All true. But if you really wanted a secure system, don't go dual boot. Get a dedicated Linux box and connect it to a Winblows box over a network. Linux runs great even on slower and older PCs. The VMWare solution is convenient, especially for sharing h/w resources and files. And you can use a USB drive and clonezilla to backup your files (which you should do in any case). I just saw a 2T drive for about $100.
But I may not want to use VMWare for x86 kernel development (but its great for cross-compiling such as for ARM). Brad On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:23 -0700, "Horst" <knoblauch137-0...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hosting Linux on Windoze makes Linux less secure than Windoze. > > Same applies to stability. If your Win host goes down, so does your Linux > guest > (though you maybe able to rescue your VMWare images) > Secondly, backups get more bloated. > > Talking backups, I recommend http://clonezilla.org/ and USB drive as > target. > It also handles proprietary partitions well, not uncommon for labtops, > as well as MBR, partition table, and hidden section after MBR. > > Having a snapshot of your lean, new Win laptop may ease your mind. > > - Horst > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "abr...@peak.org" <abr...@peak.org> > To: brads...@fastmail.us; Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > <euglug@euglug.org> > Sent: Wed, April 13, 2011 10:59:05 AM > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] HOWTO Dual boot Windows Linux laptop > > Hosting Linux on Windoze makes Linux less secure than Windoze. > The insecurities of the system will be cumulative. > -- > ... > On 4/11/2011 6:17 AM, JS Kaplan wrote: > > On 4/7/2011 7:04 AM, Harald Sundt wrote: > ... > Regarding Linux on a Windows PC. I use Ubuntu 10.04 everyday for > embedded development. It runs beautifully under VMWare in Winblows XP. > I can drag files between Windows and Linux. > Download the free VMWare player and create a new virtual machine. > Insert the Ubuntu CD and it installs automatically. It shares the > Windows drivers so you get a working system (ENET, USB, audio, all > work). Allocate 100G or so of disk space for the Virtual Machine. > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > -- Brad Stewart brads...@ieee.org _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
