Thanks Jason and Chris and Nicole, So, my question is....should I bother with two partitions or could I just go with a new Windows 7 machine and use VirtualBox for when I'm messing with Koha and Evergreen.
Or....go with Ubuntu and run a virtual version of Windows when I need to use Word or some other Windows-only app...... Seems like a dual boot system isn't really necessary. More opinions please! Lori On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Sharp, Chris <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
