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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Should I use QEMU/virt-manager or Virtualbox for a Windows virtualized instance? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by tester1121@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I use Arch Linux, and some apps require me to use Windows. I have tried to get Wine working, but it's just too much of a hassle. If the only goal of my virtualization setup is to run something like Adobe apps (I'm not doing any gaming on it), will Virtualbox or virt-manager be the quick and easy choice for me? I have tried using Virtualbox, but it didn't work due to some dkms drivers I think. I also don't want to use QEMU by itself, as I don't like using terminal commands and much prefer using a GUI to do things.

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[–] cetvrti_magi@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I recommend going with Virt-manager, it works much better than VirtualBox in my experience.

[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 7 points 7 months ago

The reason for better performance is that virt-manager (KVM actually under the hood) is a type 1 hypervisor while virtualbox is a type 2 hypervisor.