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VirtualBoxes – Free VirtualBox® Images

Images

We provide pre-built images for several open-source operating systems.

Please note that:

  1. Every image contains the latest software as of the day the image was built. Performing updates is on your own, and may require looking for documentation to read using your favourite search engine.
  2. Default usernames and passwords, where required, can be found next to the download link of each image. You are warmly invited to create your own user, or at least to change passwords, if you intend to use the images in a public environment.

GNU/Linux (GNU userland tools running on top of the Linux kernel)

GNU/OpenSolaris (GNU userland tools running on top of the OpenSolaris kernel)

GNU/FreeBSD (GNU userland tools running on top of the FreeBSD kernel)

BSD

Other

  • AROS (website): the installation has been done from the nightly build ISO image.
  • FreeDOS (website): the installation has been done from the official ISO image.
  • Haiku (website): the image has been done from the nightly build HDD raw image.
  • MINIX (website): the installation has been done from the official ISO image (MINIX 3).
  • ReactOS (website): the installation has been done from the official ISO image.
  • SYLLABLE (website): the installation has been done from the official ISO image.
  • Android-x86 (website): the istallation has been done from the daily ISO image.

via virtualboxes.org

For anyone wanting to install Linux with virtualbox (virtualbox.org) you can go here and get the Virtual Appliance image ready for quick testing. I am currently using this for Ubuntu 10.10, it is 852MBs and everything is all setup for use with virtualbox.

LinuxMint–Macbook Pro 3,1

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So today I set out to run exclusively on LinuxMint for the day. Fridays are normally slower so it is the best option for testing this on a work day.  Couple of issues popped up right off the bat, but for the most part its been very easy.

Problems so far:

-Using Exchange 2010 (Solved with using OWA and OWA Companion for Chrome)
-Remote Desktop into server and workstations (Solved with grdesktop)
-Control Fan Speeds for MacBook Pro (Solved with Forum info)
-Figure out shortcut keys “Lock Screen” (Solved with Forum info “ctrl+alt+l”) More updates to come, seems to be going well so far.

*Update:
-Blogging (Solved with Chrome + ScribeFire = Best Option for Linux)
-Office (Solved with Google Docs, could also do openoffice but, eh) 

*Update2:
-So I made it, I cant do everything I would need on a normal day but for the most part it works nicely. 

Open Source Tuesday - "Linux"

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Intro After thinking of what to blog about today, I decided to do a theme for Tuesday's and make it Open Source Tuesdays. If you do not know what Open Source is and would like to know more about it go to Opensource.org. Basically Open Source are free programs developed by a group of people that think all software should be open to the public. One of (if not) the largest community that makes and develops Open Source software is the Linux community. So I figured I would first talk about Linux, and what is it? how do you use it? and is it right for me? Linux - What is it? Honestly I could write all about it and what it does and how its made but other people have done that a ton of times so here are a couple of links. Wikipedia Linux.org Linux.com That should be all you really would want to know about linux. But in a nut shell Linux is mainly used as a replacement OS (Operating System) for windows or mac. So instead of using Windows XP or Mac, you could use a Distro of Linux. What is a Distro? A distro is like a Brand or Flavor. Some people like chocolate ice cream some people like vanilla. Personally I like Kubuntu, its very easy and user friendly. Kubuntu is part of the Ubuntu family. The K and Kubuntu stands for KDE which is a desktop environment. I know your probably thinking what is that!?!? Its basically how your windows look, and how your menus are setup.

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