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    Virtual box is slow and buggy and it probably will always be that way. It is simply the nature of its design.

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        021 days ago

        *virtual manager

        Qemu is pretty much an emulator.

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          Virt-manager uses QEMU and KVM on the backend. The only difference is how you’re managing the VM.

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          Qemu can also be used with KVM, without emulating the entire hardware. My preferred way to virtual machinery.

          From linux-kvm.org:

          The kernel component of KVM is included in mainline Linux, as of 2.6.20. The userspace component of KVM is included in mainline QEMU, as of 1.3.

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      821 days ago

      Odd, since in my experience, it’s the most consistently reliable, performant, and easy to setup / use desktop vm package I’ve used. It always seems to “just work” when others don’t

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        221 days ago

        Just work? Maybe. Performance? Not great.

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          321 days ago

          I guess that depends on what we are using it for. I use it for CAD / CAM software that only works in Windows (Vectric Aspire). Nothing else has been able to give me 3d previews with any kind of usable performance.

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            Virtualbox is not a type I hypervisor. You will get better performance in KVM. Just enable GPU acceleration.

            If it is working for great but its lacking many features and isn’t native.

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              321 days ago

              I’ve never been able to get GPU acceleration working in qemu/kvm. That’s also why the “just works” aspect of virtual box is important.