On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 01.08.2013 21:35, schrieb Bill Oliver:
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> Am 01.08.2013 21:02, schrieb Bill Oliver:
>>> One more note. As I've mentioned before, I do a full wipe and
installation periodically on my machines. This can
>>> be a hassle if one is left re-installing other virtual OSs as well. I have
found that, with VirtualBox, I can
>>> simply back up the ./.VirtualBox directory and the "VirtualBox VMs"
directory, and then copy them back into my home
>>> directory after the reinstall of Linux
>>
>> is virtualbox still so poor that you can't have simply all files
>> related to a VM inside a single directory and need to manage
>> virtual disks and iso-images that weird way as a few years ago?
>>
>> [snip]
>
> I don't understand your complaint -- that there's a config directory *and* a
disk directory? I don't find that an
> overwhelming burden.
> The command "cp -R" doesn't seem to be too onerous a way to transfer
stuff from machine to machine
if you ever work with more than 20 virtual machines on serveral hosts
for testing, development as well as for production you will understand
Sorry, that's a pretty bullshit answer. Apps should work for the people who use them.
You are right -- it may be that there are all sorts of systems that work better for
people who run ten thousand machines on a thousand servers. I don't care. What I
care about is what suits *my* needs. And Virtualbox works great for me. It usually
installs with minimal hassle (current discussion notwithstanding), and it does what I want
it to do. I don't care about what's the most elegant. I don't care about
what's the most sophisticated solution. I don't care about showing how
technologically savvy a system administrator I am. What I care about is solving a problem
and moving on to more important things as quickly as I can. VirtualBox does that for me:
1) Download app. check
2) Click on icon. check
3) Put in OS disk. check
4) Click on icon. check
5) Drink a beer. check
6) Watch a bearded guy dance with a raccoon on YouTube. check.
7) Move on to next problem. check.
Your response is a little like responding to a post by me saying that I pruned the trees
in my garden, threw the limbs in my little Ford Ranger and hauled the trash to the dump
by arguing that a Mack Terrapro can haul 23,000 lbs of rotting garbage, has a much
sturdier transmission, an indestructable drivetrain and twin trumpet horns. Well, yeah.
Whatever. And if I ever have the need to haul 23,000 lbs of garbage on a regular basis,
and want to see my dog have seizures every time I honk the horn, I'll look into one.
Until then, I'm going to throw my stuff in the back of my Ranger and tool on down to
the landfill happy as I can be.
billo