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Re: [PLUG] which way to go to run winxp apps in linux
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On Wednesday 17 October 2007 17:00, Art Alexion wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 October 2007 18:19:32 James Barrett wrote:
> > Setting up a samba share on the host machine goes a long way if you have
> > a Windows VM. ÂSave files directly to the share and you will have access
> > to them from both the host and the guest.
>
> This is what kinda killed VMware for me. The server wanted to install its
> own smb.conf. It did not offer a backup of mine or any of the usual
> install alternatives. I chose not to do it as I did not want to hose a
> working samba system. That killed file and clipboard sharing. Without
> that, I might as well be running windows on a separate box with greater
> efficiency.
Odd. VMware Server did not touch my samba config. Perhaps it was because I
chose not to enable VMware's in[ft]ernal file sharing stuff. In any event,
after installing VMware Tools inside the XP VM, I am able to share the
clipboard between the host and guest.
I am using a stock Debian samba server with a modified config. The guest is
an XP VM with NAT virtual networking. The guest can connect to the samba
share which I designated for it on the host.
I agree that it would be more efficient to run XP on its own machine, but as
far as productivity is concerned, having two machines to do anything which
one can do easily is a real "bucket of bits".
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