Hi Warner, I too am an old hand at DOS, but I've found that the commands in Linux/Unix are way more powerful. However, it took me a while to get used to Linux as well. The best learning tool I have is Ubuntu Linux Toolbox from Wiley Publishing. It is for an older version of Ubuntu, but it still serves me well, even with other distro's. What this book and the man pages don't answer, I look for on the web.
At the moment, "Barnes & Noble", in South Burlington, lists this book as "In Stock". ----- Original Message ----- From: Warner White To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:43 AM Subject: Xen, kvm, Bochs Ron-- You suggested I run VirtualBox, and I'm doing it. It's easy and works well--except for the very clunky USB connection I finally succeeded in making. But I need one for trying to HotSync my PDA and so far I haven't been able to. So I'm trying Xen or other virtualizers. I've discovered that Xen, kvm, and Bochs are all available through Synaptic Pkg Mgr. So I've installed, only to discover that they don't show up in Applications or System Preferences or Administration. I take that to mean I have to start them from command line--but I don't know how to do that. And perhaps there are some dependecies I still need. The web sites look very complicated--line after line of command line stuff. I did DOS years ago and I can do simple command line stuff, but I still have a long way to go. Suggestions? Warner Warner White 12 Harbor Watch Road Burlington VT 05401 H: 802-863-0182 C: 802-318-0956 www.warnerwhite.org
