Virtual machines: kvm or VirtualBox, in this computer?
by dedec0 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4QY81)
Hello, I am unsure of which virtualization tool i should use in this computer.
To start, i ran these 2 commands:
Code:# check-bios-nx --verbose
ok: the NX bit is operational on this CPU.
# kvm-ok
INFO: /dev/kvm exists
KVM acceleration can be usedI have asked about it in VirtualBox users mailing list, but the answers are not clear enough for me.
So, which option should i use? Or what benefits i have with each, if any, to decide?
VirtualBox has a package to be installed. But if kvm is the chosen option, i am not sure of what package i should choose in Debian. I searched with aptitude, and found: kvmtool, qemu-kvm (same description as qemu-kvm:i386), kvm (which is a virtual package provided by (!!) qemu-kvm). So, it seems there are only 2 options? kvmtool and qemu-kvm?
To start, i ran these 2 commands:
Code:# check-bios-nx --verbose
ok: the NX bit is operational on this CPU.
# kvm-ok
INFO: /dev/kvm exists
KVM acceleration can be usedI have asked about it in VirtualBox users mailing list, but the answers are not clear enough for me.
So, which option should i use? Or what benefits i have with each, if any, to decide?
VirtualBox has a package to be installed. But if kvm is the chosen option, i am not sure of what package i should choose in Debian. I searched with aptitude, and found: kvmtool, qemu-kvm (same description as qemu-kvm:i386), kvm (which is a virtual package provided by (!!) qemu-kvm). So, it seems there are only 2 options? kvmtool and qemu-kvm?