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[Jarwulf]

Don't know the first thing about web stuff. Unfortunately I need to test a modified jar file which is part of a program that relies on java Webstart. The jnlp files are downloaded from clicking on a button on the website and it supposedly downloads all the relevant jar files and resources. The client sends the information back to the server (Ubuntu) which uses a cgi file to handle the request

I'm running Windows Xp and Win7. Where would I look to easily set up a virtual environment so I could test the program on my computer without the hassle of setting up an additional physical server or actually running everything over the net?

Thanks

[frob]

Microsoft's VirtualPC is free. Download, install, create a virtual machine install Ubuntu on it, done. I've needed to do that same thing many times over the years, the process of installing and creating a server is very easy and only takes a few minutes. After that you must install and configure the OS, which will take much longer.

Edited by frob, 25 May 2012 - 12:53 PM.
Clarity

[Antheus]

If looking for a more streamlined process, look into vagrant. It uses Oracle's VirtualBox instead (also free).