Running Linux in a Virtual Machine

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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)
  • [1] VirtualBox] (commercial w/ free trial and open source)

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:

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