To enable organizations and developers to more easily and flexibly create and deploy on premises and cloud applications, Oracle has announced that Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0, the latest release of the ...

Preshrink-VM is a tool that prepares Linux VirtualBox VM's to be shrunk with the vboxmanage modifyhd </path/to/thedisk.vdi> --compact command. All free space must be set to "zeros" for the command to ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

Constantly testing software and tinkering with a variety of Linux operating systems puts my multiple test-bench computers to constant use. Granted, Linux comes with a lot fewer security risks. But ...

Deepesh started writing about technology when he founded his consumer tech blog in 2018. He joined MakeUseOf in 2021 and wrote primarily for Linux, Programming, Windows, and Gaming. He has a ...

I need to run Windows 8.1, Linux and a File Server (could just be part of the Windows or Linux install) on the same machine. Should I: 1) Install Windows then create a Linux VM using VirtualBox, ...

As a person who uses Linux regularly, often I am asked about my opinions about other operating systems, especially those coming from large companies located in Redmond, Washington. Here's the deal.

VirtualBox is software that runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, capable of full virtualization. Full virtualization allows VirtualBox to run OSes entirely different than the OS it is running on ...

As a beginner in cybersecurity, theory alone isn’t enough. To truly understand security concepts, you need hands-on practice. Kali Linux, with its vast collection of penetration testing and security ...