On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 11:32 AM hdv@gmail <hdv.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2022-08-17 17:06, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 09:34 hdv@gmail <hdv.ja...@gmail.com > > <mailto:hdv.ja...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > On 2022-08-17 12:53, Tom Browder wrote: > > > > … > > > > > I would love to run Windows on a VM on Debian iff I can have it be > > > reliable enough to use with reasonable response (no games, just > > Office > > > 360, IO Drive, H&R Block, and such). I > > > > … > > > > As for VMWare: when I still used it, a major disadvantage was that you > > had to fuss around with the kernel every time there was an update. That > > really was a major PITA. I don't know if that still is the case with > > VMWare, but I do know I have no such trouble with libvirt. At all. > > > > > > So far, at least with Debian, I’m leaning toward libvrt. > > > > For us vm green beans, can I run the libvrt Windows vm, on Debian, and > > get the regular Win desktop view I’m used to? Should I dedicate a > > separate physical SSD for it? > > You can run libvirt on any Debian version you want. Then install Windows > in that host. It will work just as you are used to. I have 2TB set aside > as a dedicated partition for 3 instances of Windows (different > installations for my students to develop and hack on). I also use WinSCP > to transfer files between the host and the different guests. That proved > to be the easiest and most dependable manner to exchange files. > > P.S. Please keep it on the list. That way others can benefit from your > questions too. > > Grx HdV
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