Ubuntu Add/Remove

The Mad Rapper · 13 Nov 2008 at 20:27

Why doesn't all Linux software appear there? I tried typing in VMWare earlier, to install Workstation, and it wasn't there? I then tried the d/l from the VM site and it's an RPM which my package manager doesn't recognise.

Help!

The Mad Rapper · 13 Nov 2008 at 21:01

Yes, Server was what I meant, sorry.

I can remember you could install it using Automatix, but that's no longer available sadly.

I want to use VMWare specifically because of the ability to run applications within windows as though they were running natively. Virtualbox doesn't do that does it?

The Mad Rapper · 13 Nov 2008 at 21:10

fishfishfish said:
Yes, VirtualBox does exactly that. I'm running Windows XP on my Intrepid box in seamless mode, so the Windows applications sit on top of the Linux desktop (similar to Parallels if you've seen that on OS X).

I'd give it a go. It's a lot easier to install than VMWare Server, and you shouldn't run into problems when you later upgrade the kernel, as you could with past versions of VMWare Server.

Cool, thank you

I'll give it a try.

The Mad Rapper · 14 Nov 2008 at 20:22

Right, progress update and further questions...

I've installed VirtualBox and created a Windows XP SP3 VM. I've installed Office 2003.

How do I get an application (e.g. MS Word) within the VM to run in seamless mode? The option is greyed out in the File menu.

TIA

The Mad Rapper · 14 Nov 2008 at 21:00

Outcast said:
You need to map a drive to cross files between ubuntu & Vbox.

Oops... edit..
brb

Back

I don't get what you mean. right ctrl + F makes it full screen..Same again to reduce !!

I'll try and explain it another way

Seamless Mode is supposed to allow you to run an application (like MS Word) in it's own Window, so it appears to be running natively within Linux, does that make sense?

VirtualBox is still running, but it's minimised, all you can see are the seamless windows of whatever applications you have chosen to run that way.

In this case, I can see the Seamless mode option, but am unable to select it because it's greyed out.

The Mad Rapper · 15 Nov 2008 at 11:11

Aah, that must be it then, it was installed via the Add/Remove function. I'll try doing it the other way, thank you for your help

The Mad Rapper · 15 Nov 2008 at 16:05

Absolutely fantastic! It works brilliantly, thank you so much

I installed VirtualBox direct from their site, created an XP VM, installed Guest Tools and MS Office and I now have MS Word running fullscreen in Ubuntu

Brilliant, brilliant, am very happy

The Mad Rapper · 15 Nov 2008 at 23:56

Outcast said:
I actually pointed that link out in comment 11

oh well... I guess I was accidently wearing my cloak of invisibility again.

It wasn't the shortcut you identified that I was having the issue with, I was using the wrong version of the software. Have a hug anyway though