On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM jeremy ardley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 16/7/24 19:31, Tom Browder wrote: > > I haven't looked at VB in a long time, but I have a real need for a > > Windows host > > to port some Linux libraries to Windows in order to support the Raku > > language. > > > > I now have lots of memory and disk space which was always a significant > > issue when I used it before, and my use case is much different. Then I > > was trying to show Windows users how they could run Linux, now I want to > > help Windows folks to use a new programming language that was developed > > on *nix systems. > > > > Thus my question is: Has anyone use a recent version of VB to run > > Windows with satisfactory results? (Note I still have a legal copy of > > Win 10 on a CD as well as a portable DVD player with a USB connector.) > > > > Thank you my fellow Debian users! > > VirtualBox is not supported on Debian 12. > > There are alternatives that include: > > - KVM/QEMU > > - VMWare Workstation Pro (which is now free for private use) > > In my experience KVM/QEMU is fairly stable. The VMWare product not so much. > > Given everything is virtual you can easily try all options in an hour or > two.
Add a "mee too" for KVM/QEMU/libvirt. The components are managed by the kernel, so there are usually no technical problems, like unsigned modules. Virt Manager takes a little getting used to, but everything you need is there. The only downside to KVM/QEMU/libvirt is networking in some cases. Configuring a VM to use your local DHCP server is a pain because you have to setup and configure the bridging yourself. And the documentation to do it does not exist. Jeff
