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VirtualBox

What is VirtualBox?

“VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.”

VirtualBox is just a virtual machine running on top of any operating system. Therefore you can run another operating system on top of your current operating system. It is quite quick to use, and is widely used so it has a number of tutorials to get started. You can use an operating system on CD or a downloaded version on VirtualBox.

Main drawbacks?

• It will only be a good virtual machine on top of your operating system as long as you have a high-end PC. If you don’t, the system will be so laggy that it may not be worth downloading it.
• It is not the best in terms of stability, i.e. a high end PC is required yet again.

Main benefits?

• It lets you run an operating system on top of another one!
• It’s free and widely used

Download VirtualBox here