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:*Special software is used to manage the entire process, this is the “hypervisor”
:The guest systems have network access through the host
The selection of virtualization software (which allows creation and running of virtual machines) depends mainly on the host OS, although some are cross-platform
Other considerations as to virtualization software may be features, support, price and/or personal preferences
Popular VM software for Windows and MAC include:
VMware
Oracle Virtual Box
Popular Linux virtualization software included KVM and XEN
===Live Linux===