# Rocky Linux 9.0 vs. VirtualBox

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [November 15, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858 "2022-11-15T17:32:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![microlinux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/microlinux/32/1244_2.png) [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858/1 "2022-11-15T17:32:10Z")

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Hi,

I’m running Rocky Linux 8.6 + KDE on my HP workstation. I just wanted to give Rocky Linux 9.0 a spin in VirtualBox, but booting it resulted in the following error message:

`Fatal glibc error: CPU does not support x86-64-v2`

I wrote the ISO file on a USB stick and tried to boot it directly on my workstation, which went fine.

As far as I understand, the only way I have to test 9.0 as a VM is to use KVM+libvirt and then configure the host CPU as CPU. Or is there a way to make this work with VirtualBox?

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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858/2 "2022-11-15T19:36:33Z")

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[VirtualBox install attempt causes [FAIL] FATAL: Detected Missing Required CPU Feature: Carry-less Multiplication (pclmulqdq) (#2161) - Docs - Clear Linux OS Forum](https://community.clearlinux.org/t/virtualbox-install-attempt-causes-fail-fatal-detected-missing-required-cpu-feature-carry-less-multiplication-pclmulqdq-2161/7724) hints that it is possible to pass (some?) additional CPU capabilities to guest.

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**Author:** ![microlinux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/microlinux/32/1244_2.png) [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858/3 "2022-11-15T23:13:50Z")

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I gave that a spin, but all I got was a `kernel panic`. I’ve been playing with the idea to replace VirtualBox with KVM on my workstation, and I guess it’s about time.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-9-0-vs-virtualbox/7858/4 "2023-08-25T03:34:23Z")

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