[CentOS] VMWare vs. KVM - recommendations?

Mathieu Baudier mbaudier at argeo.org
Tue Mar 30 07:56:49 UTC 2010


>> I concur.  for virtualizing an OS within a desktop, virtualbox works
>> great.  its very simple to setup and use, and yet quite flexible
> I also suggest using Virtualbox on desktop. You can use non-free
> edition, the license allows it to be used for non-server configurations.

I agree as well, and you may even be able to import your VMWare images
directly into VirtualBox.

Moreover, with KVM I have already experienced the kind of screen size
limitations you describe, so you won't probably be satisfied with it.



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