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Top 10 Linux Virtualization Software

Vivek Gite — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:00:59 +0000

Virtualization is the latest buzz word. You may wonder computers are getting cheaper every day, why should I care and why should I use virtualization? Virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources such as:

Platform Virtualization
Resource Virtualization
Storage Virtualization
Network Virtualization
Desktop Virtualization

This article describes why you need virtualization and list commonly used FOSS and proprietary Linux virtualization software.

How To Convert From a VMware Image To Virtualbox Image

Vivek Gite — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:24:43 +0000

VirtualBox is a virtual emulator like VMWare workstation. It has many of the features VMWare has, as well as some of its own.

I really like new Opensource VirtualBox from Sun. It is light on resources. Here is a quick tip - you can convert a VMware virtual machine (image) to a VirtualBox machine (image) using qemu-img utility, without reinstalling the GUEST operating system

How To Run Windows Application Under Linux

Vivek Gite — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:33:57 +0000

There are many ways to run Windows based apps under Linux; virtualbox is one of such free software. Here's how to set up Windows inside VirtualBox, and then get Windows apps running seamlessly inside your desktop. This may save time for new user who can not ditch Windows based apps totally ;) => Run Windows [...]

Virtualization: Run Windows and Linux at One Place

Vivek Gite — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:02:03 +0000

I've used VMWARE ESX / Xen paravirtualization, Virtuozzo, Solaris Containers, and FreeBSD Jails as os level virtualization. Virutalbox is another full virtualization solution. Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows [...]