Running Linux in a Virtual Machine: Difference between revisions
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* [http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ QEMU] (open source) | * [http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/ QEMU] (open source) | ||
* [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] (commercial w/ free trial and open source) | * [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] (commercial w/ free trial and open source) | ||
If you are running OSX, two popular options for running Linux in a virtual machine are: | |||
* [http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] (commercial) | |||
* [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMWare Fusion] (commercial) | |||
==Choosing a virtual machine image== | ==Choosing a virtual machine image== | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 22 September 2007
There are two things you need to run Linux in a virtual machine: a virtual machine application and an image.
Choosing a virtual machine application
If you are running Windows, two popular options for running Linux in a virtual machine are:
- VMWare Player (commercial but free)
- QEMU (open source)
- VirtualBox (commercial w/ free trial and open source)
If you are running OSX, two popular options for running Linux in a virtual machine are:
- Parallels (commercial)
- VMWare Fusion (commercial)
Choosing a virtual machine image
You can do a fresh install of virtually any Linux distribution in most modern virtual machine environments, including Debian and Ubuntu. However, it is easier to start with a prebuilt machine image. Such images are often referred to as virtual appliances.
There are a variety of images available. Please update the list below with your experiences running these virtual machines:
- Debian 4.0 (Etch) image for VMWare Player UNTESTED
- Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) image for VMWare Player UNTESTED
- Others?