Few virtual computer environments are as stable, popular and rich in features as VMware. I've been a fan and user of VMware Workstation since version 2.0. I use it for testing network applications, ...

Installing Ubuntu 16.04 as a virtual machine (VM) on ESXi is a relatively simple process, provided you know how to work around some of the "gothcas" that can complicate the process. In this article, I ...

Hyper-V in Windows 10 has a built-in tool called Quick Create that lets you automate the process of setting up new virtual machines. Here's how to use it. As someone who has worked in IT for what ...

Ubuntu maintainer Canonical and Microsoft have teamed up to release an optimized Ubuntu Desktop image that's available through Microsoft's Hyper-V gallery. The Ubuntu Desktop image should deliver a ...

I moved a VMWare image from one computer to another, both running VMWare server 1.01. When I moved the image onto the other computer, I (without thinking) had it generate a new unique ID. The image ...

We took Gnome Boxes for a quick spin—it has promise but needs more work. I generally describe virt-manager as “simple”—and in many ways it’s much simpler than Boxes is—but there are different ways to ...

How to install VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu-based Linux distributions Your email has been sent VirtualBox 7.0 has finally been released, and this latest iteration brings plenty of new features to the ...

How to create a VirtualBox virtual machine backup on a Linux host Your email has been sent Your data center might depend on virtual machines (VMs), and you might use VirtualBox for some of those VMs.

If you've ever suffered through a painful Windows update or watched in disbelief as your MacBook decided to slow to a crawl and switch its fan into jumbo-jet-at-takeoff mode, you know that there's one ...