| Ubuntu makes it easy for parallel virtualization |
Feb. 05, 2008
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, will announce on Feb. 6 that it's making Parallels Workstation for Linux available to users through the Ubuntu Partner Repository.
Parallels, formerly SWSoft, the company behind the open-source virtualization program OpenVZ, is best known for its Parallels virtualization software that works with Mac OS X. Parallels Workstation for Linux won't let you run Mac OS X, but it will enable you to run multiple versions of Windows or Linux with Ubuntu.
According the Canonical press statement, "The Ubuntu Partner Repository and associated services from Canonical allow software providers to make their software readily available to Ubuntu users. The repository supplements the thousands of free and open-source applications available through other Ubuntu repositories, and contains both proprietary and open-source applications provided by Ubuntu partners."
Ubuntu users must add the Ubuntu Partner Repository to their software channel by Navigating to "System" > "Administration" > "Software Properties." Then, once they have added the 'Multiverse' channel, they can launch the Package Manager and click the "Preferences" button. Next, by clicking on the "Third-Party Software" tab, users can check on the Ubuntu Partner Repository software libraries. That done, the Ubuntu user can then add Parallels Workstation for Linux (www.parallels.com/products/workstation), or any other software officially approved for Ubuntu use, to their PC.
Once added, users can access Parallels via a drop-down menu from Ubuntu to allow them to add and run multiple operating systems. In a statement, Randy Linnell, Canonical's vice president of desktop alliances, explained, "We have always been committed to providing Ubuntu users with choice. Parallels is excellent virtualization technology which many users have requested. Being able to come to a commercial arrangement to make it available is great for Ubuntu users and the project itself."
In an e-mail, Gerry Carr, Canonical's marketing manager, added that Ubuntu was adding Parallels because it’s "an excellent vendor with whom we have a very good relationship. They also have a deservedly popular product that we think Ubuntu users will welcome the chance to use.
Trial versions of the Parallels Workstation for Linux software are available through the Add/Remove function in Ubuntu and keys for permanent use can be purchased directly through the Canonical online store or at the Parallels Web shop. The program costs $49.99.
—Steven J. Vaughan Nichols
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