Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:29:47 +0100 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> To: Harold Hartley <wheelie207@gwi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: installing freebsd on windows Message-ID: <49C9C14B.1050806@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <49C98507.6040905@gwi.net> References: <49C98507.6040905@gwi.net>
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Harold Hartley skrev: > I am wondering if the freebsd team has ever thought of making freebsd to > install on windows like ubuntu does. > > I'm just a person that can't afford more than one computer cause I live > in a nursing home and I would like to be able to use one computer to > choose what I want to boot into, such as windows or unbuntu and maybe a > freebsd choice. > > I don't always want to boot into windows, except for the 3 apps I have > to use windows for. > > I do boot into ubuntu 90% of the time and enjoy it so much, but I have > read about freebsd and researched it fully and I wish I could be able to > run freebsd as with all the apps freebsd has to offer. I would love to > be able to install freebsd under windows so I could choose freebsd to > boot into when I want. > > I hope to hear from freebsd about my request, and by the way, I'm not a > linux expert so I don't know everything about linux, but I'm always > learning. > > Thanks > Harold Hartley > 158 Russell Street > Lewiston, Maine 04240 > wheelie207@gwi.net For testing purposes I've used Suns VirtualBox under Windows, it runs under Linux as well. (Free)BSD installs well and it can give you a first impression on how it works. There are some settings that you must keep in mind, disk size can't be dynamic. You can use the VirtualBox forums for more information. /Leslie
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