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Something like Parallels Desktop for Linux?

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I'm not normally a fan of mac software implementations, but recently I saw a copy of Parallels Desktop for mac that I was very much impressed by. I looked into parallel's offerings for Linux (I was initially excited that they developed for *nix) but found that it has essentially the same features as VMware.

Does anyone know if there is a software solution for linux that offers the level of integration that the current Parallels Deesktop for mac has? I looked into wine for the programs I want to run and was very frustrated. I feel like all the ratings in their application database were fabricated honesty. I've tried wine once every Ubuntu release since 8.10 and have never gotten it to work stably.

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answered 2 Years ago diffeah · Accepted Answer

Virtual Box

A quite stable actively developed alternative to Parallels Desktop for Ubuntu is Virtual Box. We may install a OSE edition from Ubuntu Software Center but to my experience it is better to run the most recent version from the Oracle Repository (see this answer for installation). This will not only give you up to date bug fixes but also enables USB2.0 and RDP support.

There is quite a high lever of integration to the Ubuntu host OS:

Virtual Box can be run with different levels of desktop integration from running a virtualized OS in a separate window, in full screen mode or in "Seamless Windows" mode to integrate guest application windows on the desktop of the host.

Sharing directories can be achieved by "Shared Folders" or through fully integrated network solutions.

Clipboard content is available from guest to host and vice versa.

Most USB-devices are fully accessible (in the PUEL version with USB2.0 support).

Virtual Box is scriptable, i.e. can easily be run and maintained from the command line (or remotely through SSH).

The main advantage however is that Virtual Box is Open Source and cross-platform. This gives you the possibility to export and run your virtual machines on any host OS supported.