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On 03/10/2022 08:58, Henry Bremridge wrote:
I had installed debian in a virtual box on windows on my laptop. No problem Just installed Windows on virtual box on Debian as a prelude to removing Windows from my laptop. (I need Windows for access to certain websites and I want linux on the laptop while travelling) OMG, slow and painful.
Does Linux run off an SSD and Winblows off an HD? That will be /part/ of the slowness, although Winblows /is/ bloated and slow anyway. Which version?
How much memory was assigned to Winblows in the VM? It needs more than Linux and /will/ run slow if it doesn't have enough memory.
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