Hacker News with Generative AI: Virtualization

QEMU Version 10.0.0 Released (qemu.org)
We’d like to announce the availability of the QEMU 10.0.0 release. This release contains 2800+ commits from 211 authors.
Software, New Releases, Virtualization
103 points by ingve 2 days ago | 2 comments
Launch HN: Cua (YC X25) – Open-Source Docker Container for Computer-Use Agents (github.com/trycua)
TL;DR: c/ua (pronounced "koo-ah", short for Computer-Use Agent) is a framework that enables AI agents to control full operating systems within high-performance, lightweight virtual containers. It delivers up to 97% native speed on Apple Silicon and works with any vision language models.
Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, Software, Virtualization, Apple Silicon
168 points by frabonacci 3 days ago | 70 comments
QEMU 10.0 Released with Apple Graphics Devices (phoronix.com)
QEMU 10.0 was released today as the newest version of this emulator code that plays an important role in the open-source Linux virtualization stack.
Virtualization, Open Source, Linux, Emulation, Hardware
7 points by dmmalam 3 days ago | 0 comments
Reflections on Unikernels (recoil.org)
Unikernels are single-purpose appliances where an application is linked with everything that it needs, including kernel drivers, into a single binary which can be run in the cloud.
Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Virtualization
10 points by todsacerdoti 8 days ago | 1 comments
VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor (theregister.com)
VMware has resumed offering a free hypervisor.
Virtualization, Software, VMware, Free Software
13 points by speckx 11 days ago | 5 comments
JSLinux (bellard.org)
Run Linux or other Operating Systems in your browser!
Web Development, Operating Systems, Virtualization
392 points by TechTechTech 12 days ago | 118 comments
Few build Hypervisors. We're one of them (virtualize.sh)
Everyone uses virtualization. Few truly understand what they’re building on. That’s why calling hypervisors a commodity is a dangerous illusion.
Virtualization, Hypervisors, Technology, Security
15 points by plam503711 13 days ago | 6 comments
Firecracker Entropy for VM Clones (github.com/firecracker-microvm)
This document provides a high level perspective on the implications of restoring multiple VM clones from a single snapshot.
Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Security, Performance, Snapshots
11 points by transpute 14 days ago | 0 comments
Secure and fast microVMs for serverless computing (firecracker-microvm.github.io)
Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services.
Serverless Computing, Virtualization, Security, Open Source, Cloud Computing
5 points by hunvreus 18 days ago | 0 comments
FreeBSD VNET Jails Networking (uxtly.com)
Uxtly runs on two servers and each one has three jails.
FreeBSD, Networking, Virtualization
6 points by todsacerdoti 18 days ago | 0 comments
Are FreeBSD Jails a Containers? (wordpress.com)
I believe its not the first time – that when I post some article and it contains FreeBSD Jails and Containers in one sentence – it sparks vigorous discussions about it.
Virtualization, Operating Systems, FreeBSD, Containers
13 points by vermaden 18 days ago | 8 comments
Setup QEMU Output to Serial Console and Automate Tests with Shell Scripts (2019) (fadeevab.com)
While struggling to automate QEMU guest (communicate and control with the shell scripts), I faced a lot of incomplete, partially working solutions around the Internet. Now, I've got a pretty decent collection of working recipes to tune up a QEMU guest, so I decided to organize all that stuff here, and it could be definitely useful for anyone else.
QEMU, Shell Scripting, Automation, Virtualization, Testing
29 points by transpute 20 days ago | 4 comments
Minecraft Server in FreeBSD Jails Container (wordpress.com)
Today – as my son requested – we will talk about Minecraft server … inside FreeBSD Jails container.
Minecraft, FreeBSD, Gaming, Operating Systems, Virtualization
31 points by vermaden 21 days ago | 28 comments
Fedora CoreOS adds Hetzner provisioning (fedoraproject.org)
This guide shows how to provision new Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) nodes on Hetzner.
Linux, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Virtualization, Hetzner
11 points by nikodunk 22 days ago | 1 comments
A neater Proxmox no subscription setup (pages.dev)
Download and install a Debian package for your no subscription deployment of Proxmox suite of products. Also remove "No valid subscription" popup in one go and safely. Initial version. PVE and PBS tested. Feedback welcome.
Proxmox, Virtualization, Debian, Open Source, Linux
6 points by free-pmx 30 days ago | 0 comments
Scorpi – A Modern Hypervisor (For macOS) (github.com/macos-fuse-t)
Scorpi is a modern, lightweight, general-purpose hypervisor designed to be an alternative to QEMU.
Hypervisors, macOS, Open Source, Virtualization
29 points by thunderbong 41 days ago | 1 comments
Warewulf is a stateless and diskless container OS provisioning system (github.com/warewulf)
Warewulf is a stateless and diskless container operating system provisioning system for large clusters of bare metal and/or virtual systems.
Operating Systems, Containerization, Bare Metal, Virtualization, Open Source
147 points by mooreds 51 days ago | 50 comments
Cobalt Networks CobaltOS: Proxmox Port (archive.org)
Cobalt's "RaQ 3" Linux operating system (based on Red Hat 6.1) released in roughly 1999 this OS was designed for Cobalt Networks "RaQ" and "Qube" network appliances. Popular with ISP's, small businesses and other customers in the late 1990's through the 2000's. This port is largely derived from "The Phintage Collector" a Retrocomputing YouTuber who previously ported it to Virtualbox Default login is admin/admin and root can be gained by running "su" with no password
Operating Systems, Linux, Retrocomputing, Virtualization
26 points by CursedSilicon 52 days ago | 6 comments
Motorola moto g play 2024 phone, Termux, usbredirect, QEMU: Disks, GPT partition (reddit.com)
Motorola moto g play 2024 smartphone, Termux, termux-usb, usbredirect, QEMU running under Termux, and Alpine Linux: Disks with Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) partitioning
Android, Linux, Mobile Devices, Software, Virtualization
6 points by sipofwater 54 days ago | 0 comments
Create a QubesOS Gaming HVM with GPU PCI passthrough (2023) (qubes-os.org)
Virtualization, Gaming, Security, Hardware, QubesOS
93 points by transpute 69 days ago | 28 comments
How to run Firecracker without KVM on cloud VMs (alexellis.io)
In this post I want to introduce a novel way to run virtual machines, namely microVMs on cloud VMs where KVM is not available.
Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems
16 points by transpute 72 days ago | 1 comments
Isolating Containers with ZFS and Linux Namespaces (klarasystems.com)
Containers provide an efficient way to isolate workloads, but managing storage and resource separation can be challenging. This article explores how ZFS and Linux namespaces work together to optimize containerized environments, ensuring storage flexibility, workload isolation, and enhanced control. Learn how to leverage ZFS datasets and Linux namespaces for multi-tenant architectures while maintaining performance and security.
Containers, ZFS, Linux Namespaces, Storage Management, Virtualization
15 points by klarainc 73 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Seen – Virtual list rendering with 1M+ notes (vercel.app)
Web Development, Performance Optimization, Virtualization, User Interface
50 points by _bittere 75 days ago | 30 comments
Linux as co-operative Windows process (2017) (colinux.org)
Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine.
Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Virtualization
132 points by begoon 76 days ago | 92 comments
VirtualBox Guest Additions still supports Windows NT 4.0 (twitter.com)
Virtualization, Legacy Software, Operating Systems, Windows
3 points by tech234a 78 days ago | 1 comments
Waydroid – Android in a Linux container (waydro.id)
Waydroid brings all the apps you love, right to your desktop, working side by side your Linux applications.
Android, Linux, Virtualization, Mobile Apps, Desktop
520 points by birdculture 83 days ago | 150 comments
Show HN: Lume – OS lightweight CLI for MacOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon (github.com/trycua)
lume is a lightweight Command Line Interface and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) with near-native performance on Apple Silicon, using Apple's Virtualization.Framework.
MacOS, Linux, Virtualization, Apple Silicon
309 points by sandropuppo 83 days ago | 75 comments
KVM Enhancements Within the Linux 6.14 Kernel (phoronix.com)
Along with other Intel TDX changes and AMD SEV updates separately sent out for thei n-development Linux 6.14 kernel, there is the usual hearty batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization updates too.
Linux Kernel, Virtualization, KVM, Intel, AMD
7 points by LinuxBender 85 days ago | 6 comments
Updated FreeBSD Bhyve Companion Tools (wordpress.com)
Some time ago I wrote about how FreeBSD Bhyve can be used in the FreeBSD Bhyve Virtualization article. It was quite short after I moved from VirtualBox – and to be honest – I am really glad that I moved to Bhyve.
FreeBSD, Virtualization, Tools
29 points by vermaden 91 days ago | 2 comments
Cloud Virtualization: Red Hat, AWS Firecracker, and Ubicloud internals (ubicloud.com)
VMs are much harder to understand today than they were back in 2009. Linux provides many building blocks for virtualization, but only a select few kernel engineers know how to stitch them together.
Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Linux, Operating Systems, Red Hat
99 points by umur 92 days ago | 14 comments