[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1077806] [NEW] Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a desktop environment listing (request)

[Jonathan Alfonso]

Public bug reported:

I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:

What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access to
a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be even
easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine environment
rather than a full blown desktop.

This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
logins.

I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the new
user who came from Windows :)

** Affects: lightdm
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: pantheon-greeter
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: feature request

** Also affects: pantheon-greeter
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

  I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
  LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:
  
  What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
  would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access to
  a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
  additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
  more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be even
  easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine environment
  rather than a full blown desktop.
  
+ This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
+ full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
+ logins.
+ 
  I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the new
  user who came from Windows :)

** Summary changed:

- Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a login (request)
+ Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a desktop environment listing 
(request)

** Also affects: qemu
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Integrate Virtualbox/Qemu Guest booting as a desktop environment
  listing (request)

Status in Light Display Manager:
  New
Status in Pantheon Login Screen:
  New
Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  I had seen this new way to install Chromium OS and "boot" it using
  LightDM's session select menu, and it made me think of an idea:

  What if you were able to boot virtual machines in the same manner? It
  would simplify the Ubuntu user's life GREATLY if they had easy access
  to a Windows VM that can synchronize their files to and fro (Guest
  additions) and not require a reboot to use it. Modern computers have
  more than enough power to do something like this, and it should be
  even easier if the system is using a dedicated virtual machine
  environment rather than a full blown desktop.

  This can transform LightDM from being just another login screen to a
  full-blown glorified host for all of your operating systems and remote
  logins.

  I think this would make using Ubuntu a LOT less of a hassle for the
  new user who came from Windows :)

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