Alternatives to VirtualBox?
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john89@lemmy.careplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Really wish we could get in the habit of recommending GUIs first, not last.
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vga@sopuli.xyzreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Might be that you really don't need VMs but just lightweight namespace containers. If so, you can use docker/podman, systemd-nspawn or various other tools. The overhead compared to bare metal will be less than 1%.
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foremanguy92_@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Without any kind of software behind GUI this is almost useless and I think that CLI (or even TUI) are today so underrated that we should give more and more power to them instead of GUI
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Really wish we wouldn't have to separate the two. This adds a complication layer for editing Windows users.
Ideally: install app (insert name). Run and enjoy.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
I've looked at it. It comes up a lot. Thank you.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Good tip. Thanks.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Not for the faint of heart, but I'll keep it in mind.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
That's my struggle with this solution as well.
Still, a solid choice.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
This "Beginners Guide" they have there is a serious turnoff. They might want to consider a more lightweight and friendly intro to their software.
Still, if I find the time to go through this massive wall of text, I will.
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original_reader@lemm.eereplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
This has been mentioned a few times here. Didn't know that. Thank you.
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foremanguy92_@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 28 days ago last edited by
Did you use virt-manager with it?
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mvirts@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 27 days ago last edited by
Virt-manager with qemu-system, although if you use the kvm driver for both performance should be about the same I think.
Don't forget virtualbox has a lot of configuration options that may improve performance, Ive never had a problem with it but also never need high performance from a VM.
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purplemeowanon@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 6 days ago last edited by
To be clear, I don't recommend it. But it was once favored over KVM for a variety of applications and it works in a fundamentally different way. I'm just surprised how quickly it's lost favor among techies.