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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).

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Is Qubes any more efficient in resource usage than a typical VM? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by marcie@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Privacy benefits aside, does qubes run better than a typical vm like virtualbox? I tend to fiddle with distros a lot and I feel qubes might be a good choice, though I'm wondering about how efficient it is

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[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It’s faster than virtualbox because there is lower recourse use from the base system and it uses qemu. Qemu/kvm is the fastest option for vms on Linux, but it isn’t exklusiv to qubes, you can also use it via the terminal on any distro or with a GUI like gnome boxes

[–] CapillaryUpgrade@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It uses the Xen hypervisor, not qemu/KVM. Technically it is a Xen kernel virtualizing Linux since it is a type 1 hypervisor.

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Xen uses qemu for HVM guests afaik

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there any info about how much the base system uses?

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not that I know, but you could spin up two VMs on your current system, one with Qubes and one with base fedora and compare the performance of vm’s

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

yeah i was just wondering if there was a quick chart somewhere so i could be lazy