Installing Ubuntu can be a chore sometimes. Every now and then I hear of people finding themselves lost with all the UNIX/Linux commands. That said, Ubuntu’s font rendering engine is superior.
Recently I was talking to a colleague on how a friend of theirs “went back to Ubuntu” because they found the “right virtual machine software”.
After a leangthy debate I was informed of the “5 reasons to use Virtualbox”.
The 5 reasons why you should use VirtualBox are:
- Mouse Integration – Not having to search for your mouse when you switch OS and the cursor moving at different speeds is a luxury.
- Share Folder – There’s third-party software out there that helps here, but this feature comes with VirtualBox. Simple installation and your Windows files are available on Linux.
- Lightweight - The VM is nice and compact.
- Free - VMware has free version but it’s slower compared to it’s professional edition.
- Easy and Fast – It took me less than 25 mins to download, install and setup.
I’m not ruling out the rest, but virtualbox is certainly a nice solution with a lot of advantages over the competition!
