Can I Run Ubuntu, then Virtualize windows just for gaming?

Adamm07x · May 19, 2013

I'm not sure if this is viable, right now i have the problem of tending to use windows over linux since most of my time during vacation is not on study or research for school but gaming for fun. This would solve my problem.

For gaming should i use a certain version such as 12.04 vs my 12.10 I have now, or neither if you know which version i should use.

I read that you can use vmware workstation, but i hear its buggy, and isn't the linux standard virtual box.

blackjackedy · May 19, 2013

Running games in a virtual machine would take heaps of unnecessary power.
The people I know who game in Ubuntu generally use wine, as it doesn't cause anywhere near as big a slow down as a virtual machine http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu.

It would take more effort, though the best option would be to install both windows and ubuntu, and use dual boot to select which one you want to use when you start up

USAFRet · May 19, 2013

Have you tried it? I've not had much success gaming through a VM.

Maybe a different partition or a swappable HD.

circularpromise53 · May 19, 2013

i used to use wine on my mac to run pc games. it worked okay, however i could never make wrappers correctly, i always had to downlaod someone elses

bryonhowley · May 19, 2013

Really there is no substitute for running games native in the OS they were meant to be played in. If you really want to play games install a real copy of Windows 7 x64 and play your games.

circularpromise53 · May 19, 2013

but if you cant run them on native os i say wine. you do lose performance but not nearly as much as say a vm

USAFRet · May 19, 2013

Yes...Wine is better than a VM. But not nearly as good as a simple dual boot into the native OS.

Adamm07x · May 19, 2013

performance shouldn't be the issue, i have SSD's 16 gb's memory i7 @ 4.6ghz on air.

I"m more concerned about compatibility and stability, I have the dual boot already, but i know wine is one of the only way to really contract virus's on a hardend system as in self replicating scripts on your hard drive (or to be blunt not referring to malware but specifically virus's) because wine's design to replicate window's it replicates its security flaws as well.

USAFRet · May 19, 2013

Adamm07x :

Performance is the issue. I have a somewhat similar system (SSD + 16gb RAM + 3570k vs your i7), but the VM subsystem, transferring to the host, is the key.

VM's are great for what they are good for. Running a mostly discrete system on the same hardware.
Maximum pixel pushing from client to host? Not so much.

All I can say is try it and see. It costs you nothing beyond the Windows license you already have.

circularpromise53 · May 19, 2013

+1 USAFRet

randomizer · May 20, 2013

Adamm07x :

A VM will be very stable, and probably very compatible once you've installed the guest OS drivers for your hypervisor (eg. VMware Tools or VirtualBox Guest Additions). As for performance, VMware is generally better for 3D acceleration, but you're still looking at a huge performance hit. Older DX8 and DX9 games might work fine, but DX10 performance is usually horrendous.

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