM's of Windows and Ubuntu > > > > I spend 90% of my day in my Ubuntu VM. > > > > Paul > > This is a real question. I have been told that running VM's under Os X is > not > very fast. So how's your performance? And what about binaries for Linux > are > they easy to install? > > > > -- > John Fabiani > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
