On Wednesday, 17-07-2024 at 07:47 DdB wrote:
> Am 16.07.2024 um 16:31 schrieb jeremy ardley:
> > VirtualBox is not supported on Debian 12.
> OMG, that came as a shock to me!
> ... because i am relying on vbox since more than a decade now. (It began
> on Windows Vista, next Ubuntu was my OS, and Windows kept running in a
> VM. Next i switched to debian (OS) and Windows 7 in a VM, and still i am
> using many of them, while i still did not yet finish my upgrade to stable.
>
> But searching, i found this:
> https://itslinuxguide.com/install-virtualbox-debian/
> which explained some errors and how to work around them. Great relief,
> as there is no need to change my ways. :-)
>
> But, when it comes to Windows: i was closely watching the development of
> Win10 and checking the prereleases, but found too many things, i did not
> like.
+1
I agree with you.
> All the vbox-problems were solvable (even then), but i got in
> touch with sysadmins, who decided to never recommend Win10 to their
> bosses due to the spying on their companies, that could not be turned
> off.
+1
I agree but I have not find anyone other than myself who cares. (so glad to
learn that some other people also recognise the issue and do care too, thank
you !)
> That is why i am on Win7 still (i know, its unsupported), but it
> does work nicely still (in a VM ofc.)
>
> Since you do not object to the use of current Windows, i would be
> surprised, if it would be impossible to run it in vbox. One thing
> though: Back in the days, i was using commodity hardware, limiting the
> things, i could do. My current box has plenty of RAM, processing power
> and disk space, so even running several VMs simultaneously doesnt cause
> any headache.
>
> Just my "worthless" experience... ;-)
> DdB
>
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