Using QEMU to Create a Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop VM on macOS

Using QEMU to Create a Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop VM on macOS(arthurkoziel.com)

7 points by arthurk 5 years ago | 6 comments

cbluth 5 years ago |

@arthurk

you recommend installing virtualbox tools at the end of the article for copy/paste, but i think you can get the same effect by installing the qemu-guest-agent

arthurk 5 years ago | |

oh this is cool, didn't know about it, thanks!

Normille 5 years ago |

Which gives better performance; VirtualBox or QEMU?

arthurk 5 years ago | |

QEMU is more responsive and performant

Normille 5 years ago | | |

Thanks. Longtime user of VirtualBox which has the advantage of being easier to set up. Nor have I ever found VB's performance to be noticeably lacking, but it does seem plagued with bugs that never get fixed. And I've been exposed to QEMU through the Android Device Emulator in Android Studio. So I was wondering whether it's worth moving all my VB machines over to QEMU too.

I've always been put off by the fact QEMU needs configuring via commandline to set up. But if it was worth the effort, I'd make the jump.