||<>|| This document provides information on using Ubuntu with [[Glossary#virtual_machine|virtual machine]] software. = Popular virtual machine applications = This section lists the most commonly-used virtual machine applications which support Ubuntu. == Xen == '''Xen''' is a popular, open-source virtual machine application that is officially supported by Ubuntu. It provides high performance, but only supports a small number of host and guest operating systems. Ubuntu is supported as both a host and guest operating system, and Xen is available in the {{{universe}}} software channel. * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xen|Xen]] - instructions on getting Xen up and running on Ubuntu * [[http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Category:FAQ|Xen wiki]] - more information about how Xen works == VirtualBox == * [[VirtualBox]] - Open-source virtual machine from Oracle. Easy to install and use and not to mention very popular. == VMWare == '''VMware''' is a non-free virtual machine application, which supports Ubuntu as both a host and guest operating system. Several versions of VMware are available at no cost and can be installed on Ubuntu. One, {{{vmware-player}}}, is available from the {{{multiverse}}} software channel in Ubuntu. VMWare is the virtual machine solution that has been in use the longest and is the most widely used. * [[VMware]] - General instructions on installing and using VMWare with Ubuntu * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=vmware&titlesearch=Titles|Full listing]] of VMWare documentation available from the community support pages == Qemu == '''Qemu''' is a ''processor emulator'' and virtual machine. Qemu supports Ubuntu as both a host and guest operating system, and is capable of emulating ''arm'', ''powerpc'', ''sparc'' and ''x86'' processors. Qemu is available from the {{{universe}}} software channel in Ubuntu as the package {{{qemu}}}. * [[Installation/QemuEmulator]] - Instructions for installing Ubuntu as a guest in Qemu * [[WindowsXPUnderQemuHowTo]] - Instructions for running Windows XP as a guest on Ubuntu * [[FrQemuInstallHowTo]] - Instructions pour l'installation de Qemu (en Français) * [[WindowsXPUnderQemuHowTo]] - Instructions for installing KQemu accelerator on Ubuntu. ||Note: KQEMU will not work under Ubuntu 10.04. See [[Kqemu|KQEMU]] page for more info|| == Microsoft Virtual PC == '''Microsoft Virtual PC''' is a proprietary virtual machine application for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running Ubuntu as a guest operating system. * XFree86 needs to be configured for either 16 bpp or 32 bpp. 24 bpp does not work. * All Virtual PC network configurations work: direct, shared, and local (loopback). * There is a bug with PS/2 emulation in the kernel 7.04. Since Virtual PC 2007 emulates a PS/2 mouse, the mouse doesn't work. == Parallels == * [[http://www.parallels.com/|Parallels]] - Commercial virtual machine for Macintosh computers. = Other virtual machines = This section provides a short list of alternative virtual machines which are capable of running Ubuntu as either a host or guest operating system. * UserModeLinux - Alternative open-source virtual machine ## = See Also = '''For a Virtualization technologies that runs with Ubuntu as a Host or a Guest, please see [[Virtualisation]].''' = External Links = * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine|Virtual Machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]] - General information on virtual machines. ---- CategoryCommercialSoftware CategoryHardware CategoryVirtualization