On 10/11/15 04:58, D&P Dimov wrote: > I need to install MS Windows 7 as a Virtual Machine on a computer that > is running Debian 8. To do that, I'd like to use software that is not > proprietory (I know, I know - this may sounds a bit ridiculous...). This > Debian page: https://wiki.debian.org/SystemVirtualization recommends > Qemu, KVM, VirtualBox, and Zen. Does anyone have recommendations for > which one is easiest to install for a novice? I tried the first one, > Qemu, but didn't really find a good guide how to install MS Win 7 with it. > Thanks!
The others have recommended VirtualBox, but an alternative suggestion: install libvirt-bin and virt-manager. The former is a management interface for KVM/Xen/LXC and a few others, and handles the logic of setting up the virtualisation for you. The latter is a GUI front-end for libvirt. Using it is much like using VirtualBox. Not quite as polished, but VirtualBox isn't as nice to use on a headless machine either. -- Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) I haven't lost my mind... ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere.
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