Re: [WebDNA] jumping on the linux train
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2011
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 107128
interpreted = N
texte = I also highly recommend you get Parallels or VMWare, and run Linux =inside a VM window inside your normal day-to-day OS. I don't know if =Parallels has this feature, but VMWare has the ability to take snapshots =of the OS, so you can play and destroy things, then revet back to an =older snapshot if things get too messed up.Advantages are:1) You don't need another machine2) You can stay in your favorite OS, keeping all your emails and =everything else3) You can copy/paste between OS instances4) Using snapshots, testing/trying/playing becomes easierOn Jul 28, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Adam OConnor wrote:> You should toss a copy of Ubuntu server (w/o GUI) on a spare machine =to play with. Also - using Ubuntu as your desktop/dev (w/GUI) machine =may help you become familiar with it quicker.
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I also highly recommend you get Parallels or VMWare, and run Linux =inside a VM window inside your normal day-to-day OS. I don't know if =Parallels has this feature, but VMWare has the ability to take snapshots =of the OS, so you can play and destroy things, then revet back to an =older snapshot if things get too messed up.Advantages are:1) You don't need another machine2) You can stay in your favorite OS, keeping all your emails and =everything else3) You can copy/paste between OS instances4) Using snapshots, testing/trying/playing becomes easierOn Jul 28, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Adam OConnor wrote:> You should toss a copy of Ubuntu server (w/o GUI) on a spare machine =to play with. Also - using Ubuntu as your desktop/dev (w/GUI) machine =may help you become familiar with it quicker.
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