[vtkusers] VTK on VirtualBox

[David E DeMarle]

In general VTK works fine through virtualization. We use it at Kitware
to test ParaView and VTK releases on different vanilla windows clients
for example.

In the past when I've set up virtualized dashboards I did notice
issues like Kirstin says regarding video drivers. In my case this was
osx10.4/5 -> parallels -> vista/ubuntu.

Speed can suffer a bit too (including compilation time) but not nearly
as much as you might expect, and that gets better every time I go back
and try with new releases.

If you run into specific problems please share with the list.

David E DeMarle
Kitware, Inc.
R&D Engineer
21 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-881-4909


On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Heidler, Kirstin (GE Oil & Gas)
<Kirstin.Heidler at ge.com> wrote:
> Hello Dženan,
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> Why should vtk not be able to run on a guest? Did you have troubles?
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> Just install it on the Win XP guest as you would if it were no guest.
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> It might be that the Graphics Card gets emulated by the CPU.  But that
> depends… And usually it’s not that big of an issue.
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> Kirstin
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> Von: vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org [mailto:vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org] Im Auftrag
> von Dženan Zukic
> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. September 2012 14:49
> An: vtkusers
> Betreff: [vtkusers] VTK on VirtualBox
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> Can VTK be made to work on WinXP guest (Win7 host) in Oracle Virtual Box?
> Can it work inside virtual machine with Windows guest at all?
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> If yes, how?
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