I want to test run Arch Linux in a virtual machine, but don't know which hypervisor to choose. Is Virtual Box, or VMware the better Windows hypervisor for running Arch Linux?

Tom_Dude@lemmy.world · edit-2 1 year ago

I want to test run Arch Linux in a virtual machine, but don't know which hypervisor to choose. Is Virtual Box, or VMware the better Windows hypervisor for running Arch Linux?

heartlessevil@lemmy.one · 1 year ago

I’ve had no issues using VirtualBox, and never bothered with VMware because it is proprietary. I would only consider VMware if you were in a commercial environment where it’s already in use.

You might be interested in these two wiki pages to compare how they work in practice: