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VirtualBox vs. VMware?

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damarious25

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Sorry to bother everyone but I'm just reaching out get a quick opinion. I currently use VirtualBox but the problem is I keep encountering mouse integration issues. Doesn't matter if I install guest services, edit confs, or not. I can never seem to get a stable mouse in any virtualized OS and it makes using vBox a nightmare. Anyways, my mouse issue isn't the point of this msg...

I was wondering what virtualization software you use? If it's VMWare, is it worth the $250? Are there other options I might not be aware of? I currently use VirtualBox on a windows platform, do you think it's more stable on a Unix or Linux platform?

Thanks

-dam25

EDIT: I'm willing to setup a dedicated Unix/Linux box if there's a OS that's just "known" for being the stable king for VirtualBox, because it would be nice to do this for free.
 
why not just install teamviewer or VNC on the VM and use that to access it?
 
I could; and did that a lot in the past when I was using a lot of windows OS virtualization.
Although this time I have extra monitor real estate and I'll need to monitor multiple OSs (with Unix and Linux OSs) simultaneously. The less inbetween, the better.
 
I use ESXi on a dedicated box and teamviewer or SSH to get to the VMs, its quick and simple.
 
Jay_oasis said:
I use ESXi on a dedicated box and teamviewer or SSH to get to the VMs, its quick and simple.
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Will give it a go. That's why I am here, to ask for ideas! So thanks :)
I'll edit this post later with an update. I just wanna run a few low spec OSs with a working mouse and some advance networking options. That's it

EDIT: Maybe I won't give it a go. The only server hardware I have available at the moment is an old low spec dell server with less RAM than my phone.
Back to the drawing board.
 
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Yes, RAM is key as is storage, I use about 20GB of my 32GB of RAM in my box
 
damarious25 said:
Sorry to bother everyone but I'm just reaching out get a quick opinion. I currently use VirtualBox but the problem is I keep encountering mouse integration issues. Doesn't matter if I install guest services, edit confs, or not. I can never seem to get a stable mouse in any virtualized OS and it makes using vBox a nightmare. Anyways, my mouse issue isn't the point of this msg...

I was wondering what virtualization software you use? If it's VMWare, is it worth the $250? Are there other options I might not be aware of? I currently use VirtualBox on a windows platform, do you think it's more stable on a Unix or Linux platform?

Thanks

-dam25

EDIT: I'm willing to setup a dedicated Unix/Linux box if there's a OS that's just "known" for being the stable king for VirtualBox, because it would be nice to do this for free.
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Isn't VMWare still free, or do you need the enterprise features?
 
i've used both and i ended up using virtualbox more often due for loading times

then again its kinda like comparing gimp to photoshop....they both do the same thing but the latter has a bit more available
 
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