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I've been spending a fair bit of time in a Linux VM, today I decided to try and get Docky to work, but it needs desktop effects.
To cut a long story short, the only VM solution that offers desktop effects seems to be VirtuaBox.
If I want to get better graphics support, is it a good idea to migrate over to Virtual Box?
Is the migration path simple?
Sam Saffron
Posted 2009-07-16T08:15:39.223
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I migrated yesterday and have been using it all day.
Performance wise I find it is slightly faster than VMWare 6.5, graphic rendering is smoother, also driver installation procedure seem much less intrusive.
The upgrade is a smooth as silk, the VMDK works just fine in Virtual Box.
I tried out the 3D features, but I must say that running compiz on the VM is not smooth enough, I seem to be getting artifacts and general tearing.
Sam Saffron
Posted 2009-07-16T08:15:39.223
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I went from VMware to Virtualbox, and love the speed difference. I am not sure about the migration path though, because I just reinstalled from scratch.
Another thing great about VB is that the Free VMware player does not support shared folders, but VirtualBox does.
Abhinav
Posted 2009-07-16T08:15:39.223
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VMware Player supports shared folders. – KovBal – 2009-07-18T13:28:06.727
@KovBal - Not with the free version. – Abhinav – 2009-07-21T13:05:21.033
Or use a type-1 hypervisor with a dedicated graphics card for the VM (downside: out put will be always be full screen on a different monitor). – Hennes – 2016-07-05T07:39:15.743
3D support in guests is marginal at best, so this is no surprise. If you need native 3D support, your only viable option is to run on physical hardware. – EmmEff – 2009-08-29T23:57:58.617