VirtualBox 7.0.10 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernels 6.4 and 6.5

VirtualBox 7.0.10 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with initial support for Linux kernels 6.4 and 6.5.

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It's 2023 and it's been pretty much a decade since I've stopped understanding why people use VirtualBox on Linux.
- I use a virtualbox vm for work. Linux desktop runs a windows VM with Windows 10 and all my work stuff on it. I love it, its been very reliable. Its mostly simple though, it doesn't need to be super speedy, just needs to house my orgs mandatory vpn and av so I can connect to my work stuff.
  
  Pretty sure something built into the kernel, used by all major cloud providers is gonna be more reliable than some dodgy DKMS driver...
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  @MrShelbySan @wildbus8979 You pretty much always want to be using KVM. QEmu, VMM, VirtualBox, Gnome Boxes, and some other apps all support it. The rest is just down to what app/tools you prefer.
  
  I assume all the "real Linux pros" are using qemu, which is a real pita if you want to do anything beyond creating a basic VM.
  
  And USB hotplug?
  
  Same as it always has been... KVM/Qemu/libvirt.
- Does it even support wayland yet?
I recently ported my windoze 10 vm to kvm/virt-manager from virtualbox and don't intend to go back. I used to use virtualbox because it was easy to deal with, but that advantage has all but disappeared.

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