From 49beb7543220e9df4fec087362a0eb6c2443ebd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Boczko Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:50:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added KVM management tools --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 520c476..6c334f9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -357,3 +357,12 @@ Type 2 3. [VMware Workstation](https://www.vmware.com/uk/products/workstation-pro.html) - Type 2 Hypervisor for Linux and Windows - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology. 4. [VMware Player](https://www.vmware.com/uk/products/workstation-player.html) - Type 2 Hypervosor for Linux and Windows - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology. 5. [Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac](https://www.parallels.com/uk/products/desktop/) - Type 2 Hypervisor for Mac. + +Muddy Ground + +KVM for linux fits in a strange land where the KVM kernel module turns Linux kernel into a type 1 bare-metal hypervisor, while the overall system could be categorized to type 2 because the host OS is still fully functional and the other VM's are standard Linux processes from its perspective. + +There are many frontends for KVM, including but not limited to + +1. [Gnome Boxes](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes) +2. [virt-manager](https://virt-manager.org/)