Virtual Machines (SE)
 Seda's Enhancements 2024 Logo | |
| Released | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Latest Version | 20240309 (09 March 2024) |
| Support Status | Supported |
| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | SE2023 |
Virtual Machines (SE)
This is the table set of features available in the current Virtual Machine (VM) configurations that are available to those interested with SE2024. All are highly specialised QEMU configuration scripts.
CPU
All are Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) accelerated for the ultimate CPU performance. In many cases, CPU-bound Windows features will run faster in these VMs than if you installed Windows on the actual hardware.
Performance
As much as possible is configured with Virtio - this is a paravirtualisation interface. If the chosen Operating System (OS) uses a lot of that, it will perform faster.
Graphics
These do not use passthrough configurations yet, so performance is limited. OS that use the VirtioVGA driver will be faster than those that use QXL or older methods. Graphical performance for Windows 2000 and XP guests will likely exceed the gaming performance of any real hardware those operating systems could run on. For Vista and 7, it will depend on what you are trying to do. For Windows 10 and later, productivity applications and basic games should work well.
Audio
All audio is currently emulated but this is being researched for change. Windows 10 & 11 will transition to a VirtioAudio device in 2025, further increasing performance.
Security
Security is provided by the last working versions of Microsoft Security Essentials & a current version of ClamAV. While these operating systems are never going to be fully secure, they are pretty well protected behind your Debian system firewall and a limited amount of security hardening.
TPM
For Windows Vista and later, a TPM device is available. This allows you to use BitLocker, should you desire to encrypt your Windows installations. As the files for the TPM will be stored on your encrypted Debian filesystem, it is in all likelihood more secure than Windows on an actual real TPM. Older OS will be limited to TPM1.2; although Windows 7 had a hotpatch for TPM2.0 support, it does not work here.
Table
| Operating System | Architecture | Acceleration | RNG | Storage | Network | Graphics | Audio | TPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows NT | x86-32 | KVM | Emulated | Emulated | PCNET | STD | Emulated SB16 Audio | NotPresent |
| Windows 2000 | x86-32 | KVM | Emulated | Emulated | RTL8139 | VMWare | Emulated AC97 Audio | NotPresent |
| Windows XP | x86-32 | KVM | Emulated | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | QXL VGA | Emulated AC97 Audio | NotPresent |
| Windows XP | x86-64 | KVM | Emulated | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | QXL VGA | Emulated AC97 Audio | NotPresent |
| Windows 2003 | x86-64 | KVM | Emulated | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | QXL VGA | Emulated AC97 Audio | NotPresent |
| Windows Vista | x86-64 | KVM | VirtIORNG | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | QXL VGA | Emulated USB2 Audio | TPM 1.2 |
| Windows 7 | x86-64 | KVM | VirtIORNG | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | QXL VGA | Emulated HDA Audio | TPM 1.2 |
| Windows 10 | x86-64 | KVM | VirtIORNG | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | VirtioVGA | Emulated HDA Audio | TPM 2.0 |
| Windows 11 | x86-64 | KVM | VirtIORNG | VirtioSCSI | VirtioNET | VirtioVGA | Emulated HDA Audio | TPM 2.0 |