[Discuss] Ubuntu Install Question

Bill Horne bill at horne.net
Sat Mar 9 17:30:15 EST 2019


On 3/9/2019 4:47 PM, Rich Pieri wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Mar 2019 16:28:02 -0500
> Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote:
>
>> I have a Windows 7 PC, and I'd like to know the best way to run Linux
>> on it without dual-booting.
> Upgrade to Windows 10, enable WSL, and install your preferred
> distributions?

This machine is too old for W10, and I hate the GUI anyway. I'm going to 
overwrite the HD and use only  Linux when W7 dies.

>> Is a trial version of  VMWare still available? I used to run Windows
>> XP and Linux under it, but that was a while back.
> VMware Player is free to use with some restrictions. There hasn't been
> a free/trial version of VMware Workstation in some time.

That's nice to know: I'll check out the player. Thanks!

Bill

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