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Works Better Than VMWare Server

I've been using VMWare Server on Ubuntu for quite some time now, but ever since version 2 came out, I have been growing increasingly dissatisfied. For example, the main control console is now a web interface, which breaks every time Firefox changes. I don't have time for this -- I have work to do!

When it came time to use the 64 bit version of VMWare, I knew it was time to look for something else. I couldn't get it to work completely. VirtualBox 3 is as easy to use as VMWare *used* to be (in version 1.x), and just as powerful. Don't get me wrong, there are still glitches -- like the fact that I have to use Samba shares with Microsoft Word instead of VB's Shared Folders feature (Word creates read-only files that can only be made writable from the Host OS -- no idea why). But all in all, VirtualBox is just as powerful as VMWare, and a lot easier to use.

Of course, the fact that VirtualBox comes in a GPL edition only makes it sweeter!

Posted by: ihatespam@...   Posted on: 07/05/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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