Windows and Ubuntu on same system- Ubuntu runs GnuCash?

[Manfred Usselmann]

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:58:44 -0800 (PST)
Phil Longstaff <plongstaff at rogers.com> wrote:

> There are a couple of ways you could do this:
> 
> 1) dual boot

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

> 2) run ubuntu under vmware.  If you download the freeware vmplayer for windows (www.vmware.com), you will be able to find vmx files which run under it.  Essentially, you will be running ubuntu as a guest OS, then running gnucash on ubuntu.  Vmware allows the guest OS to access the mouse, dvd player, network, ...   You should be able to run a pretty stripped-down ubuntu system.

VirtualBox is nice as well.

3) Wubi - http://wubi.sourceforge.net/

Manfred


> ________________________________
> From: BPG <bigskypa at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 11:23:52 AM
> Subject: Windows and Ubuntu on same system- Ubuntu runs GnuCash?
> 
> Ok, I'm not really giving up just yet.
> 
> I've learned a little bit.
> 
> Question- can I run Gnucash on my computer using Ubuntu and then switch over
> to Windows when I'm done working with GnuCash?
> 
> I think the answer "yes" but I just want to know from you folks if my
> computer's going to get messed up because of the 2 different systems.
> 
> What do you think?
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