Unfortunately for web developers some people still use internet explorer(IE) which means we need a way to test our pages in it. There is no good way to install IE9 directly in Ubuntu so the best thing to do is set up a windows virtual machine and test your pages in that. Fortunately Microsoft provides free VHD images of windows with various versions IE for free to developers(with a 90 licence).
To make this setup easier I have created a small bash script which does all the downloading, installation and configuration for you.
The script works as follows:
1. Downloads the RARed VHD file from microsoft.com
2. Installs unrar
3. extracts the VHD file
4. Installs VirtualBox
5. Configures a new Windows VM
6. Starts the new Windows VM
You can download the script here:
http://ubuntuone.com/458mPt4YJsB9rBiHEHhwGu
Place the script in your home folder.
Give the script execute permissions:
chmod +x install_win7_IE9_VM.sh
Run the script(and kick back because it takes a while to download and extract everything):
./install_win7_IE9_VM.sh
After running the script the first time you can just run your Windows VM from the VirtualBox GUI as normal.
NOTE: the Windows password is "Password1"
To make this setup easier I have created a small bash script which does all the downloading, installation and configuration for you.
The script works as follows:
1. Downloads the RARed VHD file from microsoft.com
2. Installs unrar
3. extracts the VHD file
4. Installs VirtualBox
5. Configures a new Windows VM
6. Starts the new Windows VM
You can download the script here:
http://ubuntuone.com/458mPt4YJsB9rBiHEHhwGu
Place the script in your home folder.
Give the script execute permissions:
chmod +x install_win7_IE9_VM.sh
Run the script(and kick back because it takes a while to download and extract everything):
./install_win7_IE9_VM.sh
After running the script the first time you can just run your Windows VM from the VirtualBox GUI as normal.
NOTE: the Windows password is "Password1"
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