Hyper-v is awful for running Linux VMs. I always have trouble with it, blank screens, stuff never loading up. I'd much rather use vmware for it. I'll happily use it for my windows ones too..however, if I want to use Windows Sandbox, I need hyper-v turned on which prevents me from running VMware....
Is there any way around this?
Hi there
@mkr10001
Experimental (trial version) - valid till October -- release 20H1 (I know confusing compared with same release name of Windows) of VMWare workstation -- You also need a modern CPU -then in theory should work fine.
Not sure why HYPER-V should be poor at running Linux though if you configure the hardware OK.
Of course you can do it the OTHER way around -- run a Linux Host with QEMU/KVM for Windows. You can also run VMWare VM's concurrently with QEMU/KVM on a Linux Host so HYPER-V VM's are possible on a Linux Host with Sandbox.
You need though in QEMU/KVM to set up "Nested Virtualisation"
1) VMWare trial 20 H1 ---> VMware Workstation Tech Preview 20H1 - Hyper-V/Host VBS Support - VMware Workstation Zealot - VMware Blogs
2) KVM/QEMU setup on Linux Host (Arch Linx / Manjaro -- but similar for other distros. Advantage of Arch Linux / Manjaro -- to install VMWare just run following command yay vmware. All the necessary dkms / kernel modules are loaded / compiled automatically so easy to install)
Complete Installation of KVM, QEMU and Virt Manager on Arch Linux and Manjaro | ComputingForGeeks
Windows KVM/QEMU VM and VMWare Windows VM running concurrently on Linux Host,
Cheers
jimbo
Cheers, rocking a 7th gen i7 at the moment so potentially not modern enough?
I'll have a look at that though.
Possibly is just me not configuring it right though, I also couldn't find a way to install the hyperv enhancements (can't remember if thats the name). I think it does them automatically if you install ubuntu as part of the hyperv quick create but I don't really want to use that version of linux.
Hi there @mkr10001
updated previous post to display QEMU/KVM (Hypervisor) running Windows VM and VMWare Windows VM concurrently.
On the Windows VMWare VM you can enable HYPER-V for the sandbox -- although I don't find the sandbox very useful.
As above enable Nested virtualisation as in the Link. Any version of Linux should do although I like Arch Linux -- I use KDE Plasma as the GUI desktop but again any choice is good.
Cheers
jimbo
Not looking to replace windows as my main OS really.
I've got some ways to go before I'd be as comfortable with Linux as I am with windows
Hi there
@mkr10001
well worth messing around with -- Windows has too many restrictions for doing this sort of stuff !!!! also you can boot the whole kybosh from say an external SSD attached to your machine via sata-->USB3/USBC adapter -- no need to have this at all on your internal HDD's . Response time including both VM's is very good when booted up and run that way -- you keep your entire Windows system intact -- no problems with messing around with Internal dual boot from internal HDD's etc !!!!
Anyway having an early night tonight -- too much boozing today -- some of our pubs our finally open for business again !!!! so celebrations at last.
Cheers
jimbo
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