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Going to use Arch on a VM, which should I use? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by Yoru@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I want to get into Arch Linux, but I don't have that much experience and I feel like it'll be easier to set it up in a virtual machine rathen than dual booting, I've used Oracle VirtualBox before but it's very laggy. Are there any other VMs that aren't as laggy, or do I just have a hardware issue?

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[–] bahmanm@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I'd say VirtualBox is still your best bet b/c of its well-polished user interface - ie unless you plan to play games.

very laggy

Had you installed "extension pack" & "guest additions"? If not, please do! They make a world of difference.

Grab them for the version you've installed from VirtualBox downloads directory. Install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-x.y.z.vbox-extpack on your machine and VBoxGuestAdditions_x.y.z.iso on your VM.

For example, for version 7.0.10:

HTH

[–] Yoru@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hello, no I haven't installed the packs yet. Will do so, thank you.

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