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Open source VirtualBox offers powerful x86/AMD64 virtualization available freely under GNU GPL v2. Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris hosts. Supports a vast array of guest OS like Windows, Linux, Solaris. Portable, lightweight, ad-free, with dark mode.
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- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Oracle Solaris
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The Windows setup for everyone (with freeware only) Will make Windows suck less
This is the apps for Windows 11 that I would recommend to anyone who just got a PC !
The same list for
macOS :
Linux kernel (GUI apps only) :
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Free tools (Software that can help you mostly in any field)
This is going to be a list of the free tools/software that can be used mostly in any field. it's based on websites recommendations, personal experience and YouTube videos. If there's any software that you like to be added here pls inform me so we can do it together. They won't be in the alphabetical order. Together we can do it. If you find any software in the list that's not free let me know
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Install from the command line
winget install -e --id Oracle.VirtualBoxbrew install --cask virtualbox
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Robust and free. The best virtualization software I've used.
QEMU (manager) is the only software solution against EGPFault in Win87EM.dll with newer Intel-CPUs
QEMU Manager is an (too) old Windows GUI for QEMU, which has in Aug. 2016 unfortunately no actual version. In difference to VirtualBox or VMware Player you can emulate several CPUs, which would be necessary for old 16bit applications with EGPFault in Win87EM.dll with newer Intel-CPUs (than Haswell from 2013 and later) in all other virtual machines except QEMU.
So only with QEMU (not with VMware or VirtualBox or Windows XP Mode) you (in Windows theoretically, in Linux really) can use and compile Delphi 1.6 programs, when you have a newer Host-CPU from Intel. Without QEMU (and Linux) you must buy another computer with an AMD-CPU, because VirtualBox or VMware Player cannot emulate various CPUs, as QEMU can. Practically I was not successful to use the QEMU Manager on Windows 7 or 10, but QEMU is told to be the best solution for this purpose on Linux, but I have no experience with Linux. Unfortunally I bought 2 computers with newer Intel-CPUs (Lenovo Yoga 3 PRO and Toshiba Z30), which had the EGPFault in Win87EM.dll. Because of this I gave back the Toshiba Z30 already by warranty and changed it to a HP EliteBook 725 G3 (with only 1.25 kg and) with a new and very good AMD-A12-CPU. The HP EliteBook 725 G3 was cheaper than the Toshiba Z30 (as additional advantage over the expensive INTEL-CPUs). In the next weeks I must send back the Lenovo Yoga 3 PRO also by warranty. I recommend all persons, which have the EGPFault in Win87EM.dll with newer Intel-CPUs to do the same (give back the Intel-CPU-Computer by warranty and to substitute it by an AMD-Computer). Only so you can hope, that Intel stops the fatal strategy, to develop only new CPUs, which do not support programs with a mathematic coprocessor.
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[Edited by em4020, August 22]
VirtualBox offers the best balance of usability and open-source trust among virtualization software. Unlike Docker/Podman (containers only) or the steep learning curve of QEMU/libvirt, VirtualBox provides a polished experience without the proprietary constraints of VMware. The performance is sufficient, and it makes migrating configurations over different OS both convenient and user-friendly.
virtual machines are BAD. it can cause damage to your computer. DO NOT INSTALL IT
i have been using this App for many years and its great for my projects and the experience is good i can install all type of OS on my windows
Doesn't work on Linux. I can create a virtual machine, and open it exactly once. To be able to open it again after shutting it down, I have to reboot the entire machine. I've tried modifying my swap space to be bigger, but that doesn't help either. Also - shared folders do not work.
Easy to use, but VMs are slow because it isn't QEMU/KVM