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VirtualBox HOWTOs and tutorials
VirtualBox HOWTOs and tutorials ¶
This page contains documentation submitted by users about how to do interesting things with VirtualBox. Contributions (including corrections and enhancements to existing tutorials) are always welcome, and may be submitted to the vbox-users mailing list.
Please note that Sun is not the author of the following documents and cannot be held responsible for any problems arising from following the instructions contained in them.
* Converting IDE images to SATA images by Harry Jacobson (VirtualBox forums)
* Advanced networking for Linux
by Jean-Jacques Sarton
* Setting up OpenVPN between VirtualBox guests and hosts
by Tim Day
* Sharing files between guest and host without VirtualBox shared folders
by Jean-Jacques Sarton
* Sharing files between a DOS guest and the host
by ghr
* Setting up USB on Ubuntu 7.04
by Ibrahim Ben Faruhn
* Setting up USB with udev on Fedora 6
by Andre Srinivasan
* Tutorial: creating testbed networks of virtual machines, host Windows XP, guest Redhat Enterprise Linux
by Gary Griffin
* Howto setup a jail running VBox
by Amit Gurdasani
* Setup networking via a PPP tunnel (Linux guest/host)
by Pedro Zorzenon Neto
* Host Interface Networking between two Ubuntu VMs on a Vista host
by Gaurav Verma
* Internal Networking between two Ubuntu VMs on a Vista host
by Gaurav Verma
* Migrating from VMware: NAT considerations for Linux guests
by Gaurav Verma
* How to provide a core dump (helps debugging on Linux hosts)
by the VirtualBox team
* Howto migrate existing Windows installations to VirtualBox
by the VirtualBox team
* How to enable logging for the .MSI host installer of VirtualBox
by the VirtualBox team
virtual box - documentation
End-user documentation ¶
This page is for end users who are looking for information about how to download and run VirtualBox.
In order to run VirtualBox on your machine, you need:
* Reasonably powerful x86 hardware. Any recent Intel or AMD processor should do.
* Memory. Depending on what guest operating systems you want to run, you will need at least 512 MB of RAM (but probably more, and the more the better). Basically, you will need whatever your host operating system needs to run comfortably, plus the amount that the guest operating system needs. So, if you want to run Windows XP on Windows XP, you probably won't enjoy the experience much with less than 1 GB of RAM. If you want to try out Windows Vista in a guest, it will refuse to install if it is given less than 512 MB RAM, so you'll need that for the guest alone, plus the memory your operating system normally needs.
* Hard disk space. While VirtualBox itself is very lean (a typical installation will only need about 30 MB of hard disk space), the virtual machines will require fairly huge files on disk to represent their own hard disk storage. So, to install Windows XP, for example, you will need a file that will easily grow to several GB in size.
* A supported host operating system. Presently, we support Windows (primarily XP) and many Linux distributions on 32-bit hosts and on 64-bit hosts. Support for Mac OS X is currently in the works (note also the last Mac OS X Beta).
* A supported guest operating system. Besides the user manual (see below), up-to-date information is available at "Status: Guest OSes".
User manual ¶
For up-to-date details, especially on current operating system support and software requirements, please take a look at the current user manual, which is available on the Downloads page.
Downloads ¶
To download VirtualBox, please go to the Downloads page as well.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for end users ¶
The User FAQ provide common questions and answers not found in the user manual.
HOWTOs and tutorials ¶
The HOWTOs and tutorials section contains documentation submitted by users about how to do interesting things with VirtualBox.
yakuake kde
Yakuake
What is it?
Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.
Features
* Smoothly rolls down from the top of your screen
* Tabbed interface
* Configurable dimensions and animation speed
* Skinnable
* Sophisticated DCOP / D-Bus interface
Home page
A new website is in the works. For now, please refer to the KDE-Apps.org page on Yakuake:
Download on KDE-Apps.org
Authors/Contributors
Eike Hein
Francois Chazal (Inactive)
Status
Stable.
v2.9.3 for KDE 4 released on June 5th 2008.
v2.8.1 for KDE 3 released on January 17th 2008.
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SuperKaramba
News
March 20, 2006 SuperKaramba 0.39 is out! Get it!
The 0.37 release notes still apply to this release. There were mostly bugfixes in the this release as we worked on the KDE 3.5.2 development.
Any bugs that are found should be reported to bugs.kde.org.
We have no ability to maintain superkaramba.com until Adam's return. Anyone seeking themes should refer to kdelook.org.
What is SuperKaramba?
SuperKaramba is, in simple terms, a tool that allows you to easily create interactive eye-candy on your KDE desktop. Currently, only linux is officially supported.
How does it work?
Theme writers create themes, or text files that define their widget. Then, they can optionally add python scripting to make their widget interactive. The possibilities are endless!
Here are just some examples of the things that can be done:
* Display system information such as CPU Usage, MP3 playing, etc.
* Create cool custom toolbars that work any way imaginable
* Create little games or virtual pets that live on your desktop
* Display information from the internet, such as weather and headlines
The possibilities really are endless!
Screenshots:
* XMMS Bar, a theme that allows you to easy control playing MP3s
* TuxBar, a cool toolbar that has a effect sort of like the dock in MacOSX
* Station V, a useless, but cool piece of eye candy
Useful Links:
* Information for Theme Creators
* Download SuperKaramba
GNOME: Get Footware
Get the GNOME Desktop (Get Footware)
So you want to run GNOME but you don't know where to get it? Well, a number of software distributions are shipping GNOME as their default desktop. Here is a list of popular, and less well known distributions, and the version of GNOME they ship.
This list includes GNU/Linux, BSD and other UNIX varients. As well as installable software and Live CDs. If you are looking to simply try out GNOME, perhaps you should consider a GNOME Live. Images for Qemu, Parallels, VMware and Microsoft Virtual PC are available, showcasing the latest GNOME technology.
Eu amo a ultima versao Wubi. | Meio Bit
Eu amo a ultima versão Wubi.
29/04/2008 - 12:07
Adorei o que implementaram: Wubi agora baixa a ISO e rebaixa para verificar. Não seria mais fácil usar MD5 para verificar a integridade?
Isso é só aqui, ou todo mundo tá com esse problema? (ah, to sem drive de DVD/CD, uma vez que eu arrebentei o flat ontem.. =)
Wubi = Ubuntu Windows « iDi@s ideas
http://wubi-installer.org/
“Está farto do Windows? Gostava de experimentar o Linux (neste caso o Ubuntu) sem ter que se preocupar com a criação de partições no disco, ou de fazer o resize da actual partição do Windows para instalar o Ubuntu?
Agora é possível, e é tão fácil como instalar e remover uma aplicação no Windows… funciona às mil maravilhas.
Wubi é o seu nome. E é tão simples e ao mesmo tempo fabuloso. O Wubi permite que se instale o Ubuntu (ou o Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu) tal como qualquer aplicação do Windows, e cria uma entrada nova do menu de boot to seu PC com a opção para correr o Ubuntu. Nada de partições. Nada de complicações (para quem ache que criar e mexer em partições possa ser complicado).
Para remover o Ubuntu, é tão simples como remover qualquer outra aplicação Windows. Mais simples que isto não há…
Resumindo, o Wubi é:
* Simples;
* Seguro;
* Discreto;
* e Livre.
É sem dúvida a forma mais simples de experimentar o Ubuntu.”
Wubi tambem funciona com parentes do Ubuntu - testado com o Kurumin NG
Wubi também funciona com parentes do Ubuntu - testado com o Kurumin NG
“Primeiro um resumo sobre o Wubi: O Wubi (Ubuntu Installer for Windows) é um executável windows que permite instalar (e desinstalar) o Ubuntu dentro de uma partição windows, sem particionamento, e que agora vem incluído por default na versão 8.04. O processo de instalação é extremamente simplificado para usuários habituados ao Windows.
Agora a dica em si. Se você tem uma iso ou cd de uma distribuição derivada do Ubuntu que não oferece um Wubi personalizado ainda, é possível usar o Wubi oficial do Ubuntu. Para isso, basta executar o Wubi com o parâmetro “–skipmd5check” na mesma pasta onde está o iso ou com o cd no drive. Aprendi isso lendo o WubiGuide, wiki do ubuntu: wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide. É claro que para funcionar o sistema derivado tem de manter certa similaridade com o processo se instalação do Ubuntu, então não vá pensando que vai dar certo com qualquer um, ok? Eu testei isso com o Beta 2 do Kurumin NG. Veja o passo a passo: www.guiadohardware.net/comunidade/showpost/3706314.html”
wubi-installer
Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!
April 2008
Singularity Conference
On October 24-26, join 100 of the world’s top web visionaries, developers, designers, thought leaders, and celebrities for three days of talks at this seminal web event. Ian Forrester is the subject of an upcoming interview on austincast.com
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redhat.com | Products & Services
Virtualization provides an escape from this very problem. The existing stack can continue to run as is as a guest inside a virtual machine, while the latest hypervisor happily supports the new hardware, as well as bringing benefits in reliability and perf
