Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:45:07 +0530 From: jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: concerns about install freebsd Message-ID: <CACJufxGXeH94=aA_csqzMW0es6bbPoQRGjHCrp8vY5b2msryCg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3935d030e8df3d301f62f51ae041d8660f018c9b.camel@riseup.net> References: <CACJufxEriHZcoxxDFYTwykxA0fwN8YpV74dUp3iCt9-oFO0rxg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFYkXjnOMPzYbuf02WRdJd4OO84JabJVbub76KiRYigrB9Ue8A@mail.gmail.com> <CACJufxFfYwFCmpKfZZYcxMU=Ckp7M5bceH=LijpEO=HZwzniCQ@mail.gmail.com> <3935d030e8df3d301f62f51ae041d8660f018c9b.camel@riseup.net>
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--000000000000f51b1c05e9cd50c8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Finally, this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdBi6Jcw35s which seems promising, will try it on the weekend. On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 1:34 PM Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> wrote: > On Thu, 2022-09-29 at 11:34 +0530, jian he wrote: > > I successfully installed oracle virtualbox. > > Hi, > > if I understand correctly your host is Linux running either Virtualbox > from a distro's repositories or from Oracle. > > When using a Linux host I strongly encourage you to chose the Virtual > Machine Manager GUI to run a QEMU/KVM, instead of using Virtualbox. > > I'm using Virtualbox from Oracle, not from the distro's repositories, to > hold Windows guests, since Virtualbox provides comfortable file sharing > between the Linux host and the Windows guest. For other purposes I'm in > favour of the Virtual Machine Manager GUI to run a QEMU/KVM. > > Virtualbox is terribly slow and suffers from countless issues, let alone > that it occasionally breaks completely. QEMU/KVM is a way better choice, > as long as direct file sharing (or clipboard sharing) is not important. > A QEMU/KVM guest performs more or less as fast as an install on bare > metal ("bare metal" is for a regular install, such as your Linux host). > > The Virtual Machine Manager GUI is as easy to use as the Virtualbox GUI, > with the exception of the mentioned sharing. > > As a side note, get used to portable scripts. I rarely use file mangers > etc., I'm in favour of command line. For this purpose I like to use > bashisms, but for scripts I'm in favour to avoid bashisms. > > Are you already familiar with command line and scrips? If not consider > to get used to the default login shells of your host and guest. You can > change them at any time, but as long as you are testing Linux and > FreeBSD, I would stay with the defaults. > > Regards, > Ralf > > -- I recommend David Deutsch's <<The Beginning of Infinity>> Jian --000000000000f51b1c05e9cd50c8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,= sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ver= dana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil= y:verdana,sans-serif">Finally, this <a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watc= h?v=3DKdBi6Jcw35s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKdBi6Jcw35s</a>=C2=A0 = which seems promising, will try it on the weekend.<br></div></div><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 29,= 2022 at 1:34 PM Ralf Mardorf <<a href=3D"mailto:ralf-mardorf@riseup.net= ">ralf-mardorf@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai= l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20= 4,204);padding-left:1ex">On Thu, 2022-09-29 at 11:34 +0530, jian he wrote:<= br> > I successfully installed oracle virtualbox.<br> <br> Hi,<br> <br> if I understand correctly your host is Linux running either Virtualbox<br> from a distro's repositories or from Oracle.<br> <br> When using a Linux host I strongly encourage you to chose the Virtual<br> Machine Manager GUI to run a QEMU/KVM, instead of using Virtualbox.<br> <br> I'm using Virtualbox from Oracle, not from the distro's repositorie= s, to<br> hold Windows guests, since Virtualbox provides comfortable file sharing<br> between the Linux host and the Windows guest. For other purposes I'm in= <br> favour of the Virtual Machine Manager GUI to run a QEMU/KVM.<br> <br> Virtualbox is terribly slow and suffers from countless issues, let alone<br= > that it occasionally breaks completely. QEMU/KVM is a way better choice,<br= > as long as direct file sharing (or clipboard sharing) is not important.<br> A QEMU/KVM guest performs more or less as fast as an install on bare<br> metal ("bare metal" is for a regular install, such as your Linux = host).<br> <br> The Virtual Machine Manager GUI is as easy to use as the Virtualbox GUI,<br= > with the exception of the mentioned sharing.<br> <br> As a side note, get used to portable scripts. I rarely use file mangers<br> etc., I'm in favour of command line. For this purpose I like to use<br> bashisms, but for scripts I'm in favour to avoid bashisms.<br> <br> Are you already familiar with command line and scrips? If not consider<br> to get used to the default login shells of your host and guest. You can<br> change them at any time, but as long as you are testing Linux and<br> FreeBSD, I would stay with the defaults.<br> <br> Regards,<br> Ralf<br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"color= :rgb(153,153,153)">=C2=A0I recommend David <span>Deutsch</span>'s <&= lt;The Beginning of Infinity>></span><br></font></div><div><font size= =3D"2"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"color:rgb(153,= 153,153)">=C2=A0 Jian</span><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>= </div></div> --000000000000f51b1c05e9cd50c8--
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