VirtualBox on paapereira.xyz

Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2

Wed, 19 May 2010 22:44:00 +0100

After the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation VirtualBox is now called Oracle VM VirtualBox.

If you have a previous version already installed you need to manually install the new one. This is the 3.2.0 version.

Install

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

1wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_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 3.2

1sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.2

Logoff and login again
Start Virtualbox at Applications > System Tools > Sun VirtualBox
Don’t forget to install/reinstall the Guest Additions in all your virtual machines (after starting the virtual machine go to Devices > Install Guest Additions)

Virtualbox 3.1

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:47:00 +0000

Following previous posts about installing Virtualbox, here’s the 3.1 update (currently 3.1.2).

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

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 3.1

1sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.1

Logoff and login again
Start Virtualbox at Applications > System Tools > Sun VirtualBox
If you want you can optionally register your VirtualBox installation
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)

Virtualbox 3.0

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:42:00 +0100

Following previous posts about installing Virtualbox, here’s the 3.0 update (currently 3.0.8).

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

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 3.0

1sudo apt-get install virtualbox-3.0

Logoff and login again
Start Virtualbox at Applications > System Tools > Sun xVM VirtualBox
If you want you can optionally register your VirtualBox installation
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).

VirtualBox Kernel driver not installed

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:08:00 +0100

After installing the new 2.6.28-13 kernel yesterday, running a virtual machine in VirtualBox aborts with the following error:

As the message says, the VirtualBox Linux kernel driver for the running Linux kernel isn’t installed.

To re-setup the kernel module you just need to:

1sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

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).

Virtualbox 2.1

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Following previous posts about installing Virtualbox, here’s the 2.1 update (currently 2.1.2).

If you have 2.0 already installed you need to manually install the new version.

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 2.1

1sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.1

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).

Virtualbox 2.0

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:57:00 +0100

Virtualbox 2.0 is out and now it’s easier to install and maintain.

Install

Download and register Sun authentication key

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

Go to System > Administration > Software Sources and Third-Party Software.
Add the following sources for Hardy (check your distibution here)

1deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hardy non-free

Now you can go to Synaptic Package Manager and look for virtualbox. This way you can uninstall previous Virtualbox installations (Synaptic Package Manager will do that for you).
Don’t forget to install the new Guest Additions if you’re using a Windows Virtual Machine.
Now you’ll receive updated through Update Manager.

Also check my previous posts about Virtualbox for more info and tips:

Sun Virtualbox

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:03:00 +0100

I have Virtualbox OSE (Open Source Edition) installed. I use it basically to use Office, when needed.

Currently I only restart to Windows to sync my iPod Touch, and that’s because Virtualbox OSE doesn’t support USB.

But there’s a version, provided by Sun, that supports USB devices.

Uninstall Virtualbox OSE

If you already have Virtualbox installed go to Applications > Add/Remove… and look for virtualbox to uninstall your current version.

I also went to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager and also looked for virtualbox to remove every trace of it.

Windows under Linux

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:22:00 +0100

Ok, some things I may need to do in Windows (for now).

So I will install a virtual Windows machine using VirtualBox.

Install

Applications > Add/Remove Applications
Show: All available applications
Search: virtualbox
Check VirtualBox OSE and Apply Changes
Run VirtualBox (Applications > System Tools > VirtualBox OSE)

Creating a new Virtual Machine

Click New and follow the instructions (a virtual hard disk is needed, but you’ll be easily guided through the installer)
Go to Synaptic Package Manager
Search for virtualbox
Install virtualbox-ose module for your kernel (like linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic)
Install virtualbox-ose-guest module for your kernel (like linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic)
Go to System > Administration > Users and Groups
In Manage Groups find vboxusers, click Properties and add your user to this Group
Logout from Ubuntu
Back to VirtualBox
Go to Settings > CD/DVD-ROM and mount your Windows CD or iso Windows file
Start the Virtual Machine and install Windows
Tip: Click in the VirtualBox window to get the mouse pointer into Windows and click Alt+Ctrl to get the mouse pointer back to Ubuntu
Note: I used Brasero to create a ISO image of Windows XP

In the VirtualBox window go to Devices > Install Guest Additions
This will download an iso image file, mounting it in Windows and install Guest Additions for Windows
Shutdown Windows
Go to Settings > Shared Folder and add the folders you want to share
Start Windows and map a Network Drive to:

1\\vboxsvr\yoursharedfolder

VirtualBox running modes

Windowed: in this case Windows will be displayed in a window
Fullscreen: in this case Windows will be displayed in full screen
Seemless mode: in this case Windows will be integrated into Gnome

VirtualBox on paapereira.xyz

Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2

Install

Virtualbox 3.1

Install

Virtualbox 3.0

Install

VirtualBox Kernel driver not installed

Virtualbox 2.2

Install

Virtualbox 2.1

Install

Virtualbox 2.0

Install

Sun Virtualbox

Uninstall Virtualbox OSE

Windows under Linux

Install

Creating a new Virtual Machine

Share folders with the Virtual Machine

VirtualBox running modes