Question:
Is there a way I can run Ubuntu x64 or other Linux Distro in Virtualbox or another free Virtual Machine?
tref95
2010-12-06 19:02:25 UTC
I have a windows XP 32bit, but I really need to run 64bit Linux Applications without installing a second OS.
Five answers:
mr. c
2010-12-07 03:55:56 UTC
a 64 bit version of a virtualisation software in only going to run on a 64 bit machine ontop of a 64 bit OS (!).

even if your hardware might actually be 64 bit (even my nettop is...) the XP 32 bits will not let you run any 64 bit software, no matter what's the underlying hardware architecture.



you need to install a 64 bit version of LostDOS 7 (@ least Home edition b/c the cheaper ones don't support virtualisation @ all; even home has limited support only so you need the Ultimate version i think).



furthermore the 64 bit version of VirtualBox has problems supporting recent (kernel version = or > 2.6.30 ) Linux guests in 64 bit mode; @ least on a Linux host.

you can use the 64 bit version of Vi.Box to run 32 bit Linux distros or 64 bit versions of LostDOS all right, though.

thus you may have to use VMWare instead



but beside of all this technical crap, why do you need 64 bit versions of Linux?

if it is to run 64 bit software versions of specific software, the still limited hardware support in virtualisation software, certainly when it is running on top of another OS are not the best platform for this.

and if you need to handle huge volumes of data or require high performances, a hosted virtualisation (thus running on another OS) is not suited neither. you need either VMWare ESX or Xen (dedicated virtualisation) for this.

the only circumstance where this makes sense would be to compile 64 bit software (which is somewhat performance related, but that's up to you).
Linux Mint 11
2010-12-07 02:28:37 UTC
Installing Ubuntu inside Windows using VirtualBox

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox



Download Ubuntu Desktop Edition

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download



Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) User Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Maverick





LUg.
Erika
2016-10-20 01:48:00 UTC
you may installation 32 bit OS on hardware geared up for 32 or sixty 4 bit processing. you may in common terms installation sixty 4 bit OS on sixty 4 bit shape. Your hardware in all probability isn't sufficient sufficient for homestead windows 7 you're able to be able to desire to easily track up your XP and characteristic it run like a astounding lower back - run a disk cleanup, disk verify (scandisk) and a disk defrag additionally delete each thing in the folder C:WindowsPrefectch - heavily don't be attentive to what's the component of that folder yet I delete it each and all of the time) additionally delete any previous consumer documents in C:documents and Settings Like if "Steve" used that laptop 5 years in the past yet by no potential touches it now you're able to be able to desire to delete the Steve itemizing and it could launch some area additionally you're able to be able to desire to spend a pair of greenbacks on getting 2GB entire RAM and that element would be smokin quickly!
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2010-12-07 00:38:37 UTC
Try Virtualbox http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1340&Itemid=73
jerry t
2010-12-06 21:01:03 UTC
Here is an interesting discussion of the topic and some good links to see if your system can do it.


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