On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:59 PM, David Sommerseth <sl+us...@lists.topphemmelig.net> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joseph Areeda" <newsre...@areeda.com> >> To: owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov >> Cc: SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV >> Sent: Tuesday, 2 October, 2012 10:51:52 PM >> Subject: Re: The opposite SL and VirtualBox problem >> >> Well, I'm not going to touch Nico's comment because I don't know KVM. >> >> For me it's the Devil you know kind of thing. I've had good >> experience >> with Vbox on multiple OS and am just playing in my comfort zone. >> >> I do have reasons to explore other VMs but none of them pressing. I >> just want to install one of the University's "free" site license copy >> of >> Windows as a courtesy to our students. > > Even though Nico have some good points, I feel some of them are also dated > due to the shape of virt-manager in earlier versions. In EL6.3, it's become > quite good IMO and very usable. If you're running KVM locally on your own > computer, there would be no benefits of using vbox IMO.
What do you find improved? I'm writing a new KVM setup guideline for complete "newbies" on an open source project, and would welcome your insights. I did a 6.3 based installation today and found no significant improvementn in the virt-manager itself.
