Comment on Is this machine good enough to install QEMU considering that it runs on windows 10 ?
Toes@ani.social 1 day ago
What are you planning to do with the vm?
If your intention is to run anything significant like multiple instances of windows or Linux then the answer is no. Ideally you’d have at least 8GB of ram if you just want one VM.
You’ll need to confirm if virtualization is enabled in the bios.
I would suggest replacing the os with something lighter like xubuntu. xubuntu.org
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 21 hours ago
I’d love MX Linux. I would like to run android as well.
nublug@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 hours ago
install mx on the bare metal instead of a vm of it on win10, you’ll prolly even be able to run a win10 vm with better performance than native. also use zram.
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 18 hours ago
What’s bare metal ?
Danitos@reddthat.com 16 hours ago
Directly on the hardware, not virtualized in a VM.
I second that option. 4 GB of RAM is not enough for Windows 10. Install Linux, and if you need Windows-specific software use then with a VM; I used to do that and used Windows 7 instead of 10 as it is far lighter. This should improve the overall experience IMO.
nublug@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
installing on bare metal means like the way windows 10 is installed right now; the main operating system insallted on the hard drive directly in control of the hardware.
backup any files you want to save from win10 to an external drive, usb, or cloud storage. download rufus or ventoy and follow either tool’s instructions on making a bootable usb with the mx linux iso on it.
reboot and hit whatever key the bios screen gives you for boot menu, you may have to go to bios settings and set boot order there to let you boot from usb first before the hard drive if there is no boot menu or boot order key listed.
now you’re in a liveusb ms linux environment. it won’t overwrite anything on the hard drive until you get to the step formatting the disk in the installer, so you can ignore the installer and poke around and try it out before commiting to erasing windows. shutting down and taking out the usb or changing the boot order back will let you boot back into windows.
good luck!