[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] local install for testing

[Lori Ayre]

Unibooter.  I like that!

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Sharp, Chris
<csharp at georgialibraries.org>wrote:

> > 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:
> >
> >
> > 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
>
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