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What do you use virtualbox for?

Darell3
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Just a curious question. I know alot of people use Virtualbox etc.. how come you use virtualbox? besides OS.

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Just a curious question. I know alot of people use Virtualbox etc.. how come you use virtualbox? besides OS.

I'm assuming you mean why use virtual machines on top of your OS, and not virtualbox vs something like vmware player/workstation

 

I run it for different uses

  • test/try out other OS and NAS/Media servers (versions of windows, linux, FreeNAS ... etc)
  • test/try software without installing it on your main OS (especially those pesky trialwares)
  • Has very handy snapshot feature.  Very quick snapshot and recovery compared to the old fashion way.
  • While doing web dev... browser testing on differnent OS.
  • Currently test running web servers (on my faster new server) that used to run on VMware vSphere (old slower hardware & more power hungry)
  • I also have setups for IT support on a vm that I keep synched with my laptop.
  • list goes on....
  • Oh, For some business clients who wants to surf around and not mess up the company data...

 

 

I've always use VMware to run virtual machines

 

VMware was a huge lifesaver before virtualbox was as stable as it is now.  I used it since use vmware player while doing some dev, as it worked well with the vmware vsphere.

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Yeah, I need Linux for some classes, so I use VMware so I don't have to dual boot.

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Yeah, I need Linux for some classes, so I use VMware so I don't have to dual boot.

 

I used it for the opposite.

I can't stand windows for productivity.

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I used it for the opposite.

I can't stand windows for productivity.

is gaming inside windows in a VM do able? also where can i get a free vm software?

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virtualbox is free, and i believe directx is available, but I haven't had any luck getting it to work.

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