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Boot Camp vs KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

A side-by-side look at Boot Camp and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Boot Camp

Boot Camp

System & Hardware

Boot Camp is an Apple utility that allows users to install and run Microsoft Windows on Macintosh computers. It assists with partitioning the drive, installing Windows drivers, and configuring the machine to dual boot into either macOS or Windows.

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KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

System & Hardware

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is an open-source virtualization technology that allows you to create and run virtual machines (VMs) on Linux. It makes use of hardware virtualization capabilities of modern CPUs for efficient virtualization.

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