Hi All , I'm having currently windows XP and unfortunately my Hard Disk got crashed with is very much because of virus . I'm planning to have Ubuntu for Oracle and for Daily use also (i.e for MP3,movies etc :) ) . I'd like to have to Oracle Database & VMware in it for my RAC and ASM etc. in Ubuntu OS . I know Oracle is very much possible with Ubuntu and not about VMware . So which is best according to your experiences and problems you faced ? please let me know . Thankful to you all as always :) Regards Bala