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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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How to distro hop in a VM? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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A friend of mine mentioned that a much more efficient way to distro hop is to do it in a VM rather than boot an ISO every time. I've only ever used WINE and am unsure how to go about doing this.

What's the best way to try distro hopping and what are some easy-ish distros to try out temporarily?

I've been using Linux Mint Debian edition for a while now and am happy with it on my main machine, but want to try out some others on my spare just to make sure there's not another one that I like more.

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[–] Zeon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

VirtualBox includes non-free drivers for some features. I’d recommend using QEMU/KVM with Virt-Manager instead, since it is entirely free and open-source.

https://linuxconfig.org/setting-up-virtual-machines-with-qemu-kvm-and-virt-manager-on-debian-ubuntu

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

There is also a release of VirtualBox that uses KVM.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Virt-manager is a pain to use.

[–] Zeon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Then the main question would be, do you care about using proprietary software or not?