the linux VM running under windows is a good option. It requires only the addition of a single piece of software on the Windows install and a few GB of disk space for the VM image itself. No dual boot required, no live CD, etc.
Andy On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Howard White <how...@usit.net> wrote: > On 01/28/2011 10:36 AM, Steven S. Critchfield wrote: > >> Remote access seems like maybe the wrong direction. >> >> Specifically, remote access will remove things like audio from the mix. >> >> Have you thought of installing vmware player(or whatever it's current name >> is) >> and a image containing a linux distro? Eliminates the network, yet still >> uses >> local hardware for sound and video. Shouldn't be too hard to set up, and >> free. >> > > > Wasn't clear enough on the front end here, sorry. Customer has all manner > of "line of business" software that is Windows only. Desktop computers need > to be Windows. Don't _have_ to surf the web on Windows. Was thinking they > _could_ remote into a linux box to surf; less prone to malware. Don't want > to dual boot, reboot, liveCD boot; all good options for the technically > advanced but not here. > > Haven't tried a virtual linux under the covers of Windows. Trying to keep > the desktop systems as they are and move the risk to other boxes. Keep It > Sorta Simple ;) > > Howard > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
