VirtualBox 7.0 Released with DXVK and Secure Boot Support, Full Encryption, and More
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VirtualBox 7.0 Released with DXVK and Secure Boot Support, Full Encryption, and More
Highlights of VirtualBox 7.0 include initial support for fully encrypted virtual machines via command-line (including the configuration logs and saved states), new 3D support based on DXVK for GNU/Linux, Solaris, and macOS hosts, Secure Boot support when using EFI boot, support for IOMMU devices (Intel and AMD variant), as well as support for virtual TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0 devices.
Update (by Roy)
Microsoft's loyal propagandist (and FOSS hater) Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson is twisting this as Microsoft/Windows news:
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VirtualBox 7.0.0
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4, 2.6, 3.x and 4.x), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD.
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VirtualBox 7.0 Features Full VM Encryption, Better Support for Windows 11 + More
The other “big ticket” item in this update? Full virtual machine encryption. The downside is that this feature is CLI only (for now), but does allow VMs, including VM config logs and saved states, to be securely protected.
Elsewhere the software adds DirectX 11-based 3D support through DXVK; a new Activity Overview of CPU, RAM, I/O, etc accessed the Tools menu; and the Virtual Machine Manager now lets you add cloud VMs and control them like a regular, local VM — nice!
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VirtualBox 7.0 Releases With Secure Boot and Full VM Encryption Support
A big upgrade for VirtualBox. This release is pretty interesting because we haven't seen a major update in recent years.
For those unfamiliar with VirtualBox, it is a virtualization software developed by Oracle.
With the launch of VirtualBox 7.0, many new features have been added.
Let's take a look at some of the most crucial ones.
Liam Dawe:
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VirtualBox 7.0 is out with their DirectX 11 support using DXVK | GamingOnLinux
Well this was an interesting one entering the GOL inbox recently. VirtualBox, the general-purpose full virtualizer has a big new release out and even they are now using DXVK.
DXVK is the Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine that's used in Proton. There's also DXVK-Native, designed for running apps and games that have Linux Native builds (like VirtualBox itself in this case). It's quite incredible to see how this amazing open source tech is being used in more places, just goes to show how essential and performant it has become.
LWN:
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VirtualBox 7.0.0 released [LWN.net]
Version 7.0.0 of the VirtualBox virtualization system is out. Changes include support for fully encrypted virtual machines, a new performance-monitoring tool, improved theme support, and a number of new devices.
Another one:
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VirtualBox 7.0 Boasts Linux Secure Boot Support, New Interface
VirtualBox 7.0 is a major update that could change the way Linux works in virtual machines.
Oracle has released a new version of its popular cross-platfhypervisor, VirtualBox 7.0, with a significant change to the support of Linux virtual machines. The new version now supports OSes that use Secure Boot.
By Liam Proven:
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Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 released • The Register
VirtualBox 7.0 is the latest version of the FOSS hypervisor that Oracle cquired along with Sun Microsystems in 2009 – barely more than a year after Sun acquired VirtualBox's developers Innovision.
The new version adds remote control of VMs hosted in the cloud and support for encrypted VMs too – although for now, that is only available from the command line. The GUI has been streamlined, with better integration of help and error messages and the ability to easily tweak settings such as the number of CPU cores during VM creation.
Some other changes in its integration with host OSes are less visible but should prove useful. On macOS, it no longer uses kernel extensions, relying entirely on the OS's built-in hypervisor tools – necessary as macOS 11 and later deprecated support for third-party kernel extensions. There's also a preview version for Apple Silicon-based Macs. However, although version 7 will happily install on macOS 10.14, it won't run on it: 10.15 or newer is needed, so watch out if you still use Mojave.
Jack Wallen today:
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VirtualBox 7.0 is Now Available For Installation - Linux Magazine
One of the most popular virtual machine applications for Linux has been upgraded to a major new release that offers an overhauled UI and some pretty important features.
VirtualBox 7.0 is now ready for public consumption. Not only did this release see a major overhaul to the user interface, it finally enjoys support for Secure Boot, which means adding hosts like Windows 11 will be much easier.