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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by astrodust on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @05:04PM (#3271960)
VMWare or VirtualBox would help pave over these problems.
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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by rbanffy on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @05:10PM (#3271983)
VMs are too much of a hassle. They also occupy too much memory. The only time my notebook hits the swap is when I have a VM running.
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