Newbie Friendly VM for linux?
by hodak from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4X02A)
Ok i have finally taken my first real steps to finally move away from Windows as a 24/7 OS and for the past weeks i have experimented with the following linux distros : Zorin 15, Linux Mint, Deepin OS, Peppermint OS and Manjaro Linux.
For me i have narrowed it down to between Mint and Manjaro :) Now in order for me to be 100% confident that should i absolutely need to run windows software i was torn between running them on Wine or a VM within linux? i feel the lessons i could learn from VM could serve me well on any OS now and in the future hence the choice to go with VM.
The problem is i am an absolute newbie and my initial research about hardware requirements didn't exactly answer my queries so hope someone could help me out here ^^
#1 Test rig
AMD PhenomII X3 710
HD 4250 onboard graphics
8GB DDR3 1333 RAM
80 GB Samsung SATA drive
#2 Between Manjaro and Mint : which is better for a linux host OS to run Windows 7 as guest? If you have an even better distro i've not tried out do recommend ya!
#3 For the hardware stated in #1 which VM would perform best? Can QEMU run on the test rig? Is there an idiots guide to setting up VM on a linux system out there?
#4 When a Windows guest is installed inside VM of a linux host : can we make it start up automatically and certain windows apps to start up with it as well?
Hope someone can help a linux noob out ya! Also happy holidays to all :)
For me i have narrowed it down to between Mint and Manjaro :) Now in order for me to be 100% confident that should i absolutely need to run windows software i was torn between running them on Wine or a VM within linux? i feel the lessons i could learn from VM could serve me well on any OS now and in the future hence the choice to go with VM.
The problem is i am an absolute newbie and my initial research about hardware requirements didn't exactly answer my queries so hope someone could help me out here ^^
#1 Test rig
AMD PhenomII X3 710
HD 4250 onboard graphics
8GB DDR3 1333 RAM
80 GB Samsung SATA drive
#2 Between Manjaro and Mint : which is better for a linux host OS to run Windows 7 as guest? If you have an even better distro i've not tried out do recommend ya!
#3 For the hardware stated in #1 which VM would perform best? Can QEMU run on the test rig? Is there an idiots guide to setting up VM on a linux system out there?
#4 When a Windows guest is installed inside VM of a linux host : can we make it start up automatically and certain windows apps to start up with it as well?
Hope someone can help a linux noob out ya! Also happy holidays to all :)