SleepyCattenDec 18

Edit / update: Thanks for all answers so far. We're on Windows 11 Pro currently (it's why we're trying to switch to Linux 😅), so we'll give Hyper-V a try first, then consider some of the other options. Thank you again Vikki for reminding us that VirtualBox is run by Oracle (evil incorporated).

Chat, you're techier and more knowledgable than we are, so we're gonna ask you a quick question.

Do any of y'all know any good FOSS options for virtualisation software, ideally where the devs aren't FOSSholes, tech bros, or AI bros?

Looked at a list of common ones and the only project name we even recognised was VirtualBox.

Need to really start trialling Linux distros we've been recommended early next year, but don't have the spoons for dual booting alongside Windows or making a trial switch in one go.

Show threadKevin Karhan 

@SleepyCatten depends on your use-cases:

Dec 18 at 10:59amWeb
Show threadvikkeläDec 18
@kkarhan @SleepyCatten or Qemu
Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 18

@qwc @SleepyCatten it really depends on what kind of Virtualization one needs...

Is a 80x25 Terminal sufficient or does one need PCI Hardware - Passthrough for GPU performance?

Show threadSleepyCattenDec 18

@kkarhan @qwc We're looking for as close to native experience as possible, since we'll need to test gaming in it.

Our hardware isn't the most modern, but it's no slouch. (Ryzen 9 5900, B550 motherboard, 32 GiB DDR4 3600, RTX 2070 Super.)

We've just updated our post now anyways to advise we'll give Hyper-V a try, where we're presently stuck on Windows 11 Pro.

Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 18
@SleepyCatten @qwc from my experience HyperV is kinda dogshit, and if you want to have the 2070 work for WinShit in a VM, you propably need to do some Fiddling in KVM to passthrough that card...
Show thread:trans-cat: liawr {@39c3|87217} ✨Dec 18
@SleepyCatten @kkarhan @qwc if it should be as "native" as possible: qemu with virtmanager
a bit harder to setup, but the performance gains/precision of mappings inbetween systems are beneficial
Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 18
@liawr @SleepyCatten @qwc true, true...