Slow virtual machine setup before using Hermes Agent
A desktop PC built in October 2020 is struggling during the setup needed to try inside a . LTS and were tested in VirtualBox 7.2.2, and the installation has been running for several hours without finishing. VirtualBox 7.2.8 also appeared to hang partway through Ubuntu installation.
Kali Linux did load, but its update and upgrade process took an extremely long time. VMware Workstation was considered as another option, but it was not seen as freely available to download. The PC uses an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, a Gigabyte Aorus X570 Pro WiFi , and Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz memory.
The main concern is whether the computer is too old for a setup because even the Linux installation step is slow.
Key points
- The goal is to run inside a .
- LTS and installs were slow or appeared stuck in VirtualBox.
- Kali Linux loaded, but updates and upgrades took a very long time.
- The PC includes an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and DDR4 3200MHz memory, which should not be dismissed as unusable without more checks.
- Before changing hardware, check VirtualBox settings, disk , support, and memory allocation.