On 21/02/14 11:17, John Foster wrote: > Seeking tips on how to set up a *multi boot* system that has Windows 7 > pro, Debian 7 & 2 other operating systems each with *its own disk* to run > from so that any of the OS can be run in a safe manner *from within* > Debian 7.
Confusing as to what you actually want. "Within" tends to suggest virtualization .i.e. Boot Debian, log in as a user, Start Virtualbox machine running your choice of OS "multi boot" could mean multiple OS choices in GRUB. "it's own disk" can be both instances. > I just do not want to have to reboot to watch Netflix or > Amazon from Debian 7. x-y? Netflix "desktop" can be run entirely in Debian:- e.g. http://www.skybert.net/debian/netflix-on-debian-wheezy-64bit/ Amazon? Sorry - I don't understand. Which Amazon service do you want? > I also have Ubuntu & Linux Mint set up , but I > don't really use them for anything: just as backups. Hobbiest. > john > > If you want to run Debian *and simultaneously* use applications on another OS *in a safe manner* then some sort of virtualization is required. Hobbyist suggests Virtualbox.... Install it[*1.], then just go with the default selections when creating a New Virtual Machine. It really is as simple as reading the pretty dialogs and clicking the default button. It won't "have it's own disk" - it'll use a sparse file system on a single file in your Debian /home/$user (so it won't take much space). After it's set up you can use the intuitive VirtualBox configurations so that Windoof 7 will use netshare to mount a directory of your choice under (Debian) /home/$User. That'll allow you to save files in Windoof to the Debian file system. You 'can' use a "own disk" but then you run into conflicts with "hobbyist" and "safe manner". [*1.] choose GPL (OSE) or not-so-GPL (the latter has support for USB) OSE https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox # apt-get -s install virtualbox | more Not-so-GPL https://www.virtualbox.org/ create (as root) /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list with content:- deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ wheezy contrib add the key # wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | apt-key add - # apt-get update # apt-get -s install virtualbox-4.3 | more Kind regards -- 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/5306b66c.1010...@gmail.com
