Sam,
Thanks for responding.
Some time ago I went looking for Virtualization software. At the time, VirtualBox was the best/easiest (My opinion) available. Sure, they have their problems and restrictions... But... the UI was pretty good and has been getting better.Â
I did NOT do an exhaustive analysis... I just wanted something easy to use/understand... I didn't want to become a SME... VB fit. I had tried others... harder to use, difficult to understand... Difficult to configure... I have a background with Mainframe operating system internals... MVT, VS1, MVS, OS 390, zMVS, zVM, VM was/is my favorite.
 I wish they gave better access for NON Oracle users... They don' t like the "rc" kernels... I come across some strange bugs... but, nobody to report them to except for a "Community" that's almost a mailing list. I kinda like bleeding edge which is why I like Fedora so much. };-)...
You make a GOOD point regarding kernels and compiling though.
Have you tried VB?Â
Best regards,
George...
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 21:08:30 -0800
From: Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net>
Subject: Re: boot/efi partition FULL.
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On 3/2/26 8:54 PM, George R Goffe via test wrote:
> Sam: Yes, "make install"... Initially I was building a kernel to get VirtualBox working. The VB folks don't want to fool around with release candidates. I use VB in modest amounts for dangerous/scary/testing kinds of things. I'm a big fan of virtualization!
Why aren't you using the virtualization system that's included in
Fedora? KVM/qemu
No proprietary kernel modules or compiling required.
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