Which Distro Best Runs Virtual Box?

Novatian · 12-27-2009, 12:14 PM

Which distro best, most stabley and simply runs systems like XP in virtual Box and VM Ware?

Gentoo, Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora...?

I might add, I downloaded it for Mint 7, and it was not possible to get it running with my know how. Unlike in Mint 5.

I could not get it install the CD. Good to have a link for that one, for Virtual Box.

bret381 · 12-27-2009, 12:31 PM

I don't know about the others, but so far, I cannot get virtualbox to run at all in Gentoo

linus72 · 12-27-2009, 12:35 PM

I would check out Ultimate edition 2.5
it has basically everything and I think its the ultimate Ubuntu, which it is!

repo · 12-27-2009, 12:51 PM

I run windows 7 and XP in virtualbox in debian sid

AlucardZero · 12-28-2009, 12:41 PM

Works well on Debian

slackass · 12-28-2009, 06:35 PM

Works perfect on Slackware 32 & 64 also Bluewhite64

I would avoid openSUSE for a host because I found that the updates quite often bork stuff.

~sHyLoCk~ · 12-28-2009, 07:53 PM

Slackware.

Joe of Loath · 12-28-2009, 08:09 PM

Fedora kernel updates don't load any kernel modules until the next round of updates. For the average user, not a problem, but if you use virtualbox every day, or like me, rely on extra kernel modules for wifi drivers, they're broken after every update.