Re: VirtualBox and Windows VMs
On 3 Dec 2024 00:11 +0000, from phb@hbsys.plus.com (Peter Hillier-Brook):
> Once upon a time I had Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 VMs running
> under VirtualBox on Debian 10 or earlier. Now I need one for some primitive,
> but essential program I cannot remember how I created the VMs (Gene's
> disease, 88 come Sunday) and would welcome any reminders.
To run VirtualBox on Debian, you need to go out of tree; VirtualBox is
no longer shipped by Debian (except, oddly enough, in Sid from the
looks of it).
Unless you have a particular requirement to use _specifically_
VirtualBox, KVM + AQEMU may be a more reasonable choice these days.
> The sources are all licensed products on CD-ROMs and VirtualBox seems to
> expect ISO inputs which is, of course a non-starter.
"ISO inputs which is, of course a non-starter" Why?
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