From 1247be82eb6e5968997e7f17d4a31f2c0c58a05b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joanna Rutkowska Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:26:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] DisposableVms changed Intitial version --- DisposableVms.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 DisposableVms.md diff --git a/DisposableVms.md b/DisposableVms.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a95b9cac --- /dev/null +++ b/DisposableVms.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +layout: wiki +title: DisposableVms +permalink: /wiki/DisposableVms/ +--- + +Using Disposable VMs +==================== + +Background +---------- + +See [​this article](http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2010/06/disposable-vms.html) for a background on why would one want to use a Disposable VM and what it is. + +Opening a file in a Disposable VM (via GUI) +------------------------------------------- + +In some AppVM, right click on the file you wish to open in a Disposable VM (in the Nautilus file manager), then choose Scripts -\> Open in Disposable VM. Wait a few seconds and an default application for this file type should appear displaying the file content. This app is running in a whole new VM -- a disposable VM created for the purpose of view this very file. Once you close the viewing application then whole Disposable VM will get destroyed. + +[screenshots] + +Opening a fresh web browser instance in a new Disposable VM +----------------------------------------------------------- + +Sometimes it is convenient to open a fresh instance of Firefox within a new fresh Disposable VM. This can be easily done by using the Start Menu: just go to Start -\> Disposable VM -\> Firefox and wait a few seconds until a web browser starts. Once you close the viewing application then whole Disposable VM will get destroyed. + +[screenshot]