[NBLUG/talk] VMware Linux guest recommendations

Bill Kendrick nbs at sonic.net
Fri Jan 11 13:40:23 PST 2008


On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 01:28:46PM -0800, Cameron Tully-Smith wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking for a Linux distribution that will run fast in VMware; I don't
> need everything installed, looking mostly for Java development ala Eclipse
> and PostgreSQL.

I haven't used any of them, but can list off some that I've heard are
small and light, and hence probably fast:

  * Xubuntu   (Ubuntu using the XCFE desktop, rather than Gnome or KDE)
  * Puppy

Take it easy, Cameron!

-- 
-bill!
bill at newbreedsoftware.com
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