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--  You have a computer that you do depend on, but have [15] GB or so free hard disk space - **Install Xubuntu inside a 'Virtual Machine' ('VM')**
-You can simply install the development version of Xubuntu inside your current operating system, using a Virtual Machine, or 'VM' (an 'emulator'). This virtual computer will not interfere with your main operating system, apart from taking up some space on your hard disk, but it will allow you to do some invaluable testing.
-Some simple ways to set up a VM are to use Boxes (gnome-boxes [https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-boxes/stable/]),VirtualBox, VMWare or KVM [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM] - Xubuntu testers have some experience with using these for testing and can help [via IRC| page to be set up].
-Xubuntu Testers regularly use VM's to test things - so it's a perfectly acceptable method of testing.
-- You have a computer that you could use, but can’t or don’t want to install another operating system - **Use a live media version (on a USB stick, DVD or in a VM)**
-You can indeed still help us.  In several ways in fact.  If your computer has a CD or DVD drive, or a USB connection and you have a USB disk or stick that you can use, you can do some valuable testing by using the development version of Xubuntu in a live-session.
-If you don't already know how to do this, there is a great tutorial here [https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/try-ubuntu-before-you-install]
-To do this with a VM you simply need to give the machine a small amount of space and boot the iso on that. No need to actually install unless you wish to do so.