Linux Installfest Dates and Venue

[Phil Marsh]

Hi,
I found that I could install Windows 11 on Virtualbox hosted on Ubuntu
22.04. See https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=111385
My Windows 11 install is not registered yet (no Microsoft license yet), but
it appears to run OK so far.
The base machine is a Supermicro 2U server running dual CPUs E52699v4s
circa about 2016. Apparently, Virtualbox provides TPM2 emulation so I it
appears I can basically run Win 11 on an "obsolete" machine without
hardware TPM2. I might just get a license for running my tax software.
Of course, I run Linux for my base machine for most tasks due to, in my
opinion, Linux' superior filesystem, ZFS, superior file handling speeds,
multiuser capabilities, and the list goes on....
But for those rare cases where you need software which runs only on
Windows, I suggest the above.
Bottom line:
I would very much like to help with the Linux installfest.
In addition to the above, I've collated techniques to backup and copy Linux
OSs to other machines, whereby I copy the OS files to the target OS drive
of the target machine and can make this drive bootable using UEFI or legacy
boot (slightly different procedures for either).
I strongly suggest that Linux users know how to backup their OS files and
be able to make up a bootable drive using those backups. This has saved me
a lot of work on occasions and I'd be glad to share those methods as well
as the above methods to boot Win 11 on obsolete machines.
Best,
Phil

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM <victoremumford at protonmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not an expert, but I think that would work? Some software might care
> that you're in a VM and block your usage, or need some kind of direct
> hardware access and fail. It depends on what you're looking to run. Trial
> and error should teach you what you need to know 👍. Let us know how it
> goes!
> On Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 at 4:07 PM, Tom H <twhartmann at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> HI there. I have a technical question with support ending for Windows 10
> and the risks associateddd with that. I know there are a lot of articles
> about moving over to Linux, which is a great idea. Would it make sense to
> use Windows 10 in a virtual box inside Linux to overcome the lack of
> product support for obsolete Windows 10? Could a VB provide a security
> wrapper around W10 with Linux?
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM alfredocisnerosromero via NCLUG <
> nclug at nclug.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Hopefully you are doing well. First and foremost, I'd like to apologize
>> for all the drama with the Linux installfest event that I was helping plan.
>> I feel like it was not called for, and since we do have people who have
>> communicated with me who would like to participate with the Linux
>> installfest, we'll go from there. What I'll do next is talk with the Fort
>> Collins, CO Welcome Center staff (
>> https://www.colorado.com/fort-collins/fort-collins-welcome-center) to
>> see if I can secure a venue and date for the event. If anyone is interested
>> in participating, please let me know. I'll make sure to add the people who
>> have replied to my email to the planning document. I'll come to the July
>> NCLUG meeting at the Fort Collins Maker Space to discuss the event's
>> technicalities, and I'll coordinate with local nonprofits to see if I can
>> get some support.
>>
>> On another note, I feel like I know what I need to do now, and I would
>> like to see how we can get started based on what I wrote. I'd be willing to
>> do the preliminary work with planning dates and the actual event venue (so
>> far, I think it would be best if we did it at the Fort Collins Welcome
>> Center that Morey and I mentioned in previous conversations). But I would
>> also like some help, so if you'd be willing to help with anything, please
>> let me know. And as of now, I think it would be best to communicate via
>> email, since this is where everyone's at.
>>
>> As a reminder, here's the link for the planning document:
>> https://drive.proton.me/urls/FY8V9BE92W#wI6gXzc9uuQW.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Alfredo Cisneros Romero.
>>
>> Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> secure email.
>>
>
>
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