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| === Creation and revision dates === | === Creation and revision dates === | ||
| - | This page was created on 2010/08/11. Last revised 2010/08/11. | + | This page was created on 2010/08/11. Last revised 2010/08/12. |
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| QEMU provides a virtual machine that will run within XP. Refer to the QEMU documentation for a detailed description of the virtual hardware. | QEMU provides a virtual machine that will run within XP. Refer to the QEMU documentation for a detailed description of the virtual hardware. | ||
| - | It allows to test an operating system environment without rebooting out of XP, and without actually installing it; you can eg test Slitaz this way, before deciding if you want to install it on your machine. | + | It allows to test an operating system environment without actually installing it and without rebooting out of XP; you can eg test Slitaz this way, before deciding if you want to install it on your machine. |
| Compared with eg Virtual Box (which I am also using regularly), QEMU is initially much faster and easier to set up. You will also have less problems if you are somewhat memory constrained (which you are, if you have less than 1.0 or 1.5 GB RAM). Performancewise, both virtualisation plateforms looked similar to me (way slower than a native install). | Compared with eg Virtual Box (which I am also using regularly), QEMU is initially much faster and easier to set up. You will also have less problems if you are somewhat memory constrained (which you are, if you have less than 1.0 or 1.5 GB RAM). Performancewise, both virtualisation plateforms looked similar to me (way slower than a native install). | ||
| - | If you just want to try Slitaz and VirtualBox is not yet installed on your machine, prefer the QEMU solution described here. | + | If you just want to try Slitaz within your XP environment, prefer the QEMU solution described here (unless VirtualBox is already installed and set up on your machine). |
| ===== Getting started ===== | ===== Getting started ===== | ||