I use Arch Linux, and some apps require me to use Windows. I have tried to get Wine working, but it’s just too much of a hassle. If the only goal of my virtualization setup is to run something like Adobe apps (I’m not doing any gaming on it), will Virtualbox or virt-manager be the quick and easy choice for me? I have tried using Virtualbox, but it didn’t work due to some dkms drivers I think. I also don’t want to use QEMU by itself, as I don’t like using terminal commands and much prefer using a GUI to do things.

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      8 months ago

      iirc gnome boxes doesnt support gpu passthrough while virt-manager does, which would be convenient to have for adobe apps.

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    8 months ago

    I used VMware or vbox for 10+ years, or HyperV in Windows.

    Lastly in Linux I needed a windows XP install for an old program, I tried QEMU and after booting the install iso, I just created a small script to launch my installed image with some parameters I needed for serial port, and that’s it.

    I like QEMU, and will try to use it for any VM now.

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    7 months ago

    Just another recommendation for QEMU + Virtmanager. I’ve been using that setup for some time now and its a smooth and responsive experience.

    I did have some issues getting USB redirection on EndeavourOS, the virtualization entry on the Arch wiki helped. Check out section 8, SPICE. I didn’t have the same problem in Manjaro, so it appears to be just a missing package/configuration issue with more minimalist Arch-based distros.

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    7 months ago

    You’ll probably start with virt-manager then move to proxmox. This is the way, it’s only a matter of how long before you realize it’s better.