Hi Members, Thank you for all the kind suggestions and help. I have successfully installed Debian/Wheezy as a Virtual Machine (using VirtualBox) on my net book. The install was a very interesting and worthwhile experience as I now have a much better understanding of how-to utilize a virtual machine.
Yes my netbook is slow due to my current memory capacity however this is not an immediate concern (yet). At this point all I am really looking to accomplish is to learn all there is in regards to navigating the GUI, how-to access the shell, download and install programs and to maximize youtube to play videos using a non-free flash player. I was never able to get youtube to play videos. Last year I successfully installed "Squeeze" in a dual boot system configuration utilizing a seperate hardrive for each OS (Debian and Windows). The install was successful as well as the GRUB install (Grub gave me the choice at boot-up to pick either debian/squeeze or windows to boot). The only initial concern was while using debian, my browser would lock-up after a few minutes and I was never able to find a fix. I then had to put my whole GNU/Linux project on hold for some time due to other pressing commitments. I now have some time to enter back into this area of study and would appreciate the kind help. My current focus is on this new install (Debian/Wheezy). I would kindly like to know if anyone has any advice/links in regards to where to proceed next? I believe my next step (after the initial .iso install) is to "upgrade wheezy" to it's current state. A how-to on this would be much appreciated. Then to learn root access and the most frequently used commands to accomplish certain tasks. I am reading my emails from last year to become re-acquainted with many of the GNU/Linux terms. Thank you for your time. On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Gregory Nowak <g...@gregn.net> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:20:30PM -0500, Wally Lepore wrote: >> In regards to creating the new Virtual Machine in VirtualBox, can >> anyone recommend the advantages of creating a "virtual hard drive" >> verses a "large image file on your “real” hard disk"? > > The "large image file on your real hard disk" which the virtualbox > manual describes is a "virtual hard drive," so there is no difference > here; they are both one and the same. > > Greg > > > -- > web site: http://www.gregn..net > gpg public key: http://www.gregn..net/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org > > > -- > 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/20131125185433.ga8...@gregn.net > -- 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/caldxiko9u89is_r97xqtydt0ldgopa-jsbc1mmncnp5-wtu...@mail.gmail.com
