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Hi there
To get back to the thread
Why not install the FREE version of VMWARE PLAYER --it works very well indeed and will easily run most "Usual" Linux distros as Virtual machines. (You can also run it on HOST Linux machines and have Windows as the VM's if you want).
Note though the latest version of VMware player only runs on 64 bit machines (you can still of course run 32 bit OS'es). If your HOST OS is a 32 bit machine you'll need the PREVIOUS release.
BTW to get the FREE version you need to look as there's a PAID (corporate) version too.
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I don't think it's worth paying extra for the PRO versions.
Some people on Forums get too easily side-tracked !!! but perhaps it's better next time when asking a Technical rather than a Legal question is to leave out all the "Court" type of stuff -- I'm sure the ONE thing the USA has in abundance is an INEXHAUSTIBLE supply of Lawyers !!!!!!.
Just thought to add --if you decide to run a Windows VM on a HOST Linux machine you'll still need a Windows Licence though.
Cheers
jimbo
Thanks much. I'm looking into VMWare Workstation at the moment. Have the trial. Virtualbox seems a bit easier layout but this has many more features. I love it so far. I did some reading on Hyper-V and it seems more server oriented, no seamless mode like I was looking for. I'll probably end up with VMWare.
It really depends on your needs/ expectations:
- Virtualbox: free, open source, lot's of pro features like snapshots, compatible with a lot operating systems, hardware accelerated graphics to some extent...
- VMWare Workstation: paid (expensive), almost any feature one could think of, very good performance, compatible with a lot of operating systems, best hardware accelerated graphics for VMs out there...
- VMWare player: free, almost the same functionality like VMWare Workstation minus a few pro features like snapshots...
- Hyper-V: free (if you got Windows 10 pro), performance seems to be ok, unique flexible ram allocation feature, centred around Windows (runs a few Linux distributions though), not as user friendly as VMWare or Virtualbox...
I used to work with Virtualbox until I stumbled upon a 100 Euro offer for VMWare Workstation 11. I took advantage of the opportunity and now I'm very satisfied with Workstation 11. It just feels more polished, more capable than Virtualbox. But I'd like to make one thing clear: Virtualbox is a very good virtualizer and for most people it comes with more features than they'd ever need. On the other hand I haven't got a lot of experience with hyper-v. I've never really felt like seriously trying it out. VMWare Workstation as well Virtualbox have always been the more obvious choice for my since I use virtualization mostly for Linux.