Does QEMU help me create a virtual Linux system on my windows 10 laptop ? (thelemmy.club)

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I wish to work on Linux, but the only machine l have at my disposal is my brother's windows laptop when it's free. Can I create a virtual Linux system using QEMU ?

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[-] LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 3 points 12 hours ago

Thanks for sharing. The only difference is that instead of Ubuntu, l'd love to go for MX Linux, as I want to get a hang of it.

[-] nykula@piefed.social 4 points 12 hours ago

While I don't know whether MX Linux supports WSL (just a few distributions do), I know that MX is based on Debian, and you can install Debian under WSL with wsl --install -d Debian. Their console experience is very similar.

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