As i already mentioned in a previous post, lately i've been quite a keen user of Ubuntu Linux for the last few months, and as part of my experience i've been running an XP VM on my Ubuntu install to supplement WINE and make up for the areas it lacks in (such as XP/Windows development tools). For my VM i've been Using VirtualBox OSE (open source edition), which provided me with all of the functionality i needed, and was handily available on the Ubuntu repositories.
The Downside to VirtualBox initially was it's lack of 3D acceleration support; originally it didn't allow any, and one release after i started using it they aded openGL support for linux. Well i just checked it again after the most recent update, and it seems Direct3D (directX) support has indeed finally been added (Yay, games).
Note at this stage DirectX 10 support is still marked as experiemental, so if you were going to try and run a Vista or Windows 7 install with DirectX10, you might still have a little longer to wait. I tried getting the DirectX support working; everything from installing the latest guess additions to updating my VM. Kept getting a message saying that the graphics device does not support Direct3D. For the moment, i give up. Maybe i'll have more luck with future versions down the track.
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