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VirtualBox has been packaged as a Flatpak (ursal.zone)
submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pull/6985

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Cool that it is now a flatpak

However, I would recommend gnome boxes or virtual manager.

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Via flatpak permissions.

Flatpak permissions can give access to pretty much anything, in this case, /dev/kvm.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As this uses the KVM backend, they are all essentially alternative UI for the same hypervisor.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

KVM is only used for the CPU portions

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Surely it uses KVM for memory isolation as well.

I guess what you are saying is that VirtualBox is still doing device emulation. If so, we agree.