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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by AlexDanger on Sunday October 27, 2013 @04:51AM (#6621312)
Vmware + linux + unity mode. Vmware Workstation has always been very seamless with things like copy/paste between the guest and host. Havent used Virtualbox for a few years but I'm sure thats ok too.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by eean on Sunday October 27, 2013 @01:37PM (#6622662)
...what do you accomplish with all this? I was forced to use Windows at work once so I had a Linux Virtualbox to do specific tasks, but it's not at all an ideal setup. I'm not sure what the advantage is over just using Linux as your host OS.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by AlexDanger on Sunday October 27, 2013 @09:51PM (#6624622)
All I'm saying is that if you have to use a winbox for work (because of corporate/it policy), then getting nix tools via WMVware and Unity Mode is quite a good experience.
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by cheapsteak on Sunday October 27, 2013 @05:27AM (#6621377)
VirtualBox running linux server, share folders with Windows host, PuTTY
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