As I find Ubuntu is getting more and more stable and satisfied. I wanted to try another Linux distro. While trying to try another distro, I also wanted to compare KDE desktop environment as against gnome in Ubuntu. The choice fell on Fedora 11 KDE. As I do not have another machine, I decided to go the virtual route. My choice on virtual application fell on Sun's VirtualBox. The following link provided me the necessary instructions to install Fedora 11 KDE on VirtualBox.
I installed as per the instructions. I had a hitch while installing. The installation was hanging every time I tried to install the virtual machine. After some digging in the web, I tried a setting change before installing the OS, but after creating the virtual machine. The setting change was "enabling PAE kernel".
Please note that the virtual machine has to be closed and started again for the setting change to take effect. The installation went smooth after this change. There are few issues that need to be addressed. The display driver is not installed properly. USB devices do not get mounted in virtual machine. I am trying to find solutions to all these issues. I have not delved deeply in the applications of Fedora 11 installed by default. One thing that caught my eye instantly was the number of games loaded in basic Fedore 11. A lot of them compared to other applications. My kins would like them. I will write about KDE applications later after trying them out. It may take some time to resolve the issues noted above. I am trying!
Please note that the virtual machine has to be closed and started again for the setting change to take effect. The installation went smooth after this change. There are few issues that need to be addressed. The display driver is not installed properly. USB devices do not get mounted in virtual machine. I am trying to find solutions to all these issues. I have not delved deeply in the applications of Fedora 11 installed by default. One thing that caught my eye instantly was the number of games loaded in basic Fedore 11. A lot of them compared to other applications. My kins would like them. I will write about KDE applications later after trying them out. It may take some time to resolve the issues noted above. I am trying!
