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Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The apps you list need decent gpu and gpu doesn’t virtualize well. You also don’t run into licensing issues with Windows.

You can create individual accounts on the desktops so they get their own workspace.

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catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The apps you list need decent gpu and gpu doesn’t virtualize well.

That’s not really true any more. To actually get it working, especially sharing a GPU between multiple VMs, is finicky, especially if you’re not using the very narrow supported configuration and expensive enterprise hypervisor features. But it is possible, and you can find plenty of articles from people who have gotten it working.

But I still wouldn’t recommend it. I’d give one whole GPU to one VM with PCI passthrough, and let multiple users remote in. Hopefully the apps support that.

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- Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  But I still wouldn’t recommend it. I’d give one whole GPU to one VM with PCI passthrough, and let multiple users remote in.
  
  Which is why I’ve made the recommendation I did. Skip virtualization and go straight to remote access.
  
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  - jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yeah, that would be my recommendation too. Anything else will produce a worse experience (laggy and slow) and more complexity to get setup/maintain.
    
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