Have you ever wanted to try a different operating system than what your computer shipped with? Virtual machines are a great way to do that without reinstalling your OS. Here are several operating ...

A Tiny Core Linux 9.0 image configured to run XMRig runs on a VM, rather than victim machines hosting the malware locally. An unusual cryptocurrency miner, dubbed LoudMiner, is spreading via pirated ...

Running Windows as a virtual machine in Linux may seems like unnecessary work until something like the Wannacry ransomware scare comes along. The PCs that were affected, all running older Windows ...

There are plenty of reasons to run a virtual machine. The first, and most compelling, is that you want to play: Maybe there are some other operating system you want to dabble with (cough Linux cough), ...

Virtual machines emulate certain environment required for applications-so that applications can be run inside them. Some virtual machines, like those for Java and .NET allow you to run only ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

The system virtual machine can be used to make Linux-based applications faster and more responsive and secure. Here's a primer to get you started. Linux is rapidly becoming the operating system of ...

Windows users have several virtualization platforms at their disposal, allowing them to run simulated (or virtualized) systems within a single PC, each acting as a completely independent PC ...

(1) A synonym for a language interpreter. See interpreter, Java Virtual Machine and Python. (2) Software that enables a different operating system and applications to run in a computer along with the ...

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.