I have a Windows 8 host, with sufficient RAM to run Ubuntu on a RAM disk (32Gb).
Using VirtualBox, I created a 16Gb disk image on a virtual 16Gb RAM disk. I installed Ubuntu and booted, installed guest additions, and all drivers expecting disk speed to be amazing, but it appears to be the same as a virtual Ubuntu disk image running from my SSD, according to a benchmark.
I don't expect to use more than 16Gb HD space for Ubuntu, as I only need it for a CS class, but the thought of an OS that boots in under a second is really appealing to me. Is this a limitation in VirtualBox, or a bottleneck in Ubuntu, or something else? Is there perhaps another Linux distribution that can achieve this end, or is this idea just completely absurd to begin with? Thanks in advance.
Using VirtualBox, I created a 16Gb disk image on a virtual 16Gb RAM disk. I installed Ubuntu and booted, installed guest additions, and all drivers expecting disk speed to be amazing, but it appears to be the same as a virtual Ubuntu disk image running from my SSD, according to a benchmark.
I don't expect to use more than 16Gb HD space for Ubuntu, as I only need it for a CS class, but the thought of an OS that boots in under a second is really appealing to me. Is this a limitation in VirtualBox, or a bottleneck in Ubuntu, or something else? Is there perhaps another Linux distribution that can achieve this end, or is this idea just completely absurd to begin with? Thanks in advance.