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Bochs vs pkgsrc

A side-by-side look at Bochs and pkgsrc. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Bochs

Bochs

System & Hardware

Bochs is an open source IA-32 emulator that can run operating systems like Windows, Linux, BSD, and others. It allows you to run x86 software on non-x86 hardware without virtualization support.

emulatorvirtual-machinex86ia32open-source
pkgsrc

pkgsrc

Development

pkgsrc is a portable packaging system for Unix-like operating systems. It provides over 12,000 software packages, is used on various platforms, and focuses on providing software that is up to date and consistent across systems.

packagingportableunix

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