Can i run virtualbox or vmware in AntiX?

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  • August 30, 2021 at 9:47 am #66054
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      I am looking for a small and fast linux that is able to run virtualbox or vmware. Can AntiX do that? Grateful for any suggestions!

      August 30, 2021 at 10:21 am #66055
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        Hi, VirtualBox can be installed in antiX stable (thanks to collaboration of antiX and MX Linux).
        I have tried in antiX testing and it failed due to some dependencies.

        It worked well in antiX-19 stable, 64-bit.
        I have recently upgraded to the not-released-yet antiX-21 (based on Debian 11, bullseye) and the VirtualBox is not installable yet (due to dependencies; last version of VB depends on older Python than the present one).

        Few comments:
        1) CPU should support virtualization and it should be enabled in BIOS.
        2) Virtualization requires some resources of your PC (CPU+RAM).

        • This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by sybok. Reason: Edit: explicit mention of antiX-19 works OK
        August 30, 2021 at 11:52 am #66058
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          Thank you, that’s good news!

          August 30, 2021 at 1:12 pm #66059
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            On bullseye, I installed the virtualbox package from sid, just in case you ever need it and it isn’t yet available in the repos.

            I know not of VMWare, but virtualbox works well on antiX (64 bits).

            antiX Live system enthusiast.
            General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.

            August 30, 2021 at 1:15 pm #66060
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              Vmware – I had it installed in antiX 19. Worked fine. I have not yet tested in antiX 21 B2.

              Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
              https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_Parameters

              August 30, 2021 at 2:19 pm #66063
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                Thank you all! I will try with AntiX19

                August 30, 2021 at 2:37 pm #66065
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                  AndreasStgt wrote:

                  Thank you all! I will try with AntiX19

                  Hi! A tip: install virtualbox using antiX’s Package Installer, it’s available right there!

                  P.

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                  September 1, 2021 at 11:11 am #66187
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                    Update: Virtualbox available in antiX-21 (based on Debian bullseye).

                    September 1, 2021 at 11:17 am #66188
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                      That’s perfect, thank you!

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