Ubunto

[Passerby]

Is ubuntu slow when running on a VM? i have heard that it can be...

and how much space do you put for the VM to take up i set mine to 20 when doing Dual boot

couldnt tell you about ubuntu but after you got guest additions working openSuSE runs really well in virtualbox.

i have virtualbox in windows with openSuSE 11.2 than on my openSuSE boot i got VB again with windows 7 and XP vm's and a ton of other SuSE text only server install that i use for website development. and it all runs smooth on both my laptop with 4gb ram and my desktop with 8gb ram

just be sure to enable vt-x or amd-v depending on your cpu brand and enable nested pageing if your computer supports it. and if you want full kwin or compiz effects crank the vram up to 128 and enable both 2d and 3d accel.

i dont use ubuntu or compiz but this got it running good with openSuSE and KDE

and by the way compiz is not worth the drains it costs the desktop effects in kde are nice but there all actually useful unlike compiz where there is the odd useful thing plus a lot of bloated eye candy stuff

 

[Skattles]

Do you guys think its worth doing a VM instead of Dual? im assuming its pretty easy to do a VM *I have never done this before*.

Idk if im going to keep it on my lap top i mean its great and all but idk if i would use it that much since everything i use is on windows 7 and ubuntu doesn't run everything.

 

[boyscout]

Do you guys think its worth doing a VM instead of Dual? im assuming its pretty easy to do a VM *I have never done this before*.

Idk if im going to keep it on my lap top i mean its great and all but idk if i would use it that much since everything i use is on windows 7 and ubuntu doesn't run everything.

I know what you mean. I really use my ubuntu to have cool effects and run a Source Dedicated Server. Well, ok, I do some other stuff too.

If you know you are not going to use it that much, then if you have space I would say keep it on your laptop. Unless you have a desktop. I run W7 on my lappy and Ubuntu on my desktop. If you have an old pc sitting around, pop ubuntu on that bad boy. Linux performs great on old pcs.

Yeah, if you have no need to run it as a VM, then don't. In the case of dual booting screwing over windows, the only thing I have heard about that was sometimes if windows crashes and will not reboot, neither will Ubuntu.

In regards to KDE, I would say that GNOME makes the Ubuntu experience. Hence why you have to get Kubuntu to get KDE. I have tried the KDE interface, but it just is kinda...idk...boring. All in all, its what you like better.

 

[Skattles]

Actually i am actually thinking of doing that i need to buy a blank disk and burn the ubuntu on there and i want to put it on an old DT comp that i have.