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

[David L. Willson]

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "David L. Willson" <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
> To: "Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List" <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2:40:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [lug] linux distro on my windows laptop, vmware?
> 
> > 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.
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