Kvm, VirtualBox or VMware ?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 14, 2010

[ Thanks to linuxaria for this link.
]

“In this article I want to talk about three great
virtualization software for your desktop computer.

“Why virtualize?

“The current computers have faster CPUs and more RAM compared to
those of 3 or 4 years ago. There is more ability to run a second
operating system in parallel to your main operating system. But why
do it?

* To have another operating system (Windows, Linux or other)
* For testing a new distribution
* To prepare an environment dedicated to a product. For example, I
installed a virtual machine with apache + mysql + everything I need
for running a local a copy of my WordPress site

“The three products that I will install and analyze on my Ubuntu
10.04 machine are:

* VMware Player
* VirtualBox (OSE)
* KVM

For each of them i will consider a score of 1 to 3 for:”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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