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I'm not normally a fan of mac software implementations, but recently I saw a copy of Parallels Desktop for mac that I was very much impressed by. I looked into parallel's offerings for Linux (I was initially excited that they developed for *nix) but found that it has essentially the same features as VMware.

Does anyone know if there is a software solution for linux that offers the level of integration that the current Parallels Deesktop for mac has? I looked into wine for the programs I want to run and was very frustrated. I feel like all the ratings in their application database were fabricated honesty. I've tried wine once every Ubuntu release since 8.10 and have never gotten it to work stably.

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Virtual Box

A quite stable actively developed alternative to Parallels Desktop for Ubuntu is Virtual Box. We may install a OSE edition from Ubuntu Software Center but to my experience it is better to run the most recent version from the Oracle Repository (see this answer for installation). This will not only give you up to date bug fixes but also enables USB2.0 and RDP support.

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There is quite a high lever of integration to the Ubuntu host OS:

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  • Virtual Box can be run with different levels of desktop integration from running a virtualized OS in a separate window, in full screen mode or in 'Seamless Windows' mode to integrate guest application windows on the desktop of the host.
  • Sharing directories can be achieved by 'Shared Folders' or through fully integrated network solutions.
  • Clipboard content is available from guest to host and vice versa.
  • Most USB-devices are fully accessible (in the PUEL version with USB2.0 support).
  • Virtual Box is scriptable, i.e. can easily be run and maintained from the command line (or remotely through SSH).

The main advantage however is that Virtual Box is Open Source and cross-platform. This gives you the possibility to export and run your virtual machines on any host OS supported.

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I have some experience with Xen, VMware and VirtualBox. Xen is not working for me because it has problems with everything where Linux needs really deep access to the hardware (3D acceleration in my case and sending the screen into power save mode). VMware and VirtualBox more or less provide the same features and I decided to go with VirtualBox because it is available via Ubuntu Software Center. Works nice for me, but is is not as good integrated into Linux as Parallels for the Mac.

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Virtual Box seems to be the best solution. As another user mentioned, it is script-able, so while built-in seamless levels aren't as high as Parallels, with some scripting, it can be achieved. One of the reasons the seamless isn't as high as Parallels, is precisely because 2 different installs of windows say, can have things in different places.

I have written some scripts that act as pass-through associations to say open a word document in word. Changed the shutdown buttons to send shutdown commands to the VM and wait for the VM to shutdown properly. Set the windows VM to launch at login. Set the VM to shutdown on logout. I left sleep and hibernate alone, as linux seems to do an excellent job of sleeping every open app, including the VM. However, on some hardware it would be necessary to address that as well.

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Parallels Desktop 1.0 for Mac OS X
Developer: Parallels (product page)
System requirements: Any Mac with an Intel CPU, Mac OS X 10.4.6, 512MB of RAM, 30MB free drive space
Price: US$79.99 (US$49.99 through July 15)

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Move over emulation, virtualization is in and it's hotter than two Jessica Albas wresting the devil himself in a pit of molten steel. It's no contest, virtualization has it all: multiple operating systems running on the same machine at nearly the full speed of the host's processor with each system seamlessly networking with the next. Add to that the fact that it's cheaper than getting a new machine and you have the guaranteed latest craze. Not even the Hula Hoop can stop this one.

Okay, virtualization isn't totally new–it's just new to Macs and Parallels Desktop is the first out the door with a 1.0 product for Mactels. For those that are just getting to the party, here's a bit of a breakdown on virtualization. The idea is that program acts as a virtual machine (VM) and its job is to bethe PC (one of the more boring drama classes), tricking the client OS into thinking it's inside a real x86 machine with a physical hard drive, keyboard, Ethernet card, etc., when in reality, it's merely grabbing unused CPU cycles and RAM inside another OS to do it's thing.

The benefits are pretty clear over a real PC: It's running on the Mac you know and love but you're not sacrificing access to the occasional Windows-only app that you might need. Maybe you have a copy of Office XP for Windows and don't want to shell out for the Mac version. Sure, you could load up Apple's Boot Camp, but using a program like Parallels–or its competitors VMWare, WINE and MS' Virtual PC–means you don't have to reboot just to use that accounting program at work.

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It is a great prospect and now even Apple is recommending running Parallels on their Get A Mac site:


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When that page went up, the price of Parallels not-so-coincidentally went up from $50 to $80, so let this be a lesson to us all: never say 'wow, that's so cheap' on a public forum again. Still, that's still cheaper than the $129 charges for the Virtual PC standalone package and if it works as advertised, it's hard to compare the two. Parallels promises to be a big upgrade from the pokey and painful Virtual PC emulation. So let's see if it's the cheap and fast hydra PC we've all been waiting for.

Minimum requirements

  • Any Intel Mac (doesn't require a machine with VT-x support)
  • A minimum of 512 MB of RAM, 1 GB recommended
  • 30 MB of available HD space for Parallels plus enough room for the VM OS
  • OS X 10.4.6

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  • 2 GB RAM
  • OS X 10.4.6 / 10.4.7 (both tested)

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