Filed under: Linux, Commercial
Canonical adds Parallels to Ubuntu partner repository
by Brad Linder Feb 11th 2008 at 1:30PM
Parallels is probably best known for making virtualization software for OS X that enables Mac users to run Windows without rebooting. Unlike VirtualBox and the VMWare Player, Parellels charges $50 for a licensed copy of its Workstation software. But there's a 15 day free trial, so you can try the software out of a while before deciding whether its worth the asking price.
Of course, VirtualBox and VMWare Player are both pretty easy to use and work quite well, which leads us to wonder why anyone would pay for virtualization software for Linux that doesn't appear to offer any advanced features at the moment? We're not morally opposed to companies releasing commercial software for Linux, and we even think it's great that you can find commercial software using the add/remove applications window. But if you're going to charge for an application designed to run on Linux, you should really make sure it offers some benefits that you can't already get from free and open source software.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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david said 2:32PM on 2-11-2008
here is nice paralles installation guide http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-setup-parallels-virtualization-software-in-ubuntu.html
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SteveS said 2:48PM on 2-11-2008
"Of course, VirtualBox and VMWare Player are both pretty easy to use and work quite well, which leads us to wonder why anyone would pay for virtualization software for Linux..."
Uhh sorry to break the news but VMWare Player is just that, a "player" meaning you cannot create a virtual machine, on "play" one. To create one you need the un-free VMware Workstation or Server software.
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whiskey said 8:15AM on 2-12-2008
There is Vmware Server which is free and only requires from you a key (and to do that just go to the site and ask for it, they can give you up to a 100).
Ivan said 12:13AM on 2-12-2008
@SteveS
Actually, there is a website (http://www.easyvmx.com/) that creates virtual machines for VMware Player. So VMWare Workstation or Server software is not needed to make a virtual machine.
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alex dante said 8:16AM on 2-13-2008
Virtualbox does lack USB support in the freeware version. And I'm assuming Parallels has a snapshot manager similar to VMWare Workstation (my preferred choice). If so, that's worth the price of admission alone.
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