Apple's MacBook Pro laptops have become increasingly unfriendly with Linux in recent years [...] But now with the latest Mac Mini systems employing Apple's T2 security chip, they too are likely to crush any Linux dreams.
At least until further notice, these new Apple systems sporting the T2 chip will not be able to boot Linux operating systems.
[...] By default, Microsoft Windows isn't even bootable on the new Apple systems until enabling support for Windows via the Boot Camp Assistant macOS software.
From Phoronix.
(Score: 2) by dw861 on Tuesday November 13 2018, @04:03AM
Here are a couple of tutorials to get you started.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-virtual-machine-linux/ [makeuseof.com]
https://www.ionos.ca/digitalguide/server/know-how/virtual-machines/ [ionos.ca]
No doubt there are other better ones.
Most recently I set up an XP virtual machine under Linux (to run an aged version of WordPerfect). Had to phone an automated 800 number to get it to authenticate. Meaning, I sat with a pen and wrote down the authentication code. If you phone from a cell phone, they can text you the code, instead of writing it down. Is this what you are worried about?
Have never tried moving an existing installation from hardware to a virtual one. Not sure that it is possible. When you create the virtual machine, you really are creating an OS installation from scratch.
For scale of resources, you can install something like VirtualBox and play, poke around. If you go through the first few steps to create a new virtual machine, it will tell you how much hard drive space it would like for that particular installation. Depending on what you want to install, it likely requires 5-10 gigs of space and up.
hope this is helpful, hendrikboom.