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How should I virtualise my workstation?

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Mar 15, 2026378 views
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Soon my fancy new 120GB SSD will arrive for my laptop workstation I use for PHP development and other misc tasks. I really don't want to bog it down with heaps of software, so my current plan is to have, on the actual OS (Windows 7 Pro): VirtualBox Google Chrome Some AV (AVG or Avast...) Not a lot …

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I've been doing what you're proposing for several months with Virtualbox, and it works pretty well. Some things to consider: You'll probably want to set up file-sharing in your VMs, either via Samba or VirtualBox "shared folders", or both Take snaps…

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