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Robin Cornelius wrote: >> I've used Usermode linux before, but I remember it being a pain to >> setup. >> >> At work I use vmware. ;) >> > vmware uses proper hardware abstration so can run basicly anything as > i recall. What is the free stuff that vmware give away now? I coudn't > really make head nor tail of exactly what it was capable of. > > Robin I think the "free" (with a little F) thing that VMWare provide is only capable of running VMWare system-images. That is to say you cannot create and play with the settings of a VMWare system-image, only "run" a pre-made system image. There is also the "Evaluation Version" of the full VMWare package. Off the top of my head, I can't remember how long you get in the evaluation period. What about QEMU? Or Bochs? Grant -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html