


A virtual machine affords you the option for working on these projects on your own device, anywhere in the world. The virtual machine can run a completely different operating system than its host - for example, you could run a Linux or a Windows 10 virtual machine on your Macintosh laptop, or a Linux virtual machine on your Windows machine.Ī number of our courses have programming projects that require the use of a Linux host to complete. Virtual machines - see - are emulated computer instances running inside a special program you install on your desktop or laptop computer. What’s a "Linux Home VM" and why do I want it? This document explains how this works, and what you need to do in order to use this software. The CSE Lab prepares a virtual machine image - a "home VM" - that approximates the computing experience of an instructional Linux box at school that you can run on your desktop or laptop wherever you are.
