Subj : Re: VMWare Fusion and Workstation now FREE To : All From : nelgin Date : Sat Nov 23 2024 02:57:43 On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:02:07 -0600 "Accession" (46:1/700) wrote: > Hello nelgin, > > On Fri, Nov 22 2024 16:06:43 -0600, you wrote: > > > Having never used or seen VM Fusion or Workstation, I assume they're > > similar to something like VirtualBox? If so, what is the advantage > > of using them over said product? > > IMO, absolutely nothing. I originally got excited until I realized > they aren't anything like VMWare ESXi was. > > For now, the best (new install) virtualization platforms to run on > bare metal are probably Proxmox, XCP-ng, and whatever that one is > called that you can build on a base BSD install - and in that order. > > If you still have VMWare ESXi installed like I do, it works perfectly > fine still. :) > I don't have a hypervisor at home other then Virtualbox on my PC which seems to do fine. I was thinking I'd play games and do more stuff on my linux box than I do, but I still seem to use Winderz more. I'd consider it except I don't have a huge amount of memory and I seem to use disk space like it's going out of fashion. It's really easier just to spin up a Virtoualbox VM. -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 .