Hey everyone! I'm new to Linux and have been having a fun time learning about AI models and programming. I switched my desktop to Ubuntu with an Xfce environment about a month ago, and I'm loving it overall, even with some frustrations along the way. I'm looking to set up a Dell 5820 workstation as my main computer and I'm considering running a Windows VM instead of dual booting. My question is: is there a way to boot directly into this Windows VM if I want to? I've heard something about using Proxmox for multi-booting, but I'm not really interested in going down that complicated route.
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You can definitely set it up, but it'll take some tinkering. I'd recommend using KVM with libvirt as your hypervisor. This combo gives you the virt-manager tool for easy graphical configuration of your VM. Once that's set up, you can use the command line tool 'virsh' to script the VM boot process and use something like 'virt-viewer' for the display. You could even set it to run on login as a dedicated user so that it boots up automatically when you log in. It sounds a bit complex, but it should work!
Haha, fair point about keeping it virtual! Just to note, though, while you can boot into a Windows VM directly, it might be a bit of a hassle. Maybe check out some guides or tutorials for KVM and see how it goes before you commit!
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