[lug] linux distro on my windows laptop, vmware?

[David L. Willson]

> I am still hoping (would pray if I were religious) for some standard
> distro to come with a built-in VM box (by someone skilled enough to
> configure it) so that one could instantly toggle back and forth
> between Linux and Windows without re-booting.

Ubuntu 10.04

$ sudo apt-get install vboxgtk

Poof! Your hopes are answered!

Now all you need is an ISO of your favorite Windows, and a product key. If you have a product key on a sticker on your machine, I can probably help you find an ISO of the matching OEM version of Windows. It's not entirely legal, though. As I understand it, Microsoft does not allow the OEM license to be moved, even to a VM on the same hardware. My application of the Golden Rule says they're beings dicks about it, and will grow more by our direct flaunting of their idiocy.