VirtualBox is ridiculously simple to set up and get virtual machines going. Shared folders, shared clipboard and much more are no issue.

But.

It eats resources. The installed virtual machines (VM) run relatively slow. What have you found to be feature comparable - and most importantly more resource-efficient - alternatives for running VMs under Linux?

  • @some_guy
    10•2 days ago

    Vagrant by Hashicorp.

    Edit: if the news of IBM acquiring them goes through, I will cry. And we live in the worst timeline, so it’ll happen.

    • @eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8•2 days ago

      ibm is going to buy the entire ansible-verse; so be ready.

      i will weep with you in solidarity. 😉

    • @milliams@lemmy.world
      3•2 days ago

      While it wasn’t a requirement, be aware that Vagrant (along with all Hashicorp products) are no longer free software and are instead under the Business Software Licence.