> Or....go with Ubuntu and run a virtual version of Windows when I need > to use Word or some other Windows-only app......
I'm an Ubuntu "unibooter" and use WindowsXP in VirtualBox, so my vote is Ubuntu (but I'm pretty biased ;-) ). 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 Ayre" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
