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Thread ID: 149283 2020-10-02 06:01:00 Linux virtual machine QEMU/KVM How to? mzee (3324) Press F1
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1472057 2020-10-02 06:01:00 I have been trying out the virtual machine which comes with Linux Mint. It is brilliant, very simple to set up, and seems to be compatible with W10, and a swag of Linux Os's'.
Just a couple of things need seeing to:

How to enlarge the virtual drive after setup?
How to set up sharing with a partition on the hard drive?
There is a setting for both USB3, and 2. On 3 it lists the USB, but will not open it. Just a green band at the top of File Explorer in Windows 10 Pro (2040). Works fine on USB2.
mzee (3324)
1472058 2020-10-06 06:57:00 I have not used QEMU/KVM in a long time but normally I would use VirtualBox.

I would assume the type of virtual hard drive you create maybe a reason why you can't resize it? Normally I create a dynamic drive of a certain size. So the drive will grow whenever it needs to. This way I haven't wasted space on a dedicated drive.

Sharing over the network? You would create samba shares as usual. I also think it would already be shared between the host.

I have not used virtual machines in a long time but USB usually had its fair share of issues and in most cases I just avoided it of I could.. It has possibly improved by now
Kame (312)
1472059 2020-10-06 10:44:00 I managed to enlarge the virtual drive using the Terminal. Its quite a long process.. The instructions are on Google. It supports 2 USB ports, so no need to share a hard drive. It is very simple to set up, ideal for testing distros. I have Windows 10 Pro v2040 on it at the moment. mzee (3324)
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