KVM Desktop Setup Ideas
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@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
There are a lot of options here. Windows 7 and vbox is one of them, it's obviously a weird one.
Endless options if you consider not staying in scope and not staying viable. Literally endless.
In scope is strictly Linux plus KVM. Anythign else is out of scope.
Right, that was the starting point. And no reason to back up, as there was no hint of anything not being chosen in the best possible way.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
This all started not because you felt Type 2 was an option, but because you @DustinB3403 claimed that the very thing all of us do, never happens.
This started because of the way the question is posed and the resulting answers provided, the lack of explanation to the answers and the continuation of "Just use Cockpit".
No, this started with him asking a simple, logical question that implied he had done everything right so far. Then you claiming that that "right" thing could never happen. That alone is the cause of the discussion we are having.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
There are a lot of options here. Windows 7 and vbox is one of them, it's obviously a weird one.
Endless options if you consider not staying in scope and not staying viable. Literally endless.
In scope is strictly Linux plus KVM. Anythign else is out of scope.
Right, that was the starting point. And no reason to back up, as there was no hint of anything not being chosen in the best possible way.
And by combo, well that was answered... fedora, kvm, cockpit... remote viewer, etc... could have stopped there
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Which results in a multitude of other questions like: Why would he be using cockpit to manage his daily driver Type 1 KVM hypervisor to manage the VMs on it when he could use any of the graphical tools that are built in. Like Boxes.
That's a totally different conversation. Now you are talking about the responses we gave to his question. Rather than the discussion at hand which is why you claimed his decision wasn't valid.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Which results in a multitude of other questions like: Why would he be using cockpit to manage his daily driver Type 1 KVM hypervisor to manage the VMs on it when he could use any of the graphical tools that are built in. Like Boxes.
That's a totally different conversation. Now you are talking about the responses we gave to his question. Rather than the discussion at hand which is why you claimed his decision wasn't valid.
I've not claimed his decision wasn't valid. I've said and implied your reasoning for supporting his decision is biased. And without anyone asking the question(s) "Why do you want to use Linux and KVM" and "Do you know how to use these tools at all?" "Are you wanting to learn how to use these tools?" Among other questions weren't asked.
By not asking these questions how can you really gauge what is an appropriate option for this specific case?
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
What combo is best to "get started" with KVM?
It's just for a standalone machine to host 5-6 VM's.To mean:
I want to use my desktop to act as a Type 1 hypervisor over the alternatives of using his desktop like a co-located server or literally any other business option.
Treat your lab like you'd treat a business you owned.
Right?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Which results in a multitude of other questions like: Why would he be using cockpit to manage his daily driver Type 1 KVM hypervisor to manage the VMs on it when he could use any of the graphical tools that are built in. Like Boxes.
That's a totally different conversation. Now you are talking about the responses we gave to his question. Rather than the discussion at hand which is why you claimed his decision wasn't valid.
I've not claimed his decision wasn't valid. I've said and implied your reasoning for supporting his decision is biased. And without anyone asking the question(s) "Why do you want to use Linux and KVM" and "Do you know how to use these tools at all?" "Are you wanting to learn how to use these tools?" Among other questions weren't asked.
By not asking these questions how can you really gauge what is an appropriate option for this specific case?
No, you said that no one wants what he wants.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Which results in a multitude of other questions like: Why would he be using cockpit to manage his daily driver Type 1 KVM hypervisor to manage the VMs on it when he could use any of the graphical tools that are built in. Like Boxes.
That's a totally different conversation. Now you are talking about the responses we gave to his question. Rather than the discussion at hand which is why you claimed his decision wasn't valid.
I've not claimed his decision wasn't valid. I've said and implied your reasoning for supporting his decision is biased. And without anyone asking the question(s) "Why do you want to use Linux and KVM" and "Do you know how to use these tools at all?" "Are you wanting to learn how to use these tools?" Among other questions weren't asked.
By not asking these questions how can you really gauge what is an appropriate option for this specific case?
No, you said that no one wants what he wants.
What?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
It is not normal.
Do you have a Daily driver Type 1 hypervisor that is sitting in a co-lo?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
It is not normal.
Do you have a Daily driver Type 1 hypervisor that is sitting in a co-lo?
Daily Drivers go on your desk by definition, not in a colo. You ask the weirdest questions that you already know the answer to and know that no matter what the answer is, has nothing to do with the discussion.
Obviously, it is normal. SO normal. Everyone here does it. Everyone everywhere pretty much does it.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
It is not normal.
Do you have a Daily driver Type 1 hypervisor that is sitting in a co-lo?
Wait what? Who uses a Daily driver in a colo? That makes 0 sense. A local desktop with Hyper-V on it is my daily driver.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
It is not normal.
Do you have a Daily driver Type 1 hypervisor that is sitting in a co-lo?
My daily driver is a laptop running a type 1 hypervisor (KVM) on Fedora Workstation (Cinnamon), to host a Win10 VM. Totally normal. And no, I would not send my laptop to a co-lo. That's just a dumb question.
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@Obsolesce said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
KVM is also nice because you can continue using that machine as a regular desktop as well, if you need to do so. (Can't do that with VMware, Hyper-V or XenServer).
No one expects to use their Type 1 hypervisor as a desktop.
This is the statement that we are all addressing.
Yes, because it isn't a normal expectation to take
We've covered that. It is. SO normal.
It is not normal.
Do you have a Daily driver Type 1 hypervisor that is sitting in a co-lo?
My daily driver is a laptop running a type 1 hypervisor (KVM), to host a Win10 VM. Totally normal. And no, I would not send my laptop to a co-lo. That's just a dumb question.
Having to drive into a colo every time you wanted to check your mail or read a web page would be so weird.
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What part of any of @hobbit666's post indicate that this must be a daily driver that is sitting on or under his desk?
@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
What combo is best to "get started" with KVM?
It's just for a standalone machine to host 5-6 VM's.
@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
Yeah i'll only ever be running 6 VM's at the most, also the "host" is a desktop machine that only has 16GB RAM at the moment. Hopefully upgrading to 32GB when i find a machine that can donate some RAM
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Literally all of you jumped to a conclusion that "desktop" meant "sitting on my desk and being used as a desktop" because KVM.
Rather than treating this as a production workload and remotely managing it.
Hence the questions mentioned above need to be considered and asked.
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Fedora 29 with KVM is a great, standard way to do a Linux desktop and have local VMs. It's especially good if you are labbing desktops, rather than servers. You get more performance of the graphics (from lower latency) to the local desktop. This is super common for gaming, development, and desktop support tasks primarily.
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That was probably the biggest fork that I have ever done.
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@DustinB3403 said in KVM Desktop Setup Ideas:
What part of any of @hobbit666's post indicate that this must be a daily driver that is sitting on or under his desk?
@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
What combo is best to "get started" with KVM?
It's just for a standalone machine to host 5-6 VM's.
@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
Yeah i'll only ever be running 6 VM's at the most, also the "host" is a desktop machine that only has 16GB RAM at the moment. Hopefully upgrading to 32GB when i find a machine that can donate some RAMNo matter the case, whether it's for a Desktop workstation or a Desktop remote-access-only "server", he mentioned Linux and KVM. So it didn't even matter to begin with.
Meaning type 2 and all that other crap should have never been mentioned.
