Linux workstation

Upstream software project

virt-what

Detect if we are running in a virtual machine

About virt-what

Detect if we are running in a virtual machine

This project links 11 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.virt-what: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
virt-what
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
11
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

This is a collection of scripts which you can use to work out what sort of virtualization you are running inside. Please read the manual page virt-what(1) to find out how to use it. This file is for developers and people compiling from source.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. virt-what

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source virt-what

    1.27-r0

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. virt-what-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source virt-what

    1.27-r0

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. virt-what

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source virt-what

    1.27-r0

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. virt-what-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source virt-what

    1.27-r0

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. virt-what

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source virt-what

    1.27-r1

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. virt-what-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source virt-what

    1.27-r1

    Detect if we are running in a virtual machine (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. virt-what

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin

    1.25-1

    detect if we are running in a virtual machine

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. virt-what

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin

    1.27-1

    detect if we are running in a virtual machine

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. virt-what

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Console / source virt-what

    1.21-3.3.1

    Detect if running in a virtual machine

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. virt-what

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Console / source virt-what

    1.25-160000.2.2

    Detect if running in a virtual machine

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. virt-what

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Console / source virt-what

    1.27-1.6

    Detect if running in a virtual machine

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.