Need to manage virtual machines on Linux? I found an easier way

If you're looking for a way to manage virtual machines on Linux and even do it remotely, Cockpit is what you want.

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• Cockpit offers an easy way to manage virtual machines.
• Once installed, this method is easy and versatile.
• Cockpit is free to use.

I recently wrote about my migration away from VirtualBox to KVM/Virt-Machine for my virtual machine needs. I've found those tools to be far superior (albeit with a bit more of a learning curve) than VirtualBox.

Since then, however, I've found another method of working with KVM (the Linux kernel virtual machine technology), one that not only allows me to create and manage virtual machines on my local computer, but also from any machine on my LAN.

That tool is Cockpit, which makes managing your Linux ...