hddsx ( hddsx@lemmy.ca ) to Free and Open Source Software · 3 years agoAlternative to VMWaremessage-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up132file-text
arrow-up132message-squareAlternative to VMWarehddsx ( hddsx@lemmy.ca ) to Free and Open Source Software · 3 years agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
Is there a friendly alternative to VMWare/Virtualbox? I would move back to Virtualbox, but it’s now owned by oracle
minus-squarePenguinCoder ( Penguincoder@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 years agoProxmox will do 90% of everything you need, coming from VMWare/EsXi. It can import and read your existing vmdks.
minus-squarehddsx ( hddsx@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoLooks a bit overkill, as I just use workstation pro. Do you have any familiarity with it to see if it’s easy to run a single VM?
minus-squarePenguinCoder ( Penguincoder@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoWell it is a hypervisor like ESXI, so same concept. Running one vm would be simple, but yes; overkill. It is not the same level of virtualzation that Virtualbox is. For that, you could look into using Virt-manager if using a Linux based host.
Proxmox will do 90% of everything you need, coming from VMWare/EsXi. It can import and read your existing vmdks.
Looks a bit overkill, as I just use workstation pro. Do you have any familiarity with it to see if it’s easy to run a single VM?
Well it is a hypervisor like ESXI, so same concept. Running one vm would be simple, but yes; overkill. It is not the same level of virtualzation that Virtualbox is. For that, you could look into using Virt-manager if using a Linux based host.