How to Get Started Using Virtual Machine Manager in Linux
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Virtual Machine Manager is one of the best hypervisors available for the Linux desktop. It takes virtualization on your Linux desktop to the next level.
    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      4 months ago

      Oh, people recommend VirtualBox all the time and it’s awful.

      • ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca
        3·
        4 months ago

        Ah well, I’ve used Virtualbox, Vmware and KVM and I found them all useful for my purposes. Vmware is very slick and has an edge on easy Gfx acceleration for Windows guests but since they’re now owned by Broadcom that might become a problem.

        I’m happy with Virtualbox on my desktop and KVM on a few servers. I don’t really care to take sides.

    • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
      5·
      4 months ago

      Proxmox is an entire distro just for running virtual machines, with a web UI. Virt-manager is a program you install on a normal machine

        • thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 months ago

          A bare metal OS is an OS running outside of a hypervisor. Virt-manager is a class 1 hypervisor that allows you to host guest operating systems. ( Run vms )

          • sorter_plainview@lemmy.today
            1·
            4 months ago

            Hey sorry for the confusion. What I meant is Proxmos is considered as a bare metal hypervisor and Virt manager is a hypervisor inside an OS, right?

            • thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world
              1·
              4 months ago

              Technically no, both use kvm virtualization which is included in the Linux kernal, so both are “bare metal hypervisors” other wise know as class 1 hypervisors. Distinctions can be confusing 😂

      • PlexSheep@infosec.pub
        0·
        4 months ago

        It’s really just Debian with more packages preinstalled, but yeah, the idea is that you have an OS that has the primary purpose of virtualizing other machines.

          • PlexSheep@infosec.pub
            3·
            4 months ago

            Oh right, they ship a modified kernel, didn’t think of this. I also didn’t know about the zfs thing, my homelab uses btrfs.

            • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
              1·
              4 months ago

              I’m also using btrfs, but I originally wanted ZFS before seeing that it was only available through FUSE on my distro.

              That’s why I even noticed ZFS was one of the features of Proxmox :)