Linux - Unable to start the Virtual Device

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Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, Linux, QEMU, VirtualBox, hypervisor, virtual machine, unsupported distributions

Document ID: support_genymotion_com_hc_en-us_articles_4415619647505-Linux-Unable-to-start-the-Virtual-Device

Important

QEMU is the default hypervisor on Linux.

Genymotion Desktop should be preferred over VirtualBox on Linux because it provides better compatibility and performances.

If you were using VirtualBox with a previous version of Genymotion Desktop, we recommend switching to QEMU hypervisor.

Linux virtualization and cloud environment restrictions

You are trying to run Genymotion in a Linux virtual machine, a server or a Cloud service (AWS, GCP, Azure, ...).

Genymotion Desktop has been designed to run in a physical environment, not in a virtual machine.

For more details, please refer to the following articles:

Hardware and platform requirements

Your hardware does not meet Genymotion Desktop requirements.

Make sure your computer meets Genymotion Desktop requirements. See What are Genymotion Desktop requirements?

Supported Linux distributions

You are using an unsupported distribution.

Make sure to use one of our supported distributions:

Other distributions and versions, such as Kali Linux or Linux Mint, have not been tested and may not provide the necessary libraries.

Hypervisor considerations

You are using VirtualBox as hypervisor.

QEMU is the default hypervisor on Linux and should be preferred over VirtualBox.

If you were using VirtualBox with a legacy version of Genymotion Desktop, and you are getting an error, we recommend switching to QEMU hypervisor instead.

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