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Best GUI VM software (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'd like some recommendations as a beginner in the virtualization space for good GUI software for running vms for both experimentation and server use.

I've used virtualbox on Windows before but are there any better alternatives on Linux? I hear a lot of praise of QEMU but this seems to be only terminal based like what you do with containers.

VMware workstation is free but again, I'd like to know your thoughts on other good beginner options.

Thank you advance and have a good day/afternoon/night

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to be greybeard: you should totally use kvm/qemu, and virt-manager is great for that.

Buuuuuuut, you should also absolutely learn how to use virsh to at least manage (start/stop/delete/deploy) them, because that tooling is guaranteed to exist basically anywhere and fancy gui stuff might not, or your system might be broken in a way preventing you from running a gui app, or whatever.

I promise, the hardest thing in virsh is setting up a bridged network if you need that and the rest of it is waaay simpler than dealing with a gui for deployment.

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

You don't need virsh at all. Virtual manager will work just fine.

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

You dont need a computer either

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes you do

You need a computer with at least a few cores and some ram. Ideally it should support virtual acceleration

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

Nope throw it in the lake

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Not advisable as most machines aren't rated for that environment. Also even it is it will be a pain to fine especially if there is mud.