On 08/03/2010 09:35 PM, Bob S wrote:
Hello SuSE people,
I presently multiboot 4 separate os's. I've been thinking about installing virtualbox to see how it works but I know little about it. One of my questions is:
Where and what does the host do with the guest files? Should I have a separate dedicated partition for it? How much space is needed? I've googled a little bit but have not come up with any specific answers.
Bob S
Bob, First, you will love vbox, so go grab a copy at: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.6/ Generally, all virtualbox guest OS's are stored under your ~/.Virtualbox directory. If your multiboot setup all use the same /home partition, then you are fine. If not, then a separate partitions for your guest OS's is a really good idea. Then you could just mount the guest OS partition as ~/.Virtualbox and have vbox available in all your installs. As for size, it depends. My XP guests are all between 10 and 20G. A good rule of thumb for Vista and XP is 4G (for the base OS + freespace) + "Your Stuff" Remember you will need to leave at least 15% free space if you want to defrag your windows installs, so the more the merrier. As for Win7, I ain't got a clue. As for all the virtual hosts out there vbox is my favorite. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org