Re: Windows on VMware on Deb 11: safely usable?
On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 11:32 AM hdv@gmail <hdv.jadev@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2022-08-17 17:06, Tom Browder wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 09:34 hdv@gmail <hdv.jadev@gmail.com
> > <mailto:hdv.jadev@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 2022-08-17 12:53, Tom Browder wrote:
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> > …
> >
> > > I would love to run Windows on a VM on Debian iff I can have it be
> > > reliable enough to use with reasonable response (no games, just
> > Office
> > > 360, IO Drive, H&R Block, and such). I
> >
> > …
> >
> > As for VMWare: when I still used it, a major disadvantage was that you
> > had to fuss around with the kernel every time there was an update. That
> > really was a major PITA. I don't know if that still is the case with
> > VMWare, but I do know I have no such trouble with libvirt. At all.
> >
> >
> > So far, at least with Debian, I’m leaning toward libvrt.
> >
> > For us vm green beans, can I run the libvrt Windows vm, on Debian, and
> > get the regular Win desktop view I’m used to? Should I dedicate a
> > separate physical SSD for it?
>
> You can run libvirt on any Debian version you want. Then install Windows
> in that host. It will work just as you are used to. I have 2TB set aside
> as a dedicated partition for 3 instances of Windows (different
> installations for my students to develop and hack on). I also use WinSCP
> to transfer files between the host and the different guests. That proved
> to be the easiest and most dependable manner to exchange files.
>
> P.S. Please keep it on the list. That way others can benefit from your
> questions too.
>
> Grx HdV
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