Evening, all.
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I've recently made a bunch of changes to my desktop hardware. I started using Linux about a year ago, with the installation of 'Trusty'. At the time I was running a single-core Athlon 64, a 3200+. I have 3 GB of RAM, and a 160GB WD Caviar 'Black'. The desktop is a Compaq Presario, circa 2005....about 10 yrs old.
In recent weeks, the CPU has been uprated to an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dual-core; basically, a pair of 3200+'s on the same die. The previously reliable onboard ATI Radeon graphics have finally been replaced with an nVidia graphics card, a GT 610; simply a basic replacement....I don't want it for gaming, or video-editing, or anything like that. And the ancient 300W Bestec PSU has been replaced with a CoolerMaster B500 ver2, with the revised single-rail output.
The RAM & HDD remain unchanged.
My question is this:- Although the 'new' CPU has improved responsiveness no end, do CPU's NEED to have VT (Virtualisation Technology) in the instruction set in order to run a VirtualBox install? I've also switched OS's to Xubuntu, having experimented with it during the last year, and realised that I really like it. I used to have VB in the Ubuntu install, but with the single-core Athlon (no 'VT'), it was 'sluggish', to say the least.
I'm merely wondering if there would be any point in installing VB in the new Xubuntu set-up? Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Mike. :)
Mods:- I hope this is in the right place....if not, please re-locate: thanks!
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I've recently made a bunch of changes to my desktop hardware. I started using Linux about a year ago, with the installation of 'Trusty'. At the time I was running a single-core Athlon 64, a 3200+. I have 3 GB of RAM, and a 160GB WD Caviar 'Black'. The desktop is a Compaq Presario, circa 2005....about 10 yrs old.
In recent weeks, the CPU has been uprated to an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dual-core; basically, a pair of 3200+'s on the same die. The previously reliable onboard ATI Radeon graphics have finally been replaced with an nVidia graphics card, a GT 610; simply a basic replacement....I don't want it for gaming, or video-editing, or anything like that. And the ancient 300W Bestec PSU has been replaced with a CoolerMaster B500 ver2, with the revised single-rail output.
The RAM & HDD remain unchanged.
My question is this:- Although the 'new' CPU has improved responsiveness no end, do CPU's NEED to have VT (Virtualisation Technology) in the instruction set in order to run a VirtualBox install? I've also switched OS's to Xubuntu, having experimented with it during the last year, and realised that I really like it. I used to have VB in the Ubuntu install, but with the single-core Athlon (no 'VT'), it was 'sluggish', to say the least.
I'm merely wondering if there would be any point in installing VB in the new Xubuntu set-up? Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Mike. :)