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Interesting, and thanks for the write-up about Slackware on VirtualBox on Windows. Can you do copy-and-paste between the Slackware in the VM and Windows, and ca

by vram22 9y ago

Interesting, and thanks for the write-up about Slackware on VirtualBox on Windows. Can you do copy-and-paste between the Slackware in the VM and Windows, and can you do file / folder sharing? I might want to try to use Slackware based on your description. Update: Also, can you explain what you mean by this: >If you use Xfce, your top panel will be at the top of the screen and will by default float behind any Windows-native windows. This allows you to keep both OSes running all the time and switch back and forth as necessary. I use Ubuntu on VirtualBox on Windows and can already do the switching back and forth, but am not sure what you mean by "will by default float behind any Windows-native windows".

morganvachon 9y ago
> "Can you do copy-and-paste between the Slackware in the VM and Windows, and can you do file / folder sharing?" Yes, to the extent VirtualBox allows it. Make sure you have it turned on in the VM's settings and the Guest Additions are installed. > "am not sure what you mean by "will by default float behind any Windows-native windows"." Sorry, I just meant that the VM apps are treated like any other Windows object and aren't "always on top" or "always on bottom". Let's say you have the VM running as I described, and you open a Windows application. That application will be the "top" layer because it has focus; the VM won't override it. If you then click on the title bar of a Linux application, it gets pulled to the front and the virtualized app becomes the app with focus, along with the Xfce panel, but there's no opaque "desktop" layer blocking any Windows apps underneath it, as it would be if it weren't in Seamless mode. In short, it does what it says on the tin: Host and Guest apps work together seamlessly as if it were all one OS with one "desktop".
- vram22 9y ago
  >Yes, to the extent VirtualBox allows it. Make sure you have it turned on in the VM's settings and the Guest Additions are installed. Great. >If you then click on the title bar of a Linux application, it gets pulled to the front and the virtualized app becomes the app with focus, along with the Xfce panel, but there's no opaque "desktop" layer blocking any Windows apps underneath it, as it would be if it weren't in Seamless mode. Got it now, thanks. That's a good feature.

by vram22 9y ago

morganvachon 9y ago

> "Can you do copy-and-paste between the Slackware in the VM and Windows, and can you do file / folder sharing?" Yes, to the extent VirtualBox allows it. Make sure you have it turned on in the VM's settings and the Guest Additions are installed. > "am not sure what you mean by "will by default float behind any Windows-native windows"." Sorry, I just meant that the VM apps are treated like any other Windows object and aren't "always on top" or "always on bottom". Let's say you have the VM running as I described, and you open a Windows application. That application will be the "top" layer because it has focus; the VM won't override it. If you then click on the title bar of a Linux application, it gets pulled to the front and the virtualized app becomes the app with focus, along with the Xfce panel, but there's no opaque "desktop" layer blocking any Windows apps underneath it, as it would be if it weren't in Seamless mode. In short, it does what it says on the tin: Host and Guest apps work together seamlessly as if it were all one OS with one "desktop".

vram22 9y ago
>Yes, to the extent VirtualBox allows it. Make sure you have it turned on in the VM's settings and the Guest Additions are installed. Great. >If you then click on the title bar of a Linux application, it gets pulled to the front and the virtualized app becomes the app with focus, along with the Xfce panel, but there's no opaque "desktop" layer blocking any Windows apps underneath it, as it would be if it weren't in Seamless mode. Got it now, thanks. That's a good feature.