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YouTube - Ubuntu + Compiz + VirtualBox = MAGIC (+howto)

rajg rated 10 months ago
Yeah, it's pretty cool. Just make sure your processor has virtual machine support (most recent ones do). The new versions of compiz fusion and virtual box are even better. I'm using them on PCLinuxOS right now, while playing COD4, while using Photoshop, while using Firefox for Linux (runs ...

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peacepipejv rated 11 months ago
windows virtual machine seamless on linux desktop
rajg rated 10 months ago
Yeah, it's pretty cool. Just make sure your processor has virtual machine support (most recent ones do). The new versions of compiz fusion and virtual box are even better. I'm using them on PCLinuxOS right now, while playing COD4, while using Photoshop, while using Firefox for Linux (runs much better that way), and while hosting a ftp server. I have had absolutely no lag issues or glitches with Linux or Windows in the last three weeks this machine has been running, though Windows did freeze up a little when I was stress testing the system. If you're wondering, no, my system is about three years old, has a Core2Duo, X850XT PE, and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Linux is just that efficient.
poetofcode rated 9 months ago
It's this kind of setup (which isn't actually as tricky to set up as you might imagine) which makes typical computer users who maybe don't dabble as much as the rest of us go "WOW!" and wonder at what kind of mystical hardware your PC must have in order to do all this. VirtualBox = WIN. (Compiz is a great thing, too)
rangerofthenorth rated 8 months ago
very cool seamless windows & linux with 3d effects