Re: [CentOS] Setting up a Virtual Machine

On 11/20/11 2:45 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:

I have CentOS 5.7. How would I go about setting up a virtual machine so as to run another Linux distro on top of it? Specifically Scientific Linux or Vinux, a special distro for blind users. I will be using the latter to test my BrailelBlaster software with gtk and the Orca screenreader. Will I have to assign memory to the VM permanently?

imho, the easiest way to do this would be to install VirtualBox. the memory assigned to the VM is only in use when the VM is active, you can 'standby' a virtualbox and it releases all its resources, then resume it at another time.