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Date:      Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:05:00 -0700
From:      Micah <micahjon@ywave.com>
To:        Niclas Zeising <lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Virtual Computer - Jail
Message-ID:  <434FC91C.2080505@ywave.com>
In-Reply-To: <434FC045.1020303@n00b.apagnu.se>
References:  <434FC045.1020303@n00b.apagnu.se>

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Niclas Zeising wrote:
> I was thinking about having some sort of virtual computer or operating 
> system to test stuff in. The point being that i can just to a rm -rf on 
> it and start over if i mess something upp really bad, all without 
> affecting my regular workstation. Is jail a good sulotion for this? Is 
> there any other sulotions?
> Sincerely
> //Niclas

You could always use qemu or bochs (many prefer the former).  One handy 
thing you could do is to keep a copy of a base HD image.  Instead of an 
rm -rf you could just erase the old HD image and make a new copy of the 
base image.

HTH,
Micah



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