19 August 2008 | Ceci n'est pas une pipe

Archive of the day August 19, 2008

August 19

Sun xVM VirtualBox on Debian Etch

There are no uncertain terms, my experience with VirtualBox by Sun Microsystems was simply amazing! Now I can use the software to run better under Windows XP without having to restart every time my Linux box. Necessary, try it! Needless lost in explanations of how to install because it is embarrassing in its simplicity: just install the package with dpkg. In this way, even those - like me - using a kernel compiled ad hoc will be assisted in the compilation (full auto) the forms necessary to virtualization. Here are the steps:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads visit and click on Binaries (all platforms)
accept the terms of use and download the correct file (in my case: virtualbox_1.6.4-33808_Debian_etch_i386.deb)
install with dpkg:
#dpkg -i virtualbox_1.6.4-33808_Debian_etch_i386.deb

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August 19

Googlephone is (almost) arrived!

Engadget talks about in glowing terms, and perhaps with good reason: the long awaited Googlephone, mobile phones branded by the search engine, would seem to be really straight. The ' HTC Dream , which is the phone that would physically bring to market Android , the mobile phone operating system developed by Mountain View, yesterday received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (to see if the product, hardware and software, meets the standards required), but important formal step to be able to reach the U.S. market. And from here, timing and means absolutely can not be assessed, in stores around the world.