From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-02-10, Mike Easter  wrote:   
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> For some reason, I never got on the VM bandwagon.   
   >>   
   >> Another option is containers. Somewhat lower overhead, because they   
   >> share the same kernel. This also limits your options (no ability to   
   >> boot alternative guest kernels), but has its uses nonetheless.   
   >   
   > This might seem 'silly' to those who like VMs, but one reason that I   
   > never got 'into that' is because 'generally' I was running low-resource   
   > systems and I couldn't 'see' running two OSes at the same time just to   
   > run a live distro, when I could boot just one OS live.   
      
   That's basically why I moved away from VMs.   
      
   > Then, to solve the 'problem' of keeping system changes, the 'right kind   
   > of persistence' (not just a data place) fit the bill.   
   >   
   > Now the machines I use most each have 8G of ram which is enough for what   
   > I do.   
   >   
   > The only containers I use are when I boot Easy OS, which I do w/ a   
   > Ventoy configuration.   
   >   
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