VirtualBox is a free, open source virtualization program from Oracle for the x86/x86_64 architectures.
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How to move the default folder for headless virtualbox
I'm (trying) to use Virtualbox on the remote computer - headless mode.
When creating a virtual machine, with
VBoxManage createvm --ostype Windows7 --name MYBOX --register
it created it in my ...
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DNS issues on VirtualBox with Host-Only Adapter
I'm using Virtual Box to do LAMP development. I'm trying to test an external service' API, but the DNS on the VM only seems to resolve about half the time. I'm using Windows 8 and the VM is Ubuntu ...
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Install guest additons to ubuntu 12.4 virtual machine
I'm trying to install guest additons to ubuntu virtual machine . In Settings->Storage I see VBoxGuestAdditions.iso , but dont see anything in /media/cdrom? How can I install guest additions in ubuntu ...
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Issues with VirtualBox Win7 Host & Win 8 Guest
I installed VB 4.2.12 on Windows 7. I also installed Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.12. I then created a Win 8 Guest on it & I am able to boot up and work on the Windows 8 Guest OS.
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Minimize and restore all VM VirtualBox windows simultaneously (as a group)
I do all of my development in virtual machines, which has numerous advantages. I've found that I like VM VirtualBox the best for this, and I love supporting free software.
But I can't get any work ...
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VT-X is inactive in HP ProBook 4540s
How to enable virtualization (VT-X) in BIOS?
I went to the correct spot after pressing Esc and it's there, unticked. I cannot even select it. It's inactive. Greay in colour. I logged to bios using my ...
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A ext-format usb 3.0 is unmounted from ubuntu guest of virtual box on windows 8 host when I either connect or disconnect another usb device
A ext-format usb 3.0 hard disk is unmounted from ubuntu guest machine of virtual box on windows 8 host when I either connect or disconnect another usb device on the windows 8 host.
a ubuntu guest - ...
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Debian VM will not longer bring up the host-only interface
I've set up a Debian7 VM for PHP development, according to this guide: https://jtreminio.com/2012/07/setting-up-a-debian-vm-step-by-step/
It worked great, initially. But after restarting my Windows 7 ...
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Unable to resize CENTOS 6.4 root partition in Virtual Box
I'm trying to resize a virtual disk (CENTOS 6.4 root partition) running under Virtual Box..
I followed the guide here, and all seemed ok (gparted allowed me to extend the disk - after right-click ...
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Mount an external SATA disk on a Virtualbox Guest
I have an external EXT3-formatted hard disk attached via SATA to a Windows machine running a Linux Virtualbox guest.
I'd like to mount the disk in the Linux environment, but can't figure out how to ...
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Ping Ubuntu by hostname in a Windows machine
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a Virtual Machine (Virtualbox). The network adapter is attached using bridged adapter.
I can ping the guest OS by IP but I can't ping it via hostname.
I already installed ...
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How do I automatically gain root access with Putty?
Putty is set up to run like:
putty.exe -load mysession -l myuser -pw mypass
But it logs me in as myuser. For root access I need to type in the console:
sudo -i
Then it asks for my password ...
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How to adjust screen size for VirtualBox VMs?
I'm trying to use FreeBSD on VirtualBox, and everything seems to be working fine.
However, I'm quite annoyed by the default size of VB VM screens.
The BSD console just has a very low resolution and ...
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What causes windows 7 activation requests?
The statement: "You must activate windows within 3 days to continue using all windows features." often pops up in my notifification area on Windows 7.
My windows are legal and I have activated them ...
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VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system
While installing an OS, I have gotten an error like this: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature and will fail to ...
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Can't connect with internet in mac leopard on Virtual box windows 8 [closed]
I have installed mac leopard on windows 8 using virtual box. To use internet in mac leopard i have used NAT option as the image shown here: http://i.stack.imgur.com/vB2TB.png but no internet on mac! ...
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Setting up Apache + PHP web server in Virtualbox on Win 7
Running Apache and PHP on Windows with XAMPP or WAMP sucks, because installing new PHP extensions on Windows is very hard. Most binary releases for Windows don't work :(
So I was thinking to run ...
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Taking a snapshot of your HDD, so you can revert back to it anytime
I have an OS installed in VirtualBox and like how I can take a snapshot of the current state of the OS before making changes to it, from changing settings, to installing software, to applying updates, ...
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Remote Access over the Network to a Virtual Box Machine
I am trying to remotely access a machine on Virtual Box, which is on a terminal server, but I don't want to have to log onto the terminal server first.
I have enabled the Remote Display Settings in ...
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creating bootable USB with win XP using a virtualbox and dd
I able to succesfully move linux installed on VirtualBox from virtual hard drive to physical usb drive.
I use unix dd command to read whole virtial harddrive and use physical usb flashdisk as output ...
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Can I save a VM Image on an SD Card?
I'm working with a VM Image in VirtualBox. Can I save it to an SD card and boot it from there? Can I save two machines on the SD Card?
Will VirtualBox put all files, related to the Images on that SD ...
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How can I increase disk space allocated to my VirtualBox VM?
The basics:
I'm running windows and have a VritualBox VM running Ubuntu 12.04 on top of that. I need to increase the disk space allocated from 8 GB to 12 GB. I'm trying to follow along with these ...
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Microsfot Virtual PC 2007 running 3 windows XP VMs on Dual monitors. VM screens freeze on each screen after twenty minutes
I am currently running three VMs on Microsfot Virtual PC 2007. After about twenty minutes the screen freezes where it is at and will not continue until I move the window the the other monitor. But ...
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Remote Desktop to Linux(Guest) from Mac(Host) on vbox [duplicate]
Remote Desktop to Linux(Guest) from Mac(Host) on vbox
Can someone please tell me how to remote desktop into a linux guest from a mac host
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How does bridged networking work?
How does bridged networking work? I have looked through the virtualbox manuals but nothing extremely technical came up (It was just a generic gloss over of the topic) How does it assign a different ip ...
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How can I get the terminal in full resolution when running Ubuntu CLI in VirtualBox?
I've installed Ubuntu (latest version) with CLI only, inside VirtualBox running in Windows 7 x64. Switching to fullscreen (CTRL + F in my setup) works, but of course the terminal windows has a low ...
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WiFi in a kali virtual machine?
I have Kali linux installed on Virtualbox (4.2.12) and the host OS is windows 7. I have bridged the VM with the host OS.The problem is Kali is not able to detect the WiFi interface.
I searched the ...
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How can I use Windows 8 interface in non-fullscreen VirtualBox?
I made a quick attempt to try out Windows 8 in VirtualBox, non-fullscreen mode. I found it difficult to bring up the new interface elements (for example, from the desktop interface, bringing up the ...
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How to remove virtualbox VM with snapshots?
I have a VM with many snapshots. I don't need this machine anymore, and I need disk space. Snapshots eat a significant amount of disk space.
But when I try to delete it by VirtualBox means - there is ...
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macbook pro windows boot and virtualize off usb drive
I want to raid two usb3 flash drives install windows onto it this new volume and be able to virtualize it or boot off of it. Any thoughts? I've heard parallels can run a bootcamp install virtually.
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VirtualBox and group policy in Windows 2008
I have some batch files that start and save virtual machines on a Windows Server 2008 box. I am using gpedit.msc to fire the bats...
I have added lines to write to a logs. There is a line written, ...
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My vbox shared mount will not auto mount and is only ready only?
My vbox shared mount will not auto mount and is only ready only?
I am using scientific linux host and centOS guest and I am trying to share a folder I have in both accounts but the folder is only ...
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CentOS 6 does not show any desktop icons or anything in the panel
I was using CentOS 6 in VirtualBox fine for a couple of days. Now, when I login via the GUI user prompt, all I get is the background screen, no icons, no menubar, nothing. I am not terribly familiar ...
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Allow multiple users to simultaneously access different Virtual Machines created in Virtual Box installed in Ubuntu
I want to setup a Ubuntu Virtual Box having different Windows version, and allow multiple users to remotely access the desired window machine from their own Ubuntu Installation simultaneously.
I've ...
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Configuring Apache for External Access
I would like to be able to access my apache webserver from outside of my LAN. I have my config files setup so that I am able to access my server through localhost/ and localhost:8181/ (all I did was ...
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Migrating a Computer to a VHD
A client of mine has a computer running applications for roughly 10 machines. They need a real server to handle all of this and I'm going to make some recommendations and install/migrate everything.
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Unable to install Visual Studio 2010 Professional on my virtualbox
I have tried so many times to install Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition on my Virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Environment.I have find following error log file.
[01/07/11,22:42:55] ...
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Drag'n'Drop doesn't work in VirtualBox
I'm on Mac OS X 10.8 and I'm using VirtualBox with Ubuntu 12.4 as guest. After install "Guest additions" Drag'n'Drop was working.
But since I install "additional drivers" and reboot the system, it ...
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Forward port from guest to host
How can I forward port from Guest (OS on virtual box) to Host (my actual machine)?
Guest - Windows 7
Host - Ubuntu 12.10
On my host, I run a web-server on port 3000.
I want to be able to open a ...
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Installing Windows 8 on virtual machine giving error
Well I've a pretty complicated hardware and software combination, so I am explaining the background first. I have a Macbook pro mid 2012 model with OSX Mountain Lion. I am dual booting it with Windows ...
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Virtual Box keeps crashing with message virtual box has stopped working
I have Virtual Box 4.2.12 and while doing guest installation (Oracle Linux), virtual box keeps crashing with these message
oracle vm virtual box has stopped working
Application event log has the ...
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How do I exclude or filter out particular USB device in VirtualBox
It is really annoying when using VirtualBox with a USB wireless keyboard/mouse. When I mount a drive, sometimes I will accidentally click "Logictech USB Receiver"...
And then I can't control my ...
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Quickest way to merge snapshots in VirtualBox?
I have vdi with quite a number of snapshots taken from it - say, 50 or 70 snapshots.
I want to have one plain vdi with a current state. These snapshots take way too much disk space and are not needed ...
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VirtualBox, multiple OpenVPN connections and network config
We are setting up a system for software acceptance testing. The test computers will run Win7 or Win Server 2003 R2. The test computers will have multiple VirtualBox VMs on which the programs under ...
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Allocation of memory to guest os [closed]
I have 6gb memory on my host OS (Windows 7 64bit), I am planning to install Oracle Linux as guest using Virtual Box.
How much memory should I allocate to guest OS? In guest OS I am planning to ...
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How do LVM Snapshots work on the PE level?
How do LVM Snapshots work on the PE level? What is stored where? What data is lost when the snapshot runs out of COW space?
(description + explanation below)
I was experimenting with LVM and ...
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Accessing dumped hard drive using Virtualbox
I have dumped a Windows XP partition from another computer's hard drive using dd over the network. Now I have the .img file, but I need further instructions if I can boot into that hard drive using ...
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How to connect to a remote VM using vagrant?
I have two Windows 7 machines in my local network.
One Windows 7 with Virtual Box (running Ubuntu) installed.
Is it possible to connect to the Ubuntu from another machine by using vagrant ?
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How do I setup DNS names and static IPs for an Ubuntu virtualbox?
I have Ubuntu installed on VirtualBox, on top of a Windows 8 host. How can I setup a static IP and DNS name for this virtual machine that other virtual machines will see?
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Is it possible to run VirtualBox under Linux VServer?
Is it possible to run VirtualBox under Linux VServer?
I installed virtualbox-4.2_4.2.12-84980~Debian~squeeze_amd64.deb into VServer host.
But it said following warning.
$ VBoxManage --version
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