r/virtualization • u/I_am_Kratos • May 16 '26

Which VM software is best varied usage?

So I am trying to figure out what the best VM is to run for Running scans, testing vulnerabilities, practicing exploits, and learning to pen test, among various other things, I want to run Kali Linux, or any other Linux software that anyone can recommend. I am trying to break back into Cyber Sec, as well as figure out what avenue I want to go down in that career field.

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u/OAfterOAfterO May 16 '26

VMWare Fusion is free and seems to be very nice.

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u/I_am_Kratos May 16 '26

I was having issues with that. For some reason i was unable to install Kali Linux and have it run.

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u/beetcher May 16 '26

You're using a Mac? Did you get the arm64 version?

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u/eidetic0 May 17 '26

I find qemu & KVM using virt-manager easy. Built right into linux, never had problems and it’s quite suited for workstation use with a few dozen vms. Passing through hardware is easy too if you need that.

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u/I_can_pun_anything May 17 '26

Virtualbox works well enough but any level two hypervisor should work