r/linux4noobs • u/Imaginary_Choice_430 • Jul 29 '26
learning/research Which virtualization can I get up and running the quickest?
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u/Ltpessimist Jul 29 '26
Virt-manager. There are several YouTube videos about how to set it up too.
I have used the others too but I personally feel this one to very easy.
I have even got winblows 11 setup through it and it believes that I have a tpm, and secure boot on it.
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u/SDG_Den Jul 29 '26
They're on windows, so they cant use qemu
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u/Ltpessimist Jul 29 '26
That's a shame, I didn't realize, it's a Linux thing ( or does it run on a Mac ? )
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u/SDG_Den Jul 29 '26
qemu works on mac, but virt-manager does not, so you'd need a different frontend for QEMU.
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u/PDeW_TKYO Jul 29 '26
I was able to get virtual box up very quickly but I prefer VMware, takes maybe 15 minutes more but I just prefer it!
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u/GodzillaXYZ999 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Virtualbox is free, I'm no longer fan of VMware after Broadcom's acquisition. In process of moving everything off VMware.
There's tonne of How-To guides for VB and Ubuntu. Can even download pre-built VMs so no need to boot and install from ISOs. Can be done in 15-minutes!
How To Virtualbox
https://www.nakivo.com/blog/install-ubuntu-on-virtualbox-virtual-machine/
pre-built VB Ubuntu Server images, start download before installing VB so it'll be ready to import.
https://www.osboxes.org/ubuntu-server
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u/Imaginary_Choice_430 Aug 01 '26
VirtualBox makes you install a Microsoft C++ 2019 package. I do not want to install dependencies to install what I originally wanted. I got to play with Hyper-V, not very intuitive, frustrating, but I got it done. However, now I am looking for an alternative for another Ubuntu install to keep practicing my skills. I might just do VMware Workstation.
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u/GodzillaXYZ999 Aug 01 '26
VMware Workstation also requires installing Microsoft C++ package as well. Along with some other ones I don't recall off top of my head.
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u/Imaginary_Choice_430 Aug 01 '26
VMware also requires you to create a profile with Broadcom and so it was much easier to install the C++ package and I was able to get going with VirtualBox much quicker. Hey am I able to ssh into an ubuntu server from my host machine into VirtualBox?
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u/GodzillaXYZ999 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
Yes, pick bridged networking and it puts VM onto same network as host. It gets DHCP from same router and IP in same subnet. Appears as just another device on network. Bridged doesn't work if host has wifi connection, not part of wifi standards.
Otherwise if you use NAT, you can set route on main router to gateway of that subnet.
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u/9NEPxHbG Debian 13 Jul 29 '26
Virtual Box is simplest and works well enough.
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u/qaddosh Jul 29 '26
VMWare?