QEMU is the default hypervisor and should be preferred over VirtualBox on Linux
QEMU is the default hypervisor on Linux and should be preferred over VirtualBox.
If you were using VirtualBox with a previous version of Genymotion Desktop, we recommend switching to QEMU hypervisor.
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.
You are using an unsupported distribution
Make sure to use one of our supported distributions:
- Ubuntu LTS (64 bit)
- Debian stable (64 bit)
- Fedora Workstation (64 bit)
Other distributions, such as Kali Linux, Arch Linux or Linux Mint, are not officially supported.
Your hardware does not meet Genymotion Desktop requirements
Make sure your computer meets Genymotion Desktop requirements. See What are Genymotion Desktop requirements?
Your environment is incompatible
Genymotion Desktop has been designed to run in a physical environment, not in a virtual machine.
Linux VMs or Cloud machines are not compatible.
For more details, please refer to the following articles: