[Mageia-dev] Virtual machine image distribution

Mon Feb 14 13:45:27 CET 2011

2011/2/14 Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org>:
+> Hi,
+>
+> while debugging the last issues for iso for alpha 1, Anne reminded us
+> that some people asked in the past for appliance ( ie, virtual machine )
+> to be distributed along the isos on mirrors.
+>
+> While we will likely not do for the next release ( due tomorrow ), I
+> would like to have some feedback about it ( as i seldom use such
+> features, I prefer to install my vm myself ).
+>
+> There is some question to answer :
+> - what technology would people like to see ? ( remember, this has to be
+> something that can be created using free softwares in the distribution )
+>
+> - what type of hardware should be emulated ( i586/x86_64, sound card,
+> etc ? )
+>
+> - what should be distributed along the disk image ?
+>
+> - what kind of installation ? Ie, a default user with a default
+> documented password, but for issue such as language, size of the disk,
+> partitionning, set of installation package, this is more tricky.
+>
+>
+> Who would be interested by this feature ? Some has example of
+> company/group doing the same that he could comment ( I found several
+> people doing the same, but no time to look at details ) ?
+
+One hardware feature which comes to mind is USB support (external
+haddisks, printer, card readers, etc.)
+
+Besides a ready made vm I'd appreciate a tool in the style of the
+draktools to convert a custom installation into a vm to be installed
+in virtual machines.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+