On Sat, 23 Nov 2013, Wally Lepore wrote: > Hi Members, > > I would like to run Debian and test new software packages utilizing > Debian as a virtual environment. inside my Windows 7 OS. I would like > to be able to install Debian in this fashion and have the ability to > utilize a Debian GUI desktop as well. > > Question #1 please: > Would kindly like to know if Oracle's VM VirtualBox is the recommended > "virtualization software package" to install to accomplish this > procedure.
On Windows? No. Microsoft recommends you to use THEIR virtualization software -- VirtualPC or Hyper-V -- but OSes other than Windows "are not supported." Doesn't mean Linux won't run on them, but ALL Windows software is Windows-centric. So, there will probably be problems. Just use VirtualBox. It will run most any OS that will run on PC Intel-based hardware with Windows, Linux or OSX hosts. FYI: I could never get GNOME3 to work on VirtualBox running on Linux hosts -- Fedore 12 and Debian Wheezy, both 64-bit. Virtual graphic card problem, I think. Never bothered to troubleshoot. I don't like GNOME3. VMWare is an excellent alternate choice. > > Question #2 please: > Which "Stable" version of Debian ("Squeeze" or "Wheezy") is > recommended that would best serve this purpose? If your software needs to run on both, you'll have to compile and test it on both. > > I have been reading about VirtualBox and studying the steps involved > to install Debian in this manner. I'm sure I will have additional > questions but would simply like to start with my initial questions > above. > > A couple of how-to links I've discovered: > > Installing with a GUI desktop: > https://jtreminio.com/2012/07/setting-up-a-debian-vm-step-by-step/ > > Installing without a GUI desktop > http://williamjturkel.net/2013/05/31/installing-debian-linux-in-a-vm/ Read VirtualBox's User Guide, too. Excellent. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131123093459.60120...@debian7.boseck208.net