I want to install a VM on Ubuntu?

Question

I want to have an VM running Ubuntu inside my Ubuntu OS!!, i want to play around and experiment with it so i would rather not use my main installation till i actually know what im doing.

Im aware of this VWware but this server version im seeing all the time is confusing me, i dont need remote access stuff, ill be sitting at my PC. so which VMware program do i get, is there a bog-standard version that acts just like VirtualPc?

Thanks

Answer 1

vmware-server is free but its garbage, it has a web panel made in ajax, it crashes if you click something to fast, and it crashes when you click ANYTHING!



doesnt virtualbox run on linux?

Answer 2

You want Virtual Box. Its already in the software center- just open software center and type virtualbox- then select install. Once its installed go to a site like source forge and look for instructions.

Answer 3

Ubuntu has virtualbox in the repository. You can download and install it with synaptic. THis link will explain how to get it working.

Answer 4

You can get for free VirtualBox here http://bit.ly/WhuPTb



It is the best solution if you need to run different operative system on your computer.

Answer 5

dont bother