On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:26 +0000, Invisible wrote:

>>>> What VM software are you using?
>>>
>>> QEMU.
>>>
>>> It's the only VM software I can find that doesn't require you to
>>> "install" it before you can use it. If you have a better suggestion...
>> 
>> Sun's Virtual Box worked rather well for me. It also has extensions
>> compatible with most of the major distros (You can integrate the Linux
>> windows with your desktop, share files with the host, pass through some
>> USB devices, etc...
> 
> Yes, I was looking at Virtual Box just yesterday. It looks a lot more
> user-friendly. (E.g., you configure a VM using a GUI rather than miles
> of cryptic command switches.)
> 
> OTOH, you definitely need to "install" it before you can run it. My
> objective is to create a VM that I can put on a USB stick and plug into
> some arbitrary PC to quickly pull up a Linux console or something.
> 
> I might try something like Virtual Box or Xen on my home PC tho...

VMware Server.  It does also require installation, but it's free (as in 
"no cost") and performance is much better than QEMU.

Jim

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