First, the host will need some RAM to run itself and any native programs like a word processor you want to run. The main drawback of running an OS in a VM is access to resources, say RAM. Third, If you have a Mac as a host, you can use a similar VM program called Parallel for Mac and create two VMs, one for Windows, and another for Ubuntu.Īlso see the Ubuntu Help on Virtual Box, VMWare/Player and Parallel VM for Mac. That is, install Ubuntu as the host on a real machine and install Windows as a guest in a VM inside Ubuntu. Once installed, you will be able to run Ubuntu within the VM, either in a window or in full screen mode. The VM program will act like a virtual computer with the RAM and hard-disk space you have allocated. Before you install Ubuntu in the VM, you will need to assign some resources to the VM such as the amount of RAM and hard-disk space. When you launch this program you will be able to install another OS, say Ubuntu, inside the VM as a guest. Then you will install a program in Windows, such as Virtualbox, or VMPlayer (call it VM). This means Windows will be your primary OS running directly on the hardware (the computer). I can think of three possibilities:įirst, use Windows as the host. The long answer of 'how can I do it?' depends on what you want your host OS and what you want your 'guest OS' to be. The short answer is, yes you can run both Windows and Ubuntu at the same time.

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