On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 01.08.2013 21:35, schrieb Bill Oliver:
On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 01.08.2013 21:02, schrieb Bill Oliver:
One more note. As I've mentioned before, I do a full wipe and installation periodically on my machines. This can
be a hassle if one is left re-installing other virtual OSs as well. I have found that, with VirtualBox, I can
simply back up the ./.VirtualBox directory and the "VirtualBox VMs" directory, and then copy them back into my home
directory after the reinstall of Linux
is virtualbox still so poor that you can't have simply all files
related to a VM inside a single directory and need to manage
virtual disks and iso-images that weird way as a few years ago?
[snip]
I don't understand your complaint -- that there's a config directory *and* a disk directory? I don't find that an
overwhelming burden.
The command "cp -R" doesn't seem to be too onerous a way to transfer stuff from machine to machine
if you ever work with more than 20 virtual machines on serveral hosts
for testing, development as well as for production you will understand
Sorry, that's a pretty bullshit answer. Apps should work for the people who use them. You are right -- it may be that there are all sorts of systems that work better for people who run ten thousand machines on a thousand servers. I don't care. What I care about is what suits *my* needs. And Virtualbox works great for me. It usually installs with minimal hassle (current discussion notwithstanding), and it does what I want it to do. I don't care about what's the most elegant. I don't care about what's the most sophisticated solution. I don't care about showing how technologically savvy a system administrator I am. What I care about is solving a problem and moving on to more important things as quickly as I can. VirtualBox does that for me:
1) Download app. check
2) Click on icon. check
3) Put in OS disk. check
4) Click on icon. check
5) Drink a beer. check
6) Watch a bearded guy dance with a raccoon on YouTube. check.
7) Move on to next problem. check.
Your response is a little like responding to a post by me saying that I pruned the trees in my garden, threw the limbs in my little Ford Ranger and hauled the trash to the dump by arguing that a Mack Terrapro can haul 23,000 lbs of rotting garbage, has a much sturdier transmission, an indestructable drivetrain and twin trumpet horns. Well, yeah. Whatever. And if I ever have the need to haul 23,000 lbs of garbage on a regular basis, and want to see my dog have seizures every time I honk the horn, I'll look into one. Until then, I'm going to throw my stuff in the back of my Ranger and tool on down to the landfill happy as I can be.
billo
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