Linux - Install on Windows 7 Virtual Machine using VirtualBox
Information Microsoft Virtual PC is my choice to run Windows virtual machines. However, installing Linux on Virtual PC is not something I would recommend. Main reason is the lack of integration elements; Virtual PC integration components are designed to run well on XP, Vista and 7 virtual machines. For Linux, Virtual PC does not (at least at this moment) offer any integration components. VirtualBox integration components are called Guest Additions . They install and run well also in any Linux distro. That's why I recommended creating Linux virtual machines in VirtualBox. I am using Ubuntu 10.10 to make this tutorial. At the moment it is the most Windows like Linux distro available, a safe bet for a beginner to start experimenting Linux. For more advanced Linux users I recommend using Novell SUSE 11.3 which is a commercial Linux distribution, free to test, or its free counterpart OpenSUSE 11.3 . The setup procedure in VirtualBox is exactly th...