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  • Kamal
    Administrator
    • May 2002
    • 28835
    #1

    Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

    So despite installing Ubuntu on Vista, I found myself running back to my Vista partition in order to run my everyday programs (download flix, connect via VPN to work, etc.) and so I started searching hoping to find a virtual machine for Ubuntu.

    Just rant into VirtualBox. A free virtualization software that will allow me to run Windows in Ubuntu.

    I'm gonna install it and see how it goes. Will post my results here shortly.

    To those interested, here is a guide to installing it

    How To: Install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 8.04LTS (Hardy Heron) [Tutorial]
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=770745
    This guide is intended to help users fully install VirtualBox and all of it's features which don't work out of the box such as USB support. I also have this tutorial (and others) on my blog. It's designed to be quick and painless, so let's get started: Download VirtualBox: Use the following links to download VirtualBox according to your CPU architecture. If you don't know what this means, you'd probably just better go with the i386 pacakge. i386:
    www.mjwebhosting.com

    Jib says:
    he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
    Originally posted by ace_dl
    Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
    I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me
    Tags: virtualization, vista on ubuntu
    • Funky Dredd
      Are you Kidding me??
      • May 2005
      • 3701
      #2
      Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

      Thanks Kamal! I'm going to check it out
      Mutations presents Change The Music

      Mutations (original show)
      Mutations presents Change The Music airs 4th Friday of the month on SaturoSounds


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        • Kamal
          Administrator
          • May 2002
          • 28835
          #3
          Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

          it didn't work for me for some reason, I tried downloading the installer from various locations for the x86 architecture but I kept getting this error

          Error: Wrong Architecture i386

          I know my notebook's a core2 duo so dunno why, guess I'll have to mess with the AMD one and see if that works.

          though it does look pretty nifty, here's a screenie running vista on Ubuntu



          More screens available here http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots
          www.mjwebhosting.com

          Jib says:
          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
          Originally posted by ace_dl
          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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            • Funky Dredd
              Are you Kidding me??
              • May 2005
              • 3701
              #4
              Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

              I'm probably going to try it this weekend. Let me know how it goes.
              Mutations presents Change The Music

              Mutations (original show)
              Mutations presents Change The Music airs 4th Friday of the month on SaturoSounds


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                • Kamal
                  Administrator
                  • May 2002
                  • 28835
                  #5
                  Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                  Originally posted by Gourgi
                  write in terminal
                  Code:
                  uname -a
                  if the output is
                  Code:
                  Linux gourgi 2.6.24-18-generic #1 SMP Wed May 28 19:28:38 UTC 2008 x86_[COLOR="Red"][B]64[/B][/COLOR] GNU/Linux
                  (see the 64) then i think you need amd64.deb
                  got it to work having done that.... cant' believe I have 64 bit architecture even though my laptop says Centrino Duo and I have 32 b
                  www.mjwebhosting.com

                  Jib says:
                  he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                  Originally posted by ace_dl
                  Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                  I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                    • Funky Dredd
                      Are you Kidding me??
                      • May 2005
                      • 3701
                      #6
                      Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                      Looks like I might have to do the same then. I'll let you know.
                      Mutations presents Change The Music

                      Mutations (original show)
                      Mutations presents Change The Music airs 4th Friday of the month on SaturoSounds


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                        • Kamal
                          Administrator
                          • May 2002
                          • 28835
                          #7
                          Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                          if you need the one as per my last post, then use this link to download the latest version

                          http://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/VerifyItem-Start/virtualbox_1.6.0-30421_Ubuntu_hardy_amd64.deb?BundledLineItemUUID=my5IBe.oE2QAAAEaI5wnfVhf&OrderID=yZ1IBe.o4RkAAAEaD5wnfVhf&ProductID=r.1IBe.oZ1wAAAEZ_qkZKqcY&FileName=/virtualbox_1.6.0-30421_Ubuntu_hardy_amd64.deb


                          installs without a hitch. Just be sure to use the link in my first post and set the permissions for the software
                          www.mjwebhosting.com

                          Jib says:
                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                            • Kamal
                              Administrator
                              • May 2002
                              • 28835
                              #8
                              Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                              after busting my chops with installing this software, I'm finally getting somewhere, will report the performance, in the midst of installing XP right now.
                              Attached Files
                              www.mjwebhosting.com

                              Jib says:
                              he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                              Originally posted by ace_dl
                              Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                              I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                                • picklemonkey
                                  Double hoodie beer monster
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 15373
                                  #9
                                  Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                                  why'd this get locked?

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                                    • beanzncheez
                                      Banned
                                      • Jun 2004
                                      • 4442
                                      #10
                                      Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                                      We had to take a hokey pokey break.

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                                        • Kamal
                                          Administrator
                                          • May 2002
                                          • 28835
                                          #11
                                          Re: Missing my Vista programs on Ubuntu

                                          getting closer to having everything working fine. Didn't need to mess with samba all that much since my windows install can now see my network (woot)

                                          followed this easy option to get my mouse working without jumping through hoops

                                          http://www.blog.arun-prabha.com/2007/05/21/configuring-virtualbox-for-sharing-and-mouse-control/
                                          www.mjwebhosting.com

                                          Jib says:
                                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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