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Virtualized guest computer

TheGermanEngie
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Hello all -

 

So I came up with the idea that instead of buying and setting up some used rig for my guest room (maybe an old Dell optiplex or something) to be used as a guest computer for basic tasks such as word processing, email, watching YT, etc., I was thinking maybe I could create a VM on my main rig and it would be linked over the network using just a keyboard mouse and monitor. The guest OS (maybe Elementary OS or Linux Mint for ease of use) is entirely locked in and cannot be used to see/modify my host drive, delete my own files, etc.

 

Is this possible?? If so how would I go about setting it up?

 

The Virtualization software I use is Virtualbox.

 

tanks *thumbs up*

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10 minutes ago, TheGermanEngie said:

 

Just buy a cheap laptop or one of the $99 windows tablets. Though doesn't everyone just have a cellphone to do that stuff nowadays?

https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Touchscreen-Quad-Core-Processor-10-Silver/dp/B01MSZYJ0V/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1523763162&sr=1-7&keywords=windows+10+tablet

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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