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    Vmware fusion for linux?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Thomas, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Is there a Linux equivalent to this?
    I know about Vmware Server and Virtualbox, but I don't like my apps confined to a single window, any help is appreciated.
     
    Thomas, Jun 25, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    WMware Fusion is for Mac OS, not Linux.
     
    Bog, Jun 25, 2008
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  3. Thomas

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    I know, that's why I asked for an equivalent, I know it is a Mac OS X program.
     
    Thomas, Jun 25, 2008
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    Have you tried Wine?
     
    atbnet, Jun 25, 2008
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  5. Thomas

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    Yes I have, not all of my apps work.
    Most I could live without, but Id like to ave them.
     
    Thomas, Jun 25, 2008
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  6. srunni

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    You do realize that VirtualBox has seamless support, right?
     
    srunni, Jun 25, 2008
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  7. Thomas

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    It does? Wow, thanks for the info.
     
    Thomas, Jun 25, 2008
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  8. Bog

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    Ah. Sorry for the confusion.
     
    Bog, Jun 26, 2008
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    wave, Jun 26, 2008
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  10. srunni

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    What I'm waiting for is an easy way to boot a physical Windows partition in a VM. That still seems to be lacking from most VM packages. There are ways to do it, but there are activation and hardware profile issues.
     
    srunni, Jun 26, 2008
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  11. Thomas

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    You can in Vmware Server, I believe(not sure).
     
    Thomas, Jun 26, 2008
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    I know you can, that's why I said 'an easy way'. There is a way to do it, but it's pretty messy. Besides, VMware Server doesn't have seamless support, which I would take over physical partition booting.
     
    srunni, Jun 26, 2008
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