• boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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    7 months ago

    Proxmox is an entire distro just for running virtual machines, with a web UI. Virt-manager is a program you install on a normal machine

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        7 months ago

        A bare metal OS is an OS running outside of a hypervisor. Virt-manager is a class 1 hypervisor that allows you to host guest operating systems. ( Run vms )

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          7 months ago

          Hey sorry for the confusion. What I meant is Proxmos is considered as a bare metal hypervisor and Virt manager is a hypervisor inside an OS, right?

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            7 months ago

            Technically no, both use kvm virtualization which is included in the Linux kernal, so both are “bare metal hypervisors” other wise know as class 1 hypervisors. Distinctions can be confusing 😂