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Distrobox vs XCP-ng

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

Distrobox

Distrobox

Os & Utilities

Distrobox is an open-source tool that allows users to run different Linux distributions and software containers as containers within their main Linux distribution. It makes it easy to try out other distros and software without having to reboot or set up virtual machines.

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XCP-ng

XCP-ng

Network & Admin

XCP-ng is an open-source hypervisor platform based on Xen. It is a community-driven fork of Citrix XenServer aimed at providing a free, fully-featured virtualization solution.

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