Sunday, July 17, 2011

operating system virtualization software

with an Operating System (i.e. os ) virtualization software we can run an os inside another os like a program.this concept not only sounds interesting but also provides us with various real life advantages. besides it also finds good use in the industry.[for information : our main operating system is called the 'Host OS' while the os which we run inside our main os with the os-virtualization-software is called 'Guest OS'].so lets see at a glance what advantages it has for us the domestic users:

  • allows us gain hands-on-experience on various operating system without any worry of partitioning or formatting our hard disks.
  • we can install and experiment with applications without any worry in the guest operating system as the host or native operating system of our computer will remain out of trouble.
  • we can study n make changes in the system files of the operating system
  • we (i.e. developers ) often develop projects which are not portable or are hard to demonstrate on other computers. as running complex projects requires installation of requisite software and a lot of configurations. these problems can be avoided with os virtualization softwares. we can develop our projects in the virtual os and later carry the entire os [with installed apps. and projects ] to other computers.all we have to do its to install the os virtualization in the target computer

Softwares: there are several this king of programs available. however the most popular names are:

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 VMware Workstation:
its a shareware.besides a real powerful software which supports a wide-range of guest os.it also provides a lot of tools and customization options for the guest os.i personally recommend this. torrent download here
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 Virtual Box :(by SunMicrosystems currently owned by Oracle).its a freeware. moreover its open source.very userfriendly and fast. download here




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Windows Virtual PC:
its also a shareware.its vendor is Microsoft Corporations.it works only if the host operating system is windows.download here

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  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    The info shared here is really helpful as it educates one about the software ,virtual p.c. its of great help especially to the new learner of computers as it helps them to experiment with the o.s.without actually harming the existing files......

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  2. shaliniJuly 30, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    jaan its gr8. keep up da good work.....

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  3. UnknownNovember 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Great work partha da. Pls post something about how to compile and execute those source code packages in linux n windows. I've got a lot many software in source form but am clueless on how to use them. Thanks once again for your posts. They're very very very helpful

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