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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:14:54 -0800
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From: John Floren <john@jfloren.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Returning to Plan 9: Virtualization, Distributions
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On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Joel C. Salomon <joelcsalomon@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> After a long hiatus, I'd like to get back to experimenting with Plan
> 9. =A0I have an Ubuntu Linux laptop with AMD's virtualization extensions
> supported by the CPU, so I figure my best bet is one of the umpteen
> virtualization tools. =A0Which is best supported by Plan 9 =97 virtualbox=
,
> qemu, or something else?
>
> Also, what distributions are best for amd64? =A0Bell Labs'? 9front? 9atom=
?
>
> Thanks,
> =97Joel
>
>

I found that Virtualbox worked very well when I was fiddling with my
Macbook on the way back from IWP9. I haven't tried it on the thinkpad
yet.

John