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Virtualbox
Author : Vicente
From TechnologicalWiki
[edit] INTRODUCTION
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, written with a very modular design.
There are two virtualbox editions:
- Open Source Edition: distributed with source under GPL license
- Full Edition: distributed binaries only. Free for personal and evaluation use.
VirtualBox user manual (complete two hundred pages ebook)
[edit] INSTALLING VIRTUALBOX IN A UBUNTU INTREPID BOX
Requirements:
Qt and SDL libraries are required if you plan to run VirtualBox gui interface:
- Qt 4.3.0 or higher
- SDL 1.2.7 or higher
dkms is needed to mantail VirtualBox kernel module with future kernel updates.
- dkms (Dynamic Kernel Module Support)
Packages needed to compile and maintain the VirtualBox kernel module in Ubuntu Intrepid
$sudo aptitude install dkms
$sudo aptitude install linux-headers
If you upgrade your kernel you need to execute:
$sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Installing VirtualBox:
sudo aptitude install virtualbox
This command will install VirtualBox Open Source Edition which is free software but does not have all the features.
Installing non-free version:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
e.g:
$wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.1.0/virtualbox-2.1_2.1.0-41146_Ubuntu_intrepid_i386.deb
$sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-2.1_2.1.0-41146_Ubuntu_intrepid_i386.deb
$sudo aptitude -f install
