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   On Mon, 2/9/2026 10:43 PM, RonB wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   If you have the hardware for it, why not ?   
      
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