Is it possible to run a linux distro as VM in Windows but also

>>59552796
Yes.

Download VirtualBox and use google.

>>59552805
Please tell more

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>>59552809
Who the heck is more?

>>59552796
You just install Linux normally, then you configure your VM software under Windows to boot off the same drive / partitions?

Or you create a VM for Linux and Windows and you configure a hypervisor like Xen to (almost) directly boot the OS'.

>>59552891
PS: I'd do it the other way around.

Run the Windows botnet as a VM on Linux. It's the better host OS anyhow, almost all enterprise hosting etc. setups do it that way.

>>59552907
This. You'll notice windows installs easily, runs smoothly and has all it needs.

Most vm software will allow real access to disks. However I imagine there is security to stop you fucking your shit

>Partition disks ext4 / ntfs
>Install windows as normal
>From vmware install direct to disk on ext4
>Reboot entire computer into live cd
>Configure grub for windows and linux

In theory you should be able to boot windows / linux from grub at boot, then from inside windows boot nix

>>59552796
Virtualbox supports something called raw disk access to use a real partition in a guest

>https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#rawdisk

I never used it because I don't need it and it sounds dangerous a fuck as it could easily wreck havoc

If you try it good luck and post results

>>59552796
yes, I've done it before
just have the vm software boot from the partition, I forget how exactly
it works the other way around too, running windows in a vm on linux

you just have to have everything partitioned correctly

>>59552907
>>59552959

But can you play Gaymes in a VM?

This looks like a good place to discuss your favorite free software for managing VMs on Linux or freebsd

>>59553108
with gpu passthrough yes

>>59553108
With PCI-passthrough