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vannyi
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I'm not really keen about dedicating a box just for XBMC, but I do have a brand new PC. Is it possible to install Linux and XBMC in a virtual machine?
Has anyone ever done this and if so,
1. How well does it work?
2. Are there any special instructions that I need to follow or is it just install Linux followed by XBMC?
Thank you
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Xbmc has pretty specific video requirements that aren't always easy to achieve in a VM. But why anyway? Why not just run it in the host OS.
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i agree with Nickr i don't see any reason why not to just run in native OS seeing as xbmc has been ported to just about everything nowadays so whether you are running windows, linux or Mac there is a version for you to just run on command
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Running XBMC inside a VMware Workstation VM on Windows hosts works flawlessly, all other combinations work miserably.
And oh yeah, it should work just fine in an ESXi VM too.
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just run xbmc in windows? no need for a VM, which won't work properly.
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Like you said, your computer multitasks. I assume you have 2 screens. Son does homework on monitor. Wife watches movie on tv.
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If you have 2 monitors / screens, is it not possible that HE use the VM instead?
Also to avoid any conflicts you'd either need to separate/filter your USB connections or as suggested on your other thread simply utilizing the native TCP/IP functionality and the ample available remotes.
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Really this isn't xbmc's use case at all. Get a htpc, they are cheap enough. Rpi particularly.
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@wsnipex: you may be right, my computer is too fast for me to notice (I've just done some testing in a VM).
@vannyj: I agree with nickr, just get a separate computer. I had a friend who shared his desktop as a HTPC and while it worked it was noisy and video started lagging anytime you opened a new tab in Chrome (granted his machine was quite old) so it's not an ideal solution. Plus you're stuck with Windows in that case, and when someone starts a movie in XBMC and the refresh rate changes the computer display will blank out for a few seconds too, which can be annoying.
