Tags: docker, proxmox, homelab, windows I sat down to start a new project and Docker Desktop wouldn't run. I knew why immediately, because I'd already paid this bill once — in the opposite direction. When I first set up Proxmox nested in VMware, VMware wouldn't run either. I fixed it by turning the Windows hypervisor off so the nested VM could reach VT-x/EPT directly. It worked. What I didn't thi…
Dissecting Apple's Sparse Image Format (ASIF)
At WWDC 2025, Apple announced macOS 26 Tahoe. One of the new features in macOS Tahoe is a new disk image format: ASIF. Designed for use with virtual machines (its documentation lives under the Virtualization framework), ASIF takes a lot of inspiration from existing virtual disk formats. Practically, that means it’s another sparse virtual disk format, …
When I first installed Kali Linux on my Windows laptop, I was confused. How could one operating system run inside another operating system? Was Kali just another application? Or was it actually a separate computer? The answer is surprisingly interesting. Let's break it down in simple terms. The Problem Suppose your laptop is running Windows 11. Normally, you can install applications like: Chrome …
This is a virtual museum of operating systems (and standalone applications) running under emulation, implemented as a Linux VM for QEMU, VirtualBox, or UTM.
A custom emulator-independent launcher is provided, and all OSes and emulators are pre-installed and pre-configured. The launcher includes a snapshot feature to quickly revert broken installations back to a working state. Hypervisor installer…
Before Apple silicon Macs, you’ve been able to run different versions of macOS, Linux or Windows in third-party virtualisers, such as those from VMware and Parallels. Those products enable a virtual machine running a different operating system to be hosted in macOS, both running code for Intel processors. As part of its engineering preparations for the switch to using Arm processors, Apple decide…
KVM allows you to use multiple OS on your system without having issues. There are options to use virtual machines, VMware, and other integrated systems for using different operating systems on your PC. Still, KVM is one of the most reliable arrangements for virtualization. KVM stands for Kernel-based Virtual Machine, which allows you to switch […] The post How to Install and Configure KVM on Ubun…
