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    • WrCombs
      WrCombs last edited by scottalanmiller

      Im using my Girlfriends Laptop (my charging cord became a cat snack the other night and I don't have money at this time to get a new one.) she told me I can do what ever I need to; downloads such and such.
      trying to find VirtualBox so I can give Linux Mint 18 another go.
      disc Space is not an issue. 363 GB free disc space here.
      my question is; which VirtualBox, should I use? theres a dozen or so choices.

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      • StrongBad
        StrongBad last edited by

        If you have Windows on a normal PC, you use this one:

        http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.2/VirtualBox-5.1.2-108956-Win.exe

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        • RojoLoco
          RojoLoco last edited by

          How do you have 388gb of free memory in a laptop???

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          • StrongBad
            StrongBad last edited by

            If you have Windows on a normal PC, you use this one:

            http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.2/VirtualBox-5.1.2-108956-Win.exe

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            • StrongBad
              StrongBad @RojoLoco last edited by

              @RojoLoco said in Help:

              How do you have 388gb of free memory in a laptop???

              It's an R730 with a hinge glued on and an LCD glued on to that. Hurts your lap a bit and you can't talk to anyone while it is running, but oh the power!

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              • WrCombs
                WrCombs @RojoLoco last edited by

                @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

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                • StrongBad
                  StrongBad @WrCombs last edited by

                  @WrCombs said in Help:

                  @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                  Does that make it better? LOL

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                  • WrCombs
                    WrCombs @StrongBad last edited by

                    @StrongBad said in Help:

                    @WrCombs said in Help:

                    @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                    Does that make it better? LOL

                    not Sure!

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                    • BRRABill
                      BRRABill @WrCombs last edited by

                      @WrCombs said in Help:

                      @StrongBad said in Help:

                      @WrCombs said in Help:

                      @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                      Does that make it better? LOL

                      not Sure!

                      By "memory" ... do you mean free disk space?

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                      • RojoLoco
                        RojoLoco @BRRABill last edited by

                        @BRRABill said in Help:

                        @WrCombs said in Help:

                        @StrongBad said in Help:

                        @WrCombs said in Help:

                        @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                        Does that make it better? LOL

                        not Sure!

                        By "memory" ... do you mean free disk space?

                        Good point... "free memory" is RAM, not hard drive space. @WrCombs I think you have your terminology mixed up.

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                        • coliver
                          coliver @WrCombs last edited by

                          @WrCombs said in Help:

                          @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                          Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

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                          • StrongBad
                            StrongBad @WrCombs last edited by

                            @WrCombs said in Help:

                            my question is; which VirtualBox, should I use? theres a dozen or so choices.

                            0_1470236891277_VirtualBoxDownloads.PNG

                            It's the list of "platform packages" that you want to pick from. You are not looking for Extension Packs (that's extra software, not VirtualBox itself) and you are not looking for a developer kit. So there are just the four links at the top. One is for Windows, one for Mac OS X, one for Linux and one for Solaris. So you just choose the one for the operating system that you are installing it on.

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                            • WrCombs
                              WrCombs @coliver last edited by

                              @coliver said in Help:

                              @WrCombs said in Help:

                              @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                              Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                              mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

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                              • WrCombs
                                WrCombs @RojoLoco last edited by

                                @RojoLoco said in Help:

                                @BRRABill said in Help:

                                @WrCombs said in Help:

                                @StrongBad said in Help:

                                @WrCombs said in Help:

                                @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                                Does that make it better? LOL

                                not Sure!

                                By "memory" ... do you mean free disk space?

                                Good point... "free memory" is RAM, not hard drive space. @WrCombs I think you have your terminology mixed up.

                                yes, you are right. sorry "free disk space" will edit

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                                • BRRABill
                                  BRRABill @coliver last edited by

                                  @coliver said

                                  Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                                  The term "block device" still gets me a bit.

                                  In theory I understand the concept, but in functionality...

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                                  • RojoLoco
                                    RojoLoco @WrCombs last edited by

                                    @WrCombs said in Help:

                                    @coliver said in Help:

                                    @WrCombs said in Help:

                                    @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                                    Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                                    mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

                                    You need to get the terminology right if you expect to be taken seriously when you say "I'm in IT".

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                                    • WrCombs
                                      WrCombs @RojoLoco last edited by

                                      @RojoLoco said in Help:

                                      @WrCombs said in Help:

                                      @coliver said in Help:

                                      @WrCombs said in Help:

                                      @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                                      Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                                      mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

                                      You need to get the terminology right if you expect to be taken seriously when you say "I'm in IT".

                                      yes, I understand that. maybe instead I should start with "Still new, bare with me, need help with...."

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                                      • RojoLoco
                                        RojoLoco @WrCombs last edited by

                                        @WrCombs said in Help:

                                        @RojoLoco said in Help:

                                        @WrCombs said in Help:

                                        @coliver said in Help:

                                        @WrCombs said in Help:

                                        @RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

                                        Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                                        mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

                                        You need to get the terminology right if you expect to be taken seriously when you say "I'm in IT".

                                        yes, I understand that. maybe instead I should start with "Still new, bare bear with me, need help with...."

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                                        • StrongBad
                                          StrongBad @BRRABill last edited by

                                          @BRRABill said in Help:

                                          @coliver said

                                          Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

                                          The term "block device" still gets me a bit.

                                          In theory I understand the concept, but in functionality...

                                          In what context are you finding it confusing?

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                                          • Minion Queen
                                            Minion Queen Banned last edited by

                                            I edited your original post to have a more descriptive title and added a topical tag at the bottom. Tagging takes some getting used to and knowing what tags are useful or meaningful is something you learn and always has to be adjusted. A topic title should always be thoughtful. When people first see your topic, it's all that they see. So it needs to have enough information in it that someone knows if it is a topic that they are interested in and/or are able to help with.

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                                            • WrCombs
                                              WrCombs @Minion Queen last edited by

                                              @Minion-Queen said in Help Installing VirtualBox:

                                              I edited your original post to have a more descriptive title and added a topical tag at the bottom. Tagging takes some getting used to and knowing what tags are useful or meaningful is something you learn and always has to be adjusted. A topic title should always be thoughtful. When people first see your topic, it's all that they see. So it needs to have enough information in it that someone knows if it is a topic that they are interested in and/or are able to help with.

                                              thank you!
                                              will Work on it!

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