I have a few questions about running a linux distro in a vm on a
linux box. I have read up about how to get Ethernet working over a
bridge,
but have not yet got to installing the system, etc.
(1) When the qemu session is running, is it smart to use the xserver
on the vm instance?
If I am not using the xserver and running the vm instance in console
mode, will qemu catch certain keystrokes like ctrl-alt-2 so I can
switch to tty2 (for example) or will that keystroke combo be
interpreted by the host machine?
(2) If I can follow the directions and get the Ethernet bride working correctly, so that the network can see both the host and vm, I assume
I can also do things like mount nfs shares in the vm. Is that a
correct assumption?
(3) Will I be able to access other hardware while in the vm, like a
usb port and whatever might be connected to it?
I have run DOS in a vm on a linux box, but I expect this to be
different. :)
(1) When the qemu session is running, is it smart to use the xserver
on the vm instance?
If I am not using the xserver and running the vm instance in console
mode, will qemu catch certain keystrokes like ctrl-alt-2 so I can
switch to tty2 (for example) or will that keystroke combo be
interpreted by the host machine?
(2) If I can follow the directions and get the Ethernet bride working correctly, so that the network can see both the host and vm, I assume
I can also do things like mount nfs shares in the vm.
(3) Will I be able to access other hardware while in the vm, like a
usb port and whatever might be connected to it?
I have run DOS in a vm on a linux box, but I expect this to be
different. :)
It am not sure. I recommend to learn the application "screen", which gives you virtual consoles in the vm that can be detached. The shell will be active where
it was and you can connect to it later at the same point and continue. Running programms will continue to run in a detached screen. A normal login shell will terminate if you logout. In "screen" you can open more shells, i tried 15 so far, not sure where the limit is. But i am sure it don't want to miss screen.
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