[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] local install for testing

[Sharp, Chris]

> Or....go with Ubuntu and run a virtual version of Windows when I need
> to use Word or some other Windows-only app......

I'm an Ubuntu "unibooter" and use WindowsXP in VirtualBox, so my vote is Ubuntu (but I'm pretty biased ;-) ).

Chris Sharp
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
(404) 235-7147
csharp at georgialibraries.org
http://pines.georgialibraries.org/

----- "Lori Ayre" <loriayre at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jason and Chris and Nicole, So, my question is....should I
> bother with two partitions or could I just go with a new Windows 7
> machine and use VirtualBox for when I'm messing with Koha and
> Evergreen.
> 
> 
> Or....go with Ubuntu and run a virtual version of Windows when I need
> to use Word or some other Windows-only app......
> 
> 
> Seems like a dual boot system isn't really necessary. More opinions
> please!
> 
> 
> Lori
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> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Sharp, Chris <
> csharp at georgialibraries.org > wrote:
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> Hi Lori,
> 
> I use VirtualBox machines running barebones Debian lenny for both
> Evergreen and Koha (the latter of which I have not yet fully
> installed), which works well for me. I run it on Ubuntu, which is
> generally less memory intensive than Windows. You'll want plenty of
> RAM and hard disk space (I use an external HD), depending on how
> "realistic" you want it to be (loading records, accumulating patron
> histories, etc.).
> 
> For your purposes I think VirtualBox would be a good choice.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Chris Sharp
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, Georgia 30345
> (404) 235-7147
> csharp at georgialibraries.org
> http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- "Lori Bowen Ayre" < lori.ayre at galecia.com > wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> > I'm in the midst of buying a new computer and I want to be able to
> > install my own copy of Koha and Evergreen. I was planning to get a
> > dual boot system with Ubuntu. I would just want to be able to use my
> > copies of Koha and Evergreen to learn the system better.
> >
> >
> > Would this be the approach you would recommend? Or should I do it
> with
> > virtual box or something more along those lines?
> >
> >
> > Lori