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Old 05-17-2005, 10:38 AM   #1
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Lightbulb Linux Host Or Windows Host ??


I WANT TO use vmware 5 workstation for my linux distros,windows operating system running at the same time. and so i can better manage backup and restore system...

therefore,i want to finger out that should i use linux host and windows guest setup.....or windows vmware host and linux guest ???which way is better to improve performance ??

cpu : 3ghz
ram : 4gb ddr

trying to run more than 4 operating systems at the same time !under linux or windows xp ?

thanks


i think they are many linux user who are using vmware to avoid dual boot or partition work.
 
Old 05-17-2005, 12:29 PM   #2
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at the moment, I have a Windows XP host with 1.5 GB RAM, with the following guests: RH 9, FC 3, Debian Woody, and Debian Sarge. All of them are running X window and are very responsive.

I'm sure it will work well either way.
 
Old 05-18-2005, 01:40 PM   #3
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I'm running Gentoo as the host OS on a laptop with VMware 4.5.2. I have XP Pro as the guest OS. Personally, I like this setup because Gentoo takes much longer to install when compared to Windows. I usually reinstall Windows every 3 - 4 months, so I would much rather only have to re-install Windows than both. Also, linux is pretty much a virus-free environent, whereas Windows is a massive target, so I prefer to run in linux 99% of the time and only run Windows (through VMware) when I need to use one or two of the apps in there. I hope this helps.
 
  


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