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VirtualBox KVM Public Release

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Re: VirtualBox KVM Public Release

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Tested on ubuntu 22.04 with an amd 5800x and amd 6800 gpu. It seems to work flawlessly, the gui seems to respond as quickly as the desktop its run on, it even has the same timeout errors clicking through the "welcome to ubuntu" setup. This is my first time running virtualbox on my desktop/linux, so I am not sure what I should expect, but I certainly have nothing to criticize here.

Re: VirtualBox KVM Public Release

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Anyone using VitualBox please be careful about the extension pack. Oracle is very litigous. https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/147k6az/oracle_is... https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/d1ttzp/oracle_is_... https://www.theregister.com/2019/10/04/oracle_virtualbox_mer... We banned virtualbox in our organization since vmware workstation (or virt-manager) is way cheaper than dealing with oracle.

What if you just ignored Oracle? Do they even have teeth? If they made a download free it should be free. You can't hand someone a banana on the street and then come back 3 months later demanding $1000 for it.

See the Oracle org chart for reference: https://www.unix.com/what-is-on-your-mind-/240815-org-charts...

Re: VirtualBox KVM Public Release

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When it comes to linux-in-linux virtualization of GUIs you can do much better than virt-manager/vmware/virtualbox nowadays. With crosvm you can share Wayland through shared memory buffers and obtain opengl & vulkan acceleration for the guest while at it. This way guest applications appear through the host's Wayland compositor seamlessly.

Yes, this is indeed nice. I have a Chromebook as well and the integration with Linux apps is super seamless. The major usecase for VBox is mostly Windows, though.
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