KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.
VMLite VBoot Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to VMLite VBoot for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to VMLite VBoot and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to VMLite VBoot are rEFInd - Boot Manager, Grub Customizer, Grub2Win and Multipass.
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10 rEFInd - Boot Manager alternativesrEFInd is a fork of the rEFIt boot manager for computers based on the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified EFI (UEFI). Like rEFIt, rEFInd is a boot manager, meaning that it presents a menu of options to the user when the computer...
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14 Grub Customizer alternativesGrub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries.
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16 Grub2Win alternativesSafely dual boot Windows and Linux without touching the Windows MBR.
Grub2Win installs to Windows 8, Windows 7, XP, 2000 or Vista. It boots native, open source GNU grub version 2.00 code. Everything is contained in one 7 MB directory on your Windows C: drive.
The simple Windows.
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63 Multipass alternativesMultipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...
OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.
OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.
Each container performs.
GRUB for DOS is the dos extension of GRUB. It enables dos users to run the configuration console directly in real mode. The project also contains an utility called WINGRUB, an GUI intends to help configuring and installing GRUB in the WINDOWS environment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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The development of LILO as classic bootloader for GNU/Linux systems was restarted in June 2010. Because of the simpleness LILO has some advantages comparing with Grub and Grub2. But nowadays LILO is not the bootloader for all situations. But LILO is longtime proved and stable.
Written in C++ and licensed under GNU GPL, XOSL (eXtended Operating System Loader) is a user-friendly, window-based graphical boot manager handling large disks and over 30 different operating systems.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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