Yes - Thanks to Steve and Timothy. I never really considered a VM. Not quite sure why I did not!! Mind you my Linux box only has an 80Gb HD so not too much space!!
Tell me - I already have VM player on my separate Windows box. If I set up a VM of, say 8.10 on this VM would the printing problem have shown up, or does the VM access the Windows printing subsystem in some way - I suspect it does not? Alternatively I could bite the bullet and set up Virtual box on my Linux machine. I assume this would be the same idea as DosBox? Ed Steve Harker wrote: > Another option would be to use DosBOX or even better (if you have the > bandwidth) would be to download vmware player that the appropriate vm image > (there are versions available for all distro's in all states) including > Alpha releases. I personally am tempted to get the new Fedora Alpha. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy Rayner > Sent: 02 March 2009 10:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Peterboro Digest, Vol 251, Issue 5 > > Maybe a good strategy would be to do a test-install on a separate > drive/partition before upgrading. That way you could try out the latest > version whilst still having a working copy. Once the new one tests out OK > you could upgrade the main drive. This would have the following > advantages: > 1. You wouldn't lose the ability to print/etc. while trying to iron out any > bugs in the new version. > 2. You can keep the new version on a separate drive until you or someone > else has ironed out all the bugs. > > If you always have 1 main install and 1 reserved for checking out upgrades > you can repeat this strategy for further versions. > > Not that I've ever tried this out myself. I'm still building my Linux box. > Decided against dual boot at the present time. > > Regards, > > Timothy > > Timothy Rayner > Office Junior and Trainee Web Developer > Khi-Ro Limited > t. +44 (0)1733 405820 > [email protected] > > > Khi-Ro Limited > 14 Orton Enterprise Centre * Bakewell Road * Orton Southgate * Peterborough > PE2 6XU > Fax: 01733 394123 * Registered in England and Wales 3615372 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 28 February 2009 12:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Peterboro Digest, Vol 251, Issue 5 > > Send Peterboro mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of Peterboro digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Peterboro Digest, Vol 251, Issue 3 (Edward Kerr) > 2. Malcolm - re printing and a moan about Ubuntu 8.10 (Edward Kerr) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
