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winget install --id=gnif.LookingGlass -e An extremely low latency KVMFR (KVM FrameRelay) implementation for guests with VGA PCI Passthrough.
Looking Glass: Professional Description
Looking Glass is a high-performance KVM FrameRelay (KVMFR) implementation designed for virtual environments requiring VGA PCI passthrough. It offers extremely low latency, ensuring seamless interaction between host and guest systems.
Key Features:
- Low Latency Performance: Enables efficient real-time communication between virtual machines and hosts.
- VGA Passthrough Support: Facilitates direct access to physical graphics hardware within virtualized environments.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: Works seamlessly across various operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
- Integration with QEMU/KVM: Enhances compatibility with widely-used virtualization platforms for broader applicability.
- Customizable Configuration: Allows users to tailor settings through configuration files, ensuring optimal performance.
Audience & Benefits: Ideal for developers, IT professionals, and gamers seeking high-performance virtual setups. Looking Glass provides efficient resource utilization and enhanced performance, making it perfect for scenarios where graphical fidelity and speed are crucial.
Installation is straightforward via winget, ensuring quick setup without additional complexities.
README
Looking Glass
An extremely low latency KVMFR (KVM FrameRelay) implementation for guests with VGA PCI Passthrough.
- Project Website: https://looking-glass.io
- Documentation: https://looking-glass.io/docs
Documentation
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This project contains submodules that must be checked out if building from the git repository! If you are not a developer and just want to compile Looking Glass, please download the source archive from the website instead:
https://looking-glass.io/downloads
Source code for the documentation can be found in the /doc directory.
You may view this locally as HTML by running make html with python3-sphinx
and python3-sphinx-rtd-theme installed.