• Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Have you thought about just running KVM on a machine and building out virtual images there? Then you don’t have to swap hardware and you can reach them from your desktop through VNC.

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      Sure, but I prefer running bare metal also I then can move it around between various computers. Each one is used a regular system, just different purposes. So, running in a virtual machine doesn’t make much sense for me. I’ll use nothing but openbsd for a week, then I’ll swap over to arch to play some games, then I go into gentoo or something else for whatever other task I’m feeling.

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        1 year ago

        Gotcha! No worries, I just thought I’d mention it since some people don’t seem to even know that’s an option.

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          It’s all good it’s definitely a good option, I’ve done it before. I also just get a level of amusement out of swapping sticks out. Gives me the same feeling as swapping out floppies for different software.

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            1 year ago

            Oh someone who remembers floppies… Yeah those were the days, things were a lot easier back then.