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I don't understand the problem this is solving. Perhaps it's the sparse explanation from the github page? I dunno. What I do know is; I have a Windows VM unde

I don't understand the problem this is solving. Perhaps it's the sparse explanation from the github page? I dunno. What I do know is; I have a Windows VM under libvirt/Kvm/Qemu and it's everything this thing claims to be - if I understood the broken English of it - I have passed through my RTX2070super GPU and I am basically running Windows+"apps" - including a few Windows games, and I'm using Looking-Glass to do it all, meaning I have full speed graphical access to Windows I need. Can somebody please explain to me what this thing is and why it's any different or better than what I have now?

blarg1 5y ago
Probably because people like me can't be bothered figuring out how to setup libvirt/Kvm/Qemu.
- petepete 5y ago
  If you use virt-manager (or Gnome Boxes) it doesn't really take any figuring out. You just need the relevant install media and follow the prompts. https://virt-manager.org/ https://virt-manager.org/
  - dreinhardt 5y ago
    I went with Gnome boxes and installed windows xp. After 20 minutes of trying to get sound working I found out that the automatic configuration select ‘none’ for audio backend. Worked fine after selecting ‘spice’, pulse audio didn’t work tho but also didn’t result in an error. Apart from sound everything worked out of the box, tho. I did all that to run some old music training software that only came in 16 and 32 bit versions.
  - blarg1 5y ago
    Cool I'll give it a try.
  - eurasiantiger 5y ago
    So is this the same virt-manager that passes clipboard and selection contents to all VMs without any option to turn it off?
  - fulafel 5y ago
    Can it set up GPU passthru?
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
    - petepete 5y ago
      It appears to be possible but I've never done it. https://wiki.debian.org/VGAPassthrough https://wiki.debian.org/VGAPassthrough
  - deleted 5y ago
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creatonez 5y ago
Looking Glass doesn't put windowed applications on your desktop as if they were native apps, and doesn't auto-suspend when no activity is detected? If these aren't features you need then you could just say that, instead of writing dismissive non-constructive comments.
- bitcharmer 5y ago
  There is nothing dismissive in GP's comment. Deep breath, mate. Deep breath.
  - iddan 5y ago
    “if I understood the broken English of it”
    - scarygliders 5y ago
      That's not being dismissive one bit. It's a fact that the project's description isn't very good.
      - oogetyboogety 5y ago
        It is a little bit broken, but I think it gets the point across.

blarg1 5y ago

Probably because people like me can't be bothered figuring out how to setup libvirt/Kvm/Qemu.

petepete 5y ago
If you use virt-manager (or Gnome Boxes) it doesn't really take any figuring out. You just need the relevant install media and follow the prompts. https://virt-manager.org/ https://virt-manager.org/
- dreinhardt 5y ago
  I went with Gnome boxes and installed windows xp. After 20 minutes of trying to get sound working I found out that the automatic configuration select ‘none’ for audio backend. Worked fine after selecting ‘spice’, pulse audio didn’t work tho but also didn’t result in an error. Apart from sound everything worked out of the box, tho. I did all that to run some old music training software that only came in 16 and 32 bit versions.
- blarg1 5y ago
  Cool I'll give it a try.
- eurasiantiger 5y ago
  So is this the same virt-manager that passes clipboard and selection contents to all VMs without any option to turn it off?
- fulafel 5y ago
  Can it set up GPU passthru?
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - petepete 5y ago
    It appears to be possible but I've never done it. https://wiki.debian.org/VGAPassthrough https://wiki.debian.org/VGAPassthrough
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

creatonez 5y ago

Looking Glass doesn't put windowed applications on your desktop as if they were native apps, and doesn't auto-suspend when no activity is detected? If these aren't features you need then you could just say that, instead of writing dismissive non-constructive comments.

bitcharmer 5y ago
There is nothing dismissive in GP's comment. Deep breath, mate. Deep breath.
- iddan 5y ago
  “if I understood the broken English of it”
  - scarygliders 5y ago
    That's not being dismissive one bit. It's a fact that the project's description isn't very good.
    - oogetyboogety 5y ago
      It is a little bit broken, but I think it gets the point across.