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# Using Ubuntu like host OS
- URL: https://blogs.remobjects.com/2007/10/01/using-ubuntu-like-host-os/
- Published: 2007-10-01T21:19:08.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-22T06:17:48.000Z
- Author: donald
- Tags: #Import 2026-08-17 20:17

Hi finally take the trip and after a lot of troubles with D2007 Updates and XP i prefer to use a Virtual machine running XP on a [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) Box.

That way will guarantee after any problem i will always have a backup copy of a working VM , and can work again in just a few minutes.

The last time i try that, i must say, was a bad experience. [VMWare](http://www.vmware.com/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) lack of of a good communication between Host OS (LINUX) and VM. That was at beta 4 of VMWare i think. And the virtualizer options lack of many other features.

I hear about [VirtualBox](http://www.virtualbox.org/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) and think is a great chance to give a try.

I have to say i was surprised. VirtualBox is a OS app wich integrate lovely with Ubuntu Desktop. BTW, ubuntu grow up and is a really ‘just work’ distro. I have a [HP dv9233cl notebook](http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3340263&lang=en&&ref=blogs.remobjects.com), and ALL the hardware works out of the box, except the web cam, working thanks to a easy to install [core module](http://lsb.blogdns.net/ry5u870/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com).

VirtualBox offer a seamless mode, and i take some pictures from you.

I hope you like.

D2007 Update 3 Start.

![Delphi 2007 ubuntu Box](http://www.petrobox.com.ar/privfiles/1_low.png "Delphi 2007 Ubuntu Box")

BTW, the image on the background is a forest in the [Patagonia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/patagonia?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) [Argentina](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/argentina?ref=blogs.remobjects.com), taked in my last vacation

D2007 Coding a Remobjects Solution

![Delphi 2007 Ubuntu box 2](http://www.petrobox.com.ar/privfiles/2_low.png "Delphi 2007 Ubuntu box 2")

Any comments apreciated.