If a Windows user wants to test Linux distribution, or a Linux user wants to try other Linux distributions, I would advise you guys to use Oracle Virtualbox to test this because virtual system won’t disturb host OS files.

Not only VirtualBox but also you can use other alternatives such as QEMU, VMware Workstation Player, etc. I prefer VirtualBox because I was using it for more than 6 years. Images, containers, volumes, and networks stored in /var/lib/docker/ arent automatically removed when you uninstall Docker. VirtualBox (formerly known as Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and Innotek VirtualBox) is an open-source cross-platform virtualization software for x86 architecture and run on Linux, Windows & Mac. It was initially built & developed by Innotek GmbH and it was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008, later it was acquired by Oracle in 2010 and currently being developed by Oracle Corporation. himanshuhimanshu-LIFEBOOK-A555 dpkg -l grep virtualbox rc virtualbox 5.2.34-dfsg-0ubuntu18.04.1 amd64 x86 virtualization solution - base binaries rc virtualbox-5.2 5.2.

It allows the other operating systems (known as Guests) to be installed and run within an existing operating system (known as the Host).Īll of the features are available in the Free version as well for personal use and not for commercial use. Check the packages which are installed for virtualbox.

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