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?
Thanks, John
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.
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 02:54:34PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
imho, the easiest way to do this would be to install VirtualBox.
So I tried to install the latest version of VirtualBox from virtualbox.org It turned out that it deleted a previous version, which I suppose was provided with CentOS and then couldn't install itself. The error lmessage said it could not find the kernel source. What should I do now?
John
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.
-- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast
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Am 21.11.2011 02:29, schrieb John J. Boyer:
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 02:54:34PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
imho, the easiest way to do this would be to install VirtualBox.
So I tried to install the latest version of VirtualBox from virtualbox.org It turned out that it deleted a previous version, which I suppose was provided with CentOS and then couldn't install itself. The error lmessage said it could not find the kernel source. What should I do now?
"yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel" such software needs usually to compile kernel-modules
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 02:32:18AM +0100, Reindl Harald wrote:
"yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel" such software needs usually to compile kernel-modules
Both packages are already installed.
John
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On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, John J. Boyer wrote:
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 02:32:18AM +0100, Reindl Harald wrote:
"yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel" such software needs usually to compile kernel-modules
Both packages are already installed.
Do they match the version of your running kernel?
jh
Am 21.11.2011 11:11, schrieb John Hodrien:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, John J. Boyer wrote:
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 02:32:18AM +0100, Reindl Harald wrote:
"yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel" such software needs usually to compile kernel-modules
Both packages are already installed.
Do they match the version of your running kernel?
output of "uname -a" and "rpm -qa | grep kernel" would be helpful
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 7:29 PM, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@abilitiessoft.com
wrote:
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 02:54:34PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
imho, the easiest way to do this would be to install VirtualBox.
So I tried to install the latest version of VirtualBox from virtualbox.org It turned out that it deleted a previous version, which I suppose was provided with CentOS and then couldn't install itself. The error lmessage said it could not find the kernel source. What should I do now?
John
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.
-- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
-- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
For Virtualbox this article may be helpful, http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-virtualbox-with-yum-on-fe...
Vreme: 11/21/2011 03:52 AM, Trey Dockendorf piše:
For Virtualbox this article may be helpful, http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-virtualbox-with-yum-on-fe...
+1,
this is best way to install Virtualbox and keep it updated. Just notice that when 4.2.0 comes out, you will need to watch out for new release, deinstall current version and install 4.2.0, since upgrade to minor version is not supported. Updates to 4.1.x are via yum update.
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