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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How to Get Started Using Virtual Machine Manager in Linux (Posted in response to Virtual box and VMware) (www.maketecheasier.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you run Windows make sure to install the virtio drivers

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-windows-virtual-machines-using-virtio-drivers/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What's the licensing part you mentioned? Can you elaborate a little?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

OpenZFS is not GPL compatible so it can never be baked into the kernel in the same way BTRFS can. I've run into issues where I've needed to downgrade the kernel but if I do the system won't boot.

Btrfs also doesn't need any special software to work as it is completely native and baked in.