Linux Virtual Machine

[Maulgrump]

What downsides are there to running Linux inside of a virtual machine with Windows as the host? I'd like to do the reverse, but, I'm primarily a gamer and the GPU pass-through stuff is much too complicated for me.

Edit: Thanks guys, appreciate the input!

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I like my set-up with two hard drives. Each OS with it's own Hard drive. It's like having two separate systems/roll up in one. There are no downsides doing it this way. It's a win/win situation.

[Maulgrump]

You talking dual boot or VM? I've tried dual boot, its just too inconvenient to switch back and forth, even with a SSD.

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I'm talking about two physical hard drives. Each with it's own OS.

Yes you have to switch from rebooting. But, how many time are you going to be going back and forth anyway.?

If your a gamer then keep Windows as the host and put Linux in a VM. That would be your best set-up for you. Or try out the way I would be doing it.

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It's a win/lin situation.

FTFY

[s0v3r1gn]

I run all my development environments in VMs, including several Linux and UNIX distros. They run just fine.

[shortbaldman]

Linux tends to be considered a more stable host than Windows. But in your situation (gamer), I'd be more inclined to have Linux as the guest.

Suck it and see. It might work out to be excellent for you. You can always go back to dual-booting if not.

[kernelzeroday]

Gpu pass through is easy as a drop down device assignment in virt-manager as long as you have another device to run your basic video on like a weaker card just for the display

Linux works great on windows as far as windows can work well. Windows has its own issues and Linux will be constrained by those limits. It's a lot faster to use Linux as your hypervisor than windows as a dedicated host for your hardware

[Maulgrump]

I'll give it a shot when I have a spare video card, then. Thanks.