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What vm software you use on linux (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use vmware and qemu

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

None, I use Docker for Linux, and Proton (Heroic) for Windows.

But if I had to pick a virtual machine: libvirt with virt-manager as a frontend, which uses KVM for virtualization.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

From my other comment:

Then I created a Docker image with Linux, Gnome, and novnc so I can spin one up instantly with little resource overhead and control it from any web browser.

Maybe I should release my Dockerfile.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I might actually be interested. It's like a lightweight alternative to Proxmox?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

i'm listening.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm just now learning about Docker and Containerfiles, so I wouldn't be opposed to a real world example...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But if I had to pick a virtual machine: libvirt with virt-manager as a frontend, which uses KVM for virtualization.

Its fair bcs vmware workstation does not support gpu passthrough libvirt with virt-manager is the only way

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Correct me I'd I'm wrong, but with docker you're limited to the filesyatems and the image of the OS you're installing. If you need to experiment with the pre-OS boot events, can that even be accomplished with docker? E.g., trying out different GRUB settings, setting up LUKS with dropbear etc. I think those things require a VM.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, you are correct. Docker shares the kernel with the host operating system, it doesn't use hardware virtualization. That's why it's so fast and simple, but it also means it's not a traditional VM and thus comes with some limitations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Can virt-manager boot windows boxes?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Absolutely, it's also made way easier with quickemu, allows you to spin up a properly configured Windows VM with pretty much no effort

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, though there's some commandline shenanigans to get a tpm shim set up if you want it for windows 11

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I am planning for XP.