Hi Lori, I use VirtualBox machines running barebones Debian lenny for both Evergreen and Koha (the latter of which I have not yet fully installed), which works well for me. I run it on Ubuntu, which is generally less memory intensive than Windows. You'll want plenty of RAM and hard disk space (I use an external HD), depending on how "realistic" you want it to be (loading records, accumulating patron histories, etc.).
For your purposes I think VirtualBox would be a good choice. Chris Chris Sharp PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 [email protected] http://pines.georgialibraries.org/ ----- "Lori Bowen Ayre" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > I'm in the midst of buying a new computer and I want to be able to > install my own copy of Koha and Evergreen. I was planning to get a > dual boot system with Ubuntu. I would just want to be able to use my > copies of Koha and Evergreen to learn the system better. > > > Would this be the approach you would recommend? Or should I do it with > virtual box or something more along those lines? > > > Lori
