[Mageia-dev] Virtual machine image distribution

Mon Feb 14 13:45:40 CET 2011

Hello!
+
+Here are some suggestions:
+
+VirtualBox (.vdi), storage set to "Dynamically expanding storage"
+(meaning that the vdi-file only takes up as much space as is used),
+maxsize of 10-30 gb? 32 bit should be easiest to use? Or is 64 bit
+more common these days (maybe one of each)?
+
+In VirtualBox you can configure the memory size later, but maybe 512
+mb memory as default?
+
+Package suggestion: X, dev-tools (gcc, linux-headers etc.), office,
+Firefox/Seamonkey, perhaps Emacs? VBox-Guest-Additions would be nice
+since graphics can sometimes be complicated in VirtualBox. But as you
+say that part may be difficult to anticipate what people may want.
+Since it seems that php and perl is commonly used, maybe that should
+be included?
+
+I would be interested in this, especially for the first versions. But
+as you say, one could install it oneself on a VirtualBox, but with
+some distributions I've used graphics can be complicated to get right
+in VirtualBox.
+
+Regards,
+
+Zarniwoop/David Sjölin
+
+
+On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> wrote:
+> 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 ) ?
+>
+> --
+> Michael Scherer
+>
+>
+