#VIRTUALBOX WINDOWS 7 64 BIT MATE INSTALL#

#VIRTUALBOX WINDOWS 7 64 BIT MATE INSTALL#

Because I have certain specialized software which will not run under Linux (or Wine) – and also to allow for a more gradual transition to an eventual Linux-only setup – I want to create a disk image or clone of my entire W7 machine, then install Mint Cinnamon (probably 19, if any “new OS bugs” are worked out by then) and VB within Mint. My issue is this: Once I’m more comfortable with using Linux, I want to reverse my current W7 Host/Mint Guest arrangement in VB. I’m still very much a Linux newbie, but this old dog is slowly learning at least a few simple new tricks. I’ve loaded various versions of Mint Cinnamon into Virtual Box (VB) VMs on two computers and replaced Windows 7 and XP entirely with older Xfce Mints on two seriously old, formerly slow laptops, all with excellent results. After more than three decades of using DOS/Windows, the increasing privacy invasiveness and patching dysfunction of Windows is pushing me into the world of Linux.

Virtualbox windows 7 64 bit mate