Going to use Arch on a VM, which should I use?
Going to use Arch on a VM, which should I use?
I want to get into Arch Linux, but I don't have that much experience and I feel like it'll be easier to set it up in a virtual machine rathen than dual booting, I've used Oracle VirtualBox before but it's very laggy. Are there any other VMs that aren't as laggy, or do I just have a hardware issue?
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I'd say VirtualBox is still your best bet b/c of its well-polished user interface - ie unless you plan to play games.
very laggy
Had you installed "extension pack" & "guest additions"? If not, please do! They make a world of difference.
Grab them for the version you've installed from VirtualBox downloads directory. Install
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-x.y.z.vbox-extpackon your machine andVBoxGuestAdditions_x.y.z.isoon your VM.For example, for version 7.0.10:
HTH
I've never tried the extension pack, but I do have the guest additions. How do you install it?
Here's a decent guide on how to do it for an Ubuntu VM (instructions should apply to Arch too.) Since you'll be manually downloading guest-additions, just skip the "prerequisites" section.
An here's a guide on how to install the extension pack.
Pray, post here if you run into any troubles (you shouldn't ✌️.)
Thank you! I'll be back if I run into some trouble. :D
Hello, no I haven't installed the packs yet. Will do so, thank you.