which is the best linux distribution as host machine for Virtual Box?

sanjay122 · 02-02-2012, 11:48 AM

Please help me i am new to linux and forum.

snowday · 02-02-2012, 11:53 AM

Here is a (partial) list of linux distributions that support VirtualBox, along with install instructions: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

For an absolute beginner I recommend Ubuntu or Mint.

frankbell · 02-02-2012, 09:47 PM

I've used VB on Debian, Slackware, and Ubuntu without any problems. I suspect it will run on any mainstream Linux distro.

jefro · 02-02-2012, 09:55 PM

Here is the list that may be best to start with, however there is no best choice.

Ubuntu 11.10 ("Oneiric Ocelot") i386 | AMD64
Ubuntu 11.04 ("Natty Narwhal") i386 | AMD64
Ubuntu 10.10 ("Maverick Meerkat") i386 | AMD64
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ("Lucid Lynx") i386 | AMD64
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ("Hardy Heron") i386 | AMD64
Debian 6.0 ("Squeeze") i386 | AMD64
Debian 5.0 ("Lenny") i386 | AMD64
openSUSE 11.4 / 12.1 i386 | AMD64
openSUSE 11.3 i386 | AMD64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES11) i386 | AMD64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES10) i386 | AMD64
Fedora 16 ("Verne") i386 | AMD64
Fedora 15 ("Lovelock") i386 | AMD64
Fedora 14 ("Laughlin") i386 | AMD64
Mandriva 2011.0 i386 | AMD64
Mandriva 2010.0 / 2010.1 i386 | AMD64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ("RHEL6") / Oracle Linux 6 ("OL6") i386 | AMD64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ("RHEL5") / Oracle Linux 5 ("OL5") / CentOS 5 i386 | AMD64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ("RHEL4") / Oracle Linux 4 ("OL4") / CentOS 4 i386
All distributions i386 | AMD64