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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Flipping the Linux switch: Disturbingly easy installs, now with sound and
>> action
>>
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>> | Last week, we walked through installing Ubuntu Linux.
>> | It's not a particularly hard process, and Ubuntu is great because it
>> | clearly illustrates the basic steps every Linux distribution goes
>> | through when it installs on a hard drive. Even if you don't use Ubuntu
>> | or a derivative, just looking at the installer screenies gives a nice
>> | story arc to a generic Linux install.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/03/21
> flipping-the-linux-switch-disturbingly-easy-installs-now-with/
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> I used virtualbox http://www.virtualbox.org to install Ubuntu
> in a virtual machine. The virtual Ubuntu can play MP3 files
> and youtube flash movies just fine - even though it is running
> PC EMULATION!!!
>
> Leaving one idle virtual machine running adds about 10% CPU overhead
> to a dual core (3800 Athlon) PC.
Dual core, eh? I never tried these. I assume these are useful only for programs
that are build to require hardware 'upgrades'. I'm happy with primitive
sub-2GHz single cores.
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