Meeting.2007.06.07

Posted by Maieve Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:02:00 GMT


This session is basically a tutorial on Virtualization. Here's what went down in June's meeting:
  • CodeWarrior listed different virtualization tools like VMWare and Xen.
  • Working up a virtualization tool scheme on Macs, has anyone done that before?
  • What are the benefits of Virtualization? They definitely include using it for testing purposes.
  • The tutorial is essentially about installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox on Windows and then installing rails, as per Makram's request. Here are the steps:
  1. After the installation is ready, log in with your username and password.
  2. Choose the network for the device you created. Create a bridge between the network of your device and the one you’re using.
  3. Do the chicken dance.
  4. Once the networks are bridged, you either give the device an IP manually, or use your network's DHCP.
  5. When you have connectivity, the first thing you need to do is to update.
  6. Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the universe entry, then run apt-get update one more time. (The download is around 40 minutes on a 128k connection)
  7. Moo!
  8. Once this is done, rails should be installed.
  • Tutorial over, some Q&A.
  • A discussion on LCD screens, being the geeky people that we are.