Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with native performance

Re:Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with... by hutrdvnj on Sunday July 18, 2021 @04:36AM (#27871565)

Wouldn't it be easier to have 2 devices, one specifically designed for gaming and one running 24/7 for home server services. A cheap used Thinkpad could be used as linux device so it doesn't have to be expensive. Plus if you value your own time and effort you have to put in for your current setup, then it might actually be cheaper.

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Re:Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with... by pizza234 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @04:56AM (#27871621)

It depends on what do you mean with "easier".

Technically speaking, for machines where VFIO works, there is no maintenance, and the setup can be easy (excluding one significant issue due to a specific linux kernel upgrade, my VFIO setup procedure has been essentially the same for years, on multiple machines).

So, assuming that VFIO setup setup/maintenance is very easy, having a second machine is just redundant.

One convenience not to forget is safety. If a Windows VM gets infected for whatever reasons, rolling back the system is performed by literally deleting one file.

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Re:Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with... by z3t4 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @06:56AM (#27872002)

You basically just need an extra gfx card (or even headless host). And why would you not want a fast Linux OS? Many SSD's and lots of RAM to make the IDE fast. Powerful CPU for compiling. Good GFX for better latency/hz.

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Re:Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with... by zaptheimpaler on Sunday July 18, 2021 @02:21PM (#27875153)

It might, but I am cheap :) and i like to run heavy workloads on the home server/devbox as well which would take a well specced $700-800 PC.

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