____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 29 March 2008 23:11 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ 7 on Saturday 22 March 2008 19:16 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Flipping the Linux switch: Disturbingly easy installs, now with sound and
>>>> action
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Last week, we walked through installing Ubuntu Linux.
>>>> | It's not a particularly hard process, and Ubuntu is great because it
>>>> | clearly illustrates the basic steps every Linux distribution goes
>>>> | through when it installs on a hard drive. Even if you don't use Ubuntu
>>>> | or a derivative, just looking at the installer screenies gives a nice
>>>> | story arc to a generic Linux install.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/03/21
>>> flipping-the-linux-switch-disturbingly-easy-installs-now-with/
>>>
>>>
>>> I used virtualbox http://www.virtualbox.org to install Ubuntu
>>> in a virtual machine. The virtual Ubuntu can play MP3 files
>>> and youtube flash movies just fine - even though it is running
>>> PC EMULATION!!!
>>>
>>> Leaving one idle virtual machine running adds about 10% CPU overhead
>>> to a dual core (3800 Athlon) PC.
>>
>> Dual core, eh? I never tried these. I assume these are useful only for
>> programs that are build to require hardware 'upgrades'. I'm happy with
>> primitive sub-2GHz single cores.
>>
>
> That's very impressive, though. I've a dual-core 2.4 G machine, it's
> like greased lightning...
I don't see myself upgrading any time soon. I could use more than 256 MB of RAM
at home, but that only becomes an issue after a long uptime (sometimes
months), in which case memory leaks get aggregated and a lot of swapping is
needed.
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