Have you tried Gnome Boxes? It's user-friendly Gnome UI for the 'native' virtualization which uses libvirtd and kvm (or qemu if emulating another architecture).
Or, for more options and configurables, use virt-manager which is libvirtd's own UI. Tim. */ On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 at 07:44, Terry Coles <d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi, > > Many moons ago, I installed a copy of Windows 10 under Virtual Box so > that I could access the Satnav that I had at the time. My latest Satnav > is connected to the WiFi network and doesn't need a third-party OS, so I > stopped using Windows. > > My wife received a Loklik Craft Cutter for Christmas, which is supposed > to be accessible from iOS, Android, MacOS or Windows. Neither of the > Mobile Apps work because (I believe) of a parsing error in the code to > register the supplied Idea Studio Software. This was last updated just > before Christmas, and I suspect that's where the bug was introduced. > > I therefore resurrected my old Windows installation in Vbox and > successfully installed and the registered the software. However, I > can't get it to work, I think because the image that is being used dates > back to 2021 and so is missing a lot of updates. When I try to update > it, the machine locks up and when I suppress the updates, it still > doesn't work because I can't get the Bluetooth connection to show up in > the guest. > > My next thought was to start again from scratch and install a brand new > VM using the original Windows installation media. However, before I do > that, I'd like to consider alternatives to Virtual Box. I originally > used VMWare (many moons ago), but moved over to Virtual Box when > (K)Ubuntu started packaging in their repositories. However, both of > these tools have always given me grief with USB support, and it has been > necessary to install 'Guest Additions' packs to get this to work. Even > then it's a pain > > Can anyone recommend an alternative? > > -- > Terry Coles > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-01-02 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-01-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
