Gizmo

First off let me say I have no idea if I'm using the term virtual machine correctly.

Here's the deal though...

I'd like to run some derivative of linux on my notebook...probably Ubuntu but open to other suggestions.

However I need to have access to Microsoft OneNote. I have a legal copy for it of course.

Any ideas how to make this happen?

gonX

Have you considered running it in Wine? Usually runs FAR better than in a VM.

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parityboy

Running it WINE is a good idea. Dunno about it running better than atop an honest-to-God copy of Windows though...

@OP

WINE is a good option, and in terms of setup, it certainly comes with the least amount of hassle. And you don't need a copy of Windows.

If that doesn't work out, then you may want to look into running a VM. VMware Workstation costs money, Sun's VirtualBox doesn't. Both are fairly straight forward to set up, and VB has the "blended desktop" feature, which is very nice. Obviously you'll need a copy of Windows if you go down the VM route.

mcastaneda68

VMware has the server version, which is also free.
I don't really know how different it is from VMware workstation, but I have been testing the server version and it works fine, so far.

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parityboy

hehe, forgot about VMware Server, and just like you I don't know how it compares to VMware Workstation. I've used Workstation since the 1.x days.

kyotejones

Although I haven't tried would virtualbox with a windows XP install do the trick?

parityboy

Yep, it definitely would.

Manyak

There are a couple of differences.

VMWare server can run VMs as services, so that they can run in the background completely independent of the user that's logged on. VMWare Workstation acts just like any other program, so once you log off it exits.

VMWare Workstation can have teams of VMs, where they are all connected to a common virtual LAN so you can create your own virtual network and try stuff out. VMWare server can't.

There are a bunch of others but I forget.

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Dopamin3

Perhaps you should try one of these alternatives for linux:
http://hnb.sourceforge.net/ or http://knowit.sourceforge.net/

But as others have said Wine should work fine if you need OneNote.