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Title: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: PremiumCodeX on July 23, 2017, 06:19:56 PM Some BTC projects do not have yet or ever desktop client for Windows.
If I wish to use them, I need a virtual machine software. But I would use it only to run a small software client and keep running other programs in the mother-OS so I would like to keep it lightweight. What lightweight VM client could I use on a Windows OS? Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: Joel_Jantsen on July 23, 2017, 07:24:41 PM Some BTC projects do not have yet or ever desktop client for Windows. Cut the VM part.If I wish to use them, I need a virtual machine software. But I would use it only to run a small software client and keep running other programs in the mother-OS so I would like to keep it lightweight. What lightweight VM client could I use on a Windows OS? You can simply install a dual-boot Grub menu for Ubuntu/Fedora/CentOs depending on your level of easiness and memory limitations.You get to choose which Os to run while the start-up.Plus it's always exciting to use Linux over Windows anyday. Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: arunka71 on July 25, 2017, 02:18:27 AM My solution for this problem was a virtualbox with Linux and then docker containers for each coin project inside the box.
Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: btc_enigma on July 25, 2017, 03:29:52 AM Sun VM is good for this purpose https://www.virtualbox.org/ . Install latest Ubuntu to it and you are set to go !
Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: arunka71 on July 25, 2017, 07:45:53 AM Ubuntu is somewhat bigger, don't you think?
Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: HeRetiK on July 25, 2017, 03:43:50 PM If you want to use a VM you'll probably have to live with virtualbox, but you could install Xubuntu for a more lightweight version of Ubuntu. You could also look into Cygwin if shell is enough and you can life without a GUI.
Title: Re: Lightweight VM client to run Linux-only projects Post by: PremiumCodeX on October 19, 2017, 09:28:27 PM My solution for this problem was a virtualbox with Linux and then docker containers for each coin project inside the box. I managed to solve it by using Boxfuse. This service creates a small Linux-image for your project and can contain + host it as well. If you are interested, you can read much new and exciting information of immutable infrastructure, the principle Boxfuse uses too. |