Installing Debian Linux on Oracle VirtualBox A few months back, I posted an article about setting up a small home server.

VirtualBox, by Oracle, is a powerful and user-friendly open-source virtualization platform for running multiple operating systems on a single physical machine.

Oracle is marketing Oracle Virtual Machine 3.0 as a cheaper, yet better alternative to VMware’s hypervisor software. Oracle VM makes it easier to deploy and manage applications.

The free VirtualBox virtualization software has some appeal for hobbyists with x86 machines, though its Apple silicon support is underwhelming and certain to cause frustration. VirtualBox is ...

Oracle launched another salvo in the virtual machine battle (see The battle over virtual machine software for a deeper analysis of the battle) by offering Oracle VM 3.3. As mentioned in that ...

Oracle has updated its open source VirtualBox virtualization software to make it more suitable for widescale enterprise deployments, the company said Tuesday.

Ignore it. VirtualBox will boot and go right into the Windows 8 installation mechanism. Now take a breath: You’ve made it past the tricky part.