Open Source version of Parallels Tools

Discussion in 'Linux Virtual Machine' started by AlessandroDN, Mar 11, 2020.

  1. AlessandroDN

    AlessandroDN Bit poster

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    Hi everybody,
    sorry in advance if this question has been already answered.
    Is there any plan to release (at least part of) the Parallels Tools as open-source and integrate them in the most Linux distributions?
    VMware has a similar initiative (both with their open-vm-tools, and Xorg server driver) so that there is no need to install/upgrade the tools.
    Once the package is installed from the distro it can be update there.
    BTW, I'm available to support the package integration process - I have previous experience with Debian/Ubuntu.

    Best
    Ale
     
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  2. (GalaxyMaster)

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    @AlessandroDN , I posted the exact same question about an year ago and I did not get any official participation :(. It is really sad. I wish Parallels was a bit smarter and would understand that making that part of their software open source will remove a lot of burden from their engineers. I am still hopeful, since on Mac it PD is the only decent virtualisation solution that does not have a long list of issues (and the only GUI that supports Apple's hypervisor).
     
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  3. AlessandroDN

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    @GalaxyMaster totally agree with you.
    I love how Parallels cleverly use the Apple Hypervisor framework, and I'm a big fun of the parallels version in the App Store, a version underestimated from parallels itself.
    It's really a shame, the product is very good, perfectly integrated in macOS, though mostly aimed at running Windows. To me VMWare offers a better user experience with macOS and Linux guests:
    • Linux tools is a pain with every new release of the kernel
    • macOS guests are barely usable with their slowness
    I wish Parallels will understand the power of the community, people ready to make the product better.
     
  4. Liothen

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    As a gentoo user, i would love this feature!
     
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