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Going to use Arch on a VM, which should I use? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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-extpack on your machine and VBoxGuestAdditions_x.y.z.iso on your VM.

For example, for version 7.0.10:

HTH

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've never tried the extension pack, but I do have the guest additions. How do you install it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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 ✌️.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you! I'll be back if I run into some trouble. :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Hello, no I haven't installed the packs yet. Will do so, thank you.