Vagrant

Chocolatey recently released a new version of the Package Moderation Services sandbox, and it got me thinking. How can I use it in VMware Workstation?

I don’t use VirtualBox, but I wanted to use the box that they created. So, I decided to look into converting the Vagrant VirtualBox box for use in VMware Workstation and Fusion and thus, this guide was born!

Finding a cross-platform virtualisation solution to work with both Mac and Windows is not too difficult. There are not than many options to choose from. But throw Vagrant and Docker into the mix and it can be a frustrating experience. Find out how to run Hyper-V, VirtualBox and VMWare Windows virtualisation together, on the same computer using multiple boot entries.

I started using PC’s with MS Dos 4 and then 5. I graduated to Windows 3.11 and I’ve used every single version of Windows released since then. I lasted two months on Vista which some have claimed I should get a medal for (Vista wasn’t all that bad…). But I’ve also dabbled outside of the Windows world. I used OS/2 Warp for almost a year in 1995 (I still have the box!