Virtualbox 2.2

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:07:00 +0100

Following previous posts about installing Virtualbox, here’s the 2.2 update (currently 2.2.0).

If you have a previous version already installed you need to manually install the new one.

The most exciting addition is 3D acceleration for Linux guests, ie, Compiz. Yes sir :-)

Install

Go to System > Administration > Software Sources and Third-Party Software.
Add the following sources for Intrepid (check your distribution here)
Download and register Sun authentication key

1wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Be sure your source list is updated

1sudo apt-get update

Be sure you have dkms installed (so Virtualbox host kernel is automatically updated as you update your system kernel)

1sudo apt-get install dkms

Install Virtualbox 2.2

1sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.2

Logoff and login again
Start Virtualbox at Applications > System Tools > Sun xVM VirtualBox
If you have a Windows Virtual Machine don’t forget to install the Guest Additions (after starting the virtual machine go to Devices > Install Guest Additions).

Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 The Intrepid Ibex

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Last week Ubuntu 8.10, aka The Intrepid Ibex, was released.

Time to updgrade :-) First in my laptop.

I will be the using the 64 bit alternate cd to upgrade. This means that the upgrade will have a cd image as his source, and not the Internet. This way it’s much faster.

Before you start

Check for updates using Update Manager
Backup your data
Check the Release Notes
Download Ubuntu (I recommend using Torrents)
Check the file hash (example: md5sum ubuntu-8.10-alternate-amd64.iso)
Be sure to upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04.
Use Gmount-iso to mount the iso file. This way cd could be mounted without having to burn a cd.

In the Terminal, go to the cd mount point (example: /media/cdrom) and type:

Intrepid Ibex on paapereira.xyz

Virtualbox 2.2

Install

Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 The Intrepid Ibex

Before you start