[NBLUG/talk] VMware Linux guest recommendations

Sameer Verma sverma at sfsu.edu
Fri Jan 11 14:03:29 PST 2008


Cameron Tully-Smith wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for a Linux distribution that will run fast in VMware; I
> don't need everything installed, looking mostly for Java development
> ala Eclipse and PostgreSQL.
>
> Any preferences?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cameron
> -- 
> Cameron Tully-Smith
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> cameron.tullysmith at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.tullysmith at gmail.com>
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Ubuntu has JeOS (Just Enough Operating System, pronounced as juice).

Tech Specs:

    * 151M iso image
    * Kernel 2.6.22
    * Optimized for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server
    * Intel or AMD x86 architecture
    * Minimum memory 128Mo
    * No graphical environment preloaded as it is aimed at Server
virtual appliance
    * Working knowledge of linux administration, dpkg and aptitude
recommended to start building your own appliance

Read about it at
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos

Grab VMWare appliance at http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/1136

Sameer

-- 
Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
http://opensource.sfsu.edu/




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