[ubuntu-hardened] [Ubuntu 12.04 LTS] Security support for virtualbox in "Wheezy" is ended.

[Seth Arnold]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:10:52AM +0100, daniel curtis wrote:
> Okay, thank You for a clarifications. For now, I can not upgrade my Ubuntu
> installation but I can remove Virtualbox and switch to qemu/kvm. Which of
> these machine emulators You recommend to use/install? (I would like to know
> your personal opinion). I'm using i686 (32-bit) class machine with 1GB of
> RAM memory.

Hello Daniel,

qemu uses KVM kernel-based virtualization extensions if your system
supports them; qemu is the userspace program, but it's often called "kvm"
because kvm makes a huge difference in usability.

You may have a bit of difficulty transitioning between vbox and kvm,
they both require kernel modules and only one works at a time. You will
probably need to manually rmmod the virtualbox kernel modules before
trying the qemu/kvm tools. Install the libvirt-bin and virt-manager
packages; the virt-manager gui ought to be a good introduction to
creating VMs. (It isn't the only way, but it feels similar to the
virtualbox experience.)

Thanks
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